UK Carpentry 1st fixing ***FITTING A STAIRCASE***(PART 2)***INSTALLING AND FITTING WINDER SECTION***

[@MrKurt888]

Excellent tutorial. It's given me a lot more confidence in fitting mine, which will be a similar layout.

[@thetallcarpenter]

That's awesome Keith👊Glad the video helped🤩Cheers Del

[@rad2472]

Doing my time now, I know lads are on time and its hard to get the advice or being shown how. thanks for doing these videos and going into detail and really nice work!

[@thetallcarpenter]

Hi there🖐I so pleased you find my videos useful👊as its the main reason I do them👍Cheers Del

[@moggyman6413]

Thanks for the detailed video. I love your calm approach and narratives no matter what task your doing. A true tradesman

[@thetallcarpenter]

Hi Moggyman🖐I appreciate your kind comment, thanks so much for watching my videos🤗Cheers Del

[@Dazza19746]

Nice Del 👍🏻 I wonder if anyone will ever see this in the future… ‘that’s my house! That’s my stair!’ 😂👍🏻

[@thetallcarpenter]

Ho OSC🖐Someone did suggest that I write the KZbin video link in a discrete place on my work so anyone in the future can watch a part of thier house being constructed🤓Thanks for watching 😎 Cheers

[@m0aze611]

Absolute credit to you, like to see how these things go together and the extra care and attention you take. Regards Mike

[@thetallcarpenter]

Hi Mike🖐I do get great satisfaction out of these kind of jobs, and look out for the next part of finishing these stairs coming VERY soon👊Cheers Del

[@mattwilkins5058]

That maiden voyage is always nerve racking to whether the stairs stays in place!! 🤣 first time I’ve seen glue blocks screwed, good idea to stop them from moving! 👍🏻

[@thetallcarpenter]

Hi Matt🖐I'm always pretty confident the first time I go up a set of stairs for the first time😁and it means that I no longer need to use a ladder🤩Thanks for watching😎Cheers Del

[@mattwatts4323]

Good shift that, shows your experience skill and confidence. Very impressive

[@thetallcarpenter]

Thanks for your kind words Matt🤗And appreciate you watching 👊Cheers Del

[@briantrueman3505]

As always T.C. You’re an absolute pleasure to watch, filming whilst doing an awkward job and keeping your cool Top lad keep the videos coming 👍👍😘

[@thetallcarpenter]

Thank you for your kind words Brian🤗I'm just lucky I really enjoy what I do I guess👍(most of the time😬) Cheers

[@jimp514]

Great job Del. I love jobs like this, so satisfying

[@thetallcarpenter]

Absolutely Jim🤩plus no more going up and down the bloody ladder😬Thanks for watching😎Cheers

[@chippymc]

Superbly demonstrated Del 👍

[@thetallcarpenter]

Thank you Mike🤩

[@MrLeighwilliams]

Great video! Pleased to see my brother in law getting involved! About time the sparky tried some real work! 😉

[@thetallcarpenter]

Hi there🖐Adrian told me you watched my videos👍he got the taste of some real work there😆Thanks for watching 😎 Cheers Del

[@jerrymoffat3966]

Nice Job Del. Enjoyed it once again. You we’re lucky to have some good blokes around to give you a lift.

[@thetallcarpenter]

I would have seriously struggled on my own Jerry🤯Thanks for watching bud🤗and your comments😎Cheers

[@jerrymoffat3966]

@@thetallcarpenter thanks

[@jlewis1688]

I fit stairs on my own using a chain hoist, stress free and very easy, thanks for the video Del.... keep up the good work

[@thetallcarpenter]

Hi JL🖐That's sound amazing bud, and I nearly had to get a hoist to fit these one but fortunately, there was guys on site to help👍Thanks for watching😎Cheers Del

[@jrsuk1170]

I've not even watched it yet and you get a thumbs up 👍

[@thetallcarpenter]

I appreciate that bud🤗Thanks for watching😎Cheers

[@autobargmann4036]

A great craftsman highly recommended, watch all video's learn a lot....

[@thetallcarpenter]

Thats a very kind comment AB🤗Thanks for watching😎Cheers Del

[@johnmorrissey1675]

Great kit stairs Del 👍🇮🇪☘️👋☺️🖐️

[@thetallcarpenter]

They sure are John👊Cheers

[@davetaylor4741]

Stairs are fiddly but satisfying. With all your experience you make it look easy. The quality of the product helps. I have seen a lot of people make a mess of stairs though. Like you say think about what you are doing and work to a plan. And it comes out looking like that.

[@thetallcarpenter]

Hi Dave, hope you are well🤞You're right bud, and half the battle is won when you're fitting quality joinery, and it makes the whole process so much more enjoyable🤩Thanks for watching😎Cheers

[@bobx2387]

Hey Del.... I was going to say what a cracking jobs nut cracks would crack you up ! Truthfully, thanks for giving time to show this.... Bob (Weston super Mare)

[@thetallcarpenter]

Yeah, don't do cracks if I can help it Bob😜Thanks for your comment, and for watching😎Cheers

[@michaelplays2449]

Great video Del !!!! Thanks great viewing !!!!!!!

[@thetallcarpenter]

You always watch, and you always comment Michael🤗Much appreciated😎Cheers

[@andygray4418]

Wish I could have got into carpentry and joinery as a younger man. There is so much to know and so many things you can do with this trade. This is the sort of trade where you can just get lost in your work, would love to learn. New subscriber gained!

[@thetallcarpenter]

Thanks for your great comment Andy, and yes, you are right, and you can get lost in your work, and I am very lucky to have always enjoyed working with wood👍Have a great week and thanks for subscribing😎Cheers Del

[@markobrien4940]

Great job del super tradesman as always your work is very neat and tidy 100 per cent and you never cut corners 😀

[@thetallcarpenter]

I take a lot of pride in what I do Mark, and appreciate your comment🤗Cheers Del

[@markobrien4940]

@@thetallcarpenter your welcome del keep the videos coming i enjoy them and treat yourself to a new pencil and some new tools if you need any 😀

[@richardbood4795]

Great fit Del..👍🏻 Just take it one step at a time.🤣Like you said always helps with good quality material and manufacturers.. looking forward to part 3 of the finishing touches.. 😀👍🏻👌🏻

[@thetallcarpenter]

I'm VERY lucky with these stair manufacturers Richard👍They've never made a poor set of stairs that I've had to fit, EVER👊Thanks for your comment and for watching😎Cheers

[@iainmacinnes1660]

That went very well. A joy to watch 😀

[@thetallcarpenter]

Thanks for watching Iian🤗It was a lovely little set to fit👍Cheers Del

[@mickmcish]

Nice work Del. Have you thought about getting a glu-bot? They're quite handy for the glue ups, less mess.

[@thetallcarpenter]

Hi there🖐I've never heard of such a thing bud🤯

[@boabmarlee]

Great video again pal 👍

[@thetallcarpenter]

Appreciate you watching Boab🤗Cheers Del

[@Mike_5]

Customers are fun but Chisels and Circular Saws are more fun!

[@thetallcarpenter]

What a great quote Mike🤩Love it😎Cheers Del

[@johnstockwell9457]

Del, looks great from my place 👍 …in Perth, Aus 😂 great work, keep it up, show the younger generation how to do it 👍

[@thetallcarpenter]

That's my aim John🤞and if any of my videos help, in even the tiniest way, people who are learning the trade, then I'll be happy👍Thanks for watching from down under😎Cheers

[@asif530]

Awesome work. By the way I was watching someone put plasterboard underneath the winder part and drylining guy was taking the angle blocks off and putting battens to get the plasterboard attached. This was on a family members house so not sure if that will cause issues longer term

[@thetallcarpenter]

Hi Asif🖐Definitely shouldn't remove those triangular glue blocks as they give a larger glueing area between the tread and the riser, and there is more chance of squeeking if only the top edge of the riser is glued to the underside of the tread👍You may find though, that when the plasterboard is skimmed it might still hold the joint tight together🤞Thanks for watching 😎 Cheers Del

[@davidblake1663]

Love it! As a home DIYer, it's interesting to see how it should be done rather than how I would've tried to do it! I love the wedges to fix the triangular steps (are those the `kites'?). I've used wedges to fix together stuff like work benches to great effect. The more you pound on them, the deeper they seat. I'd never thought of using them to fit a board into a rabbit before. Now I know. Thanks Del.

[@thetallcarpenter]

Hi David🖐there is still a lot of simple, traditional joinery in staircases which make them enjoyable to make and fit🤩I appreciate you great comment, and thanks for watching😎Cheers

[@v8motors.]

Good job Del , I'm glad the UK has Regs for thinks like riser and tread depth, I've just came back from hols in Cyprus stayed at a beautiful 5* hotel only opened in2019 , every tread and rise from the concrete stairs from the underground car park to the lobby were different the amount of times I tripped myself up was unreal. The kerbs on the roadside were even worst. 😀 P.S you'd be out of work in Cyprus your way to accurate.😀👍

[@thetallcarpenter]

I've been to Cyprus many times, and I know what you mean about their stars🤪Hope you had a nice trip there, and thanks for watching😎Cheers

[@arthuranderson7741]

enjoyed that...certainly lots to think about during assembly...not just straightforward as it seems.

[@thetallcarpenter]

Hi Arthur🖐Yes there is a few things to think about, but most of the hard work has been done by the guys that made them👍Thanks for watching😎Cheers Del

[@johnspencer1145]

Great job del looks great 👍🏻

[@thetallcarpenter]

Cheers John🤩It went very well👊

[@dadcanufixit]

Great explanation, cheers Del

[@thetallcarpenter]

Hi Steve🖐Glad you found it interesting 😀 Cheers Del

[@gdfggggg]

Very good. I’ve got to do one like yourself but with a winder going round to the left at the top. I’ll give it a go….

[@thetallcarpenter]

Hi Slashley🖐I find it easier to build the top winder section first, drop it in place and prop it, and then slide the mainflight onto it👍Good luck👊Cheers Del

[@gdfggggg]

@@thetallcarpenter good tips. I'll give you a shout if(when) I get stuck 👍🏻🤞🏻

[@thetallcarpenter]

@@gdfggggg I'll be here bud💪

[@MrRoryp]

Great first fix job 👍

[@thetallcarpenter]

Cheers Rory😎Thanks for watching

[@paulcloona9331]

Very good video Del 👍. Well made looking stairs nice to have hand rails tennons on and newels mortise. I don't see that here 🇮🇪. Nice touch. Glueing Under them kites suit me better I'm probably 7 inches smaller 🙈🤣. I'll put in my stetson gif we have garth brooks playing 5 nights here 🇮🇪🤠🤠🤠🤠🤣👍

[@thetallcarpenter]

Garth Brooks🤯Wow, that takes me back to my time working in the States when I was first introduced to country music🤠Yeah, these stairs are well manufactured👊Thanks for watching Paul😎Cheers Del

[@paulcloona9331]

@@thetallcarpenter garth is 60 now still doing it. I hear his first show Saturday night was brilliant. He came here in 96 and the Irish loved him. He's back in croke Park Dublin for 5 nights over 3 weekend i think. Looking forward to your next video Take care Del 🤠😎🇮🇪👍

[@austynshaw9142]

Very helpful as always. Could you possibly do a video on how to get your first job after an apprenticeship? I qualified last month but due to furlough I lost almost a year of experience so I wouldn’t be hugely confident going out and doing things like stairs straight away. Cheers

[@thetallcarpenter]

Hi Austyn🖐I will definitely do a video on how I progressed in my career after my training was complete👍Probably be in the winter though🤞Thanks for watching😎Cheers Del

[@bradleyeaston9085]

Great job Del.🙂👍

[@thetallcarpenter]

Cheers Bradley🤗thanks for watching

[@denty32]

Top job as always Del 👏👏

[@thetallcarpenter]

Thanks, as always, for watching Mark, and your comments😎Cheers

[@johnwaby4321]

A brilliant job bit of a struggle on your own .good job you had some help on site 👍👍👍👍..try crawling about at 65 😂😂

[@thetallcarpenter]

Hi John🖐Fair play if you're still doing this kind of stuff at 65😵Thanks for your comment and for watching😎Cheers Del

[@Robert-kr4fi]

Inspired me to try and fit my own stairs next week. Family currently using a ladder for last 6 weeks and honestly cant wait another 6 to save for fitting so going to try to install from this video. I appreciate you make it look easy but it seems logical, I'll take my time! One query on the draw dowels , is the big shave towards the shoulder? I think so from what you said. And the holes drilled in the tenons for dowels are they smaller than the dowel holes or same size.? I'll share before and after if interested. Either way brilliant video. It's videos like these that help people achieve things.

[@thetallcarpenter]

Hi there🖐Use the same size hole for the tenon as the newel, and the 'big shave' faces AWAY from the shoulder (the newel) this drawing the tenon further into the mortice👍Good luck😎Cheers Del

[@Robert-kr4fi]

Did it, if I could add a pic I would. Its was made possible by watching and gleening tips from here that I appreciate took years to get. Thanks

[@december974]

I'm 68 and still doing it lol we love it don't we something special about working with wood

[@jerrymoffat3966]

I’m 65 Philip, likewise I still love doing it. Del has another twelve years before he retires.

[@thetallcarpenter]

Absolutely Philip👊Its natures great gift to mankind👍Good on you for still doing it as it can be pretty hard physically sometimes😬Thanks for your comment😎Cheers Del

[@thetallcarpenter]

Hi Jerry🖐I think there is a genuine fear many guys have when they get to, retirement age, that if they stop, they drop😬Id like to think, like both you and Philip, I'll still be doing it past 65🤞

[@jerrymoffat3966]

@@thetallcarpenter I know Del, if you do something because you want to, you have a different Psyche then if you have to. Youngsters always ask, “why don’t you retire” it mainly because they think they have a few decades in front of them. I feel for them but we have all been there.

[@thetallcarpenter]

@@jerrymoffat3966 to be young eh Jerry🤔We certainly have ALL been there😵

[@JohnB-2021]

Beautiful

[@thetallcarpenter]

Thanks John🤩Have a nice weekend😎Cheers Del

[@alexamaxwell7823]

Could you please help to put oak board on my stairs in Cambridgeshire. Please let me know, I liked how you work!!!

[@thetallcarpenter]

Hi Alexa🖐I appreciate your comment and asking for my help with your stairs, but unfortunately, due to high workload, I'm unable to take on any new customers😬Thanks for watching 😎 Cheers Del

[@leehalling8635]

Class as always dell

[@thetallcarpenter]

Appreciate you watching Lee🤩and thanks for your comment😎Cheers

[@charlieedwards7762]

Top job sir love the videos

[@thetallcarpenter]

Thank you Charlie 🤩 I really do enjoy fitting them👍Cheers Del

[@amazing451]

Hi Del, great job on the stairs and the 2 videos👏👏. When you say you always start at the top, what do you do if the winders are at the top and the joint between the stringer on the main flight has a groove and the stringer on the winders a barefaced tongue. In this situation wouldn't you have to push the winder stringer into the main flight ? In which case you would really need the bottom flight in first and probably the trimmers left back so you could push them into the back of the newels, would you agree. 👍👍

[@thetallcarpenter]

Hi Kevin🖐Even in the situation you describe, I still always start from the top and work my way down👍If this set of stairs was a top winder set, (the exact opposite of what I fitted), I would make up the all the winders, top tread and risers into the newel and the short stringer section and prop it in place. I would then slide the main flight into/onto it. The top flying section of wall string would slide over the wall end of the kite winder treads, and the outside string would slide into the mortice in the newel. The trickiest part of this is trying to fix the corner where the short string and the flying part of the main flight string meet, and I do this by either using a timber block fixed into each from the stair side but UNDER the treads, or trying to get a fixing in from the back/outside of the strings, which can be difficult if the stair well is already built🤞I'm really hoping I will get a top winder, or even a double winder set to do in the future so I can show how I do it😎Thanks for your comment bud

[@amazing451]

@@thetallcarpenter Thank you Del for the reply and the videos, would be great if you do get a top winder stairs.

[@thetallcarpenter]

@@amazing451 I'll 100% do a video on this Kevin👍

[@amazing451]

@@thetallcarpenter Will look forward to it Del 👍👍

[@philhyde2635]

Cracking job.

[@thetallcarpenter]

Cheers Phil🤩Thanks for watching

[@ryanbevan199]

Any tips on fixing handrail into crumbling wall? Fixings etc

[@thetallcarpenter]

Hi Ryan🖐My first thought is a resin/chemical anchor system🤔

[@kalijasin]

Stairs look nice 😁

[@thetallcarpenter]

They need to be covered up now Jason🤔or they won't stay looking nice for long😬Thanks for watching😎Cheers Del

[@neil-mv3it]

great video

[@thetallcarpenter]

Thanks for watching Neil🤗Cheers Del

[@reshampalsingh6389]

I want to do this job like as a carpenter

[@leeharvey23]

Alright fella, 1 question why did you fix through the nosing tread, when you could've fixed through the trimmer into the Newell's using 120 mushroom, your going to fix your wall string to the wall, so it wasn't going anywhere.

[@thetallcarpenter]

Hi Lee🖐Fixing through the back of the trimmer is a fantastic option, as you say, I guess I don't do this out of fear of splitting the newel, and habit as the joists are rarely open when I'm fitting👍Thanks for watching and your comment 😎 Cheers Del

[@leeharvey23]

Alright del, I make CNC stairs and fit them also, as a rule we never screw the nosing tread as the hook on the Newell posts are doing their job when hooked over the trimmer, as long as your wall string is fixed then life's good. Fantastic work mate, love the cut roofs you do. 👍

[@thetallcarpenter]

@@leeharvey23 👍😎

[@mattcartwright8272]

Great job Del - esp considering you were suffering. Could have been worse - imagine if you had Man flu?

[@thetallcarpenter]

That doesn't bear thinking about Matt😵Thanks for watching bud😎Cheers

[@donaloconnor3352]

When is the 3rd part of the video coming?

[@thetallcarpenter]

Hi Donal🖐Be while yet as the windows aren't even fitted😵Cheers Del

[@CML_Carpentry]

hi mate could you build and assemble the whole thing on the floor and stand up into place.

[@thetallcarpenter]

Hi Charlie🖐I certainly have never tried to build a staircase like this on the floor and then lift it in😲It would weigh a ton and would be very awkward to get into position😬Cheers Del

[@CML_Carpentry]

@@thetallcarpenter Yh I’ve done double kite winders on site and built on floor and stood them up but the one your doing looks a lot more neater and complicated tbf mate cheers for replying love the vids🔨👍🏼

[@thetallcarpenter]

@@CML_Carpentry 🤩👍

[@chippy977]

Hi del what tolerance for out of plumb would you accept on the newels over the length of the newel?, also what would you accept for out of level on the treads over 2ft? Cheers

[@thetallcarpenter]

Hi Chippy🖐I'm really looking to keep my newels as plumb as possible, as they affect things like the pitch of the stairs and the level of the treads. Again, if the treads aren't level across their length, this will affect how plumb the newels are. I tend to set my stairs based on the rise, rather than levelling out on the treads, however, and answering your question, like any timber joinery item, there will be tolerances they will be built within, and if these tolerances are to be accommodated, then allowances will need to be made. I wouldn't get my knickers in a twist if tread/newel was a couple of mm out in its length, as long as the job looked right on the whole. The thing you need to be careful with when it comes to out of plumb newels, that they can end up looking bad if they catch your eye out of wind with something else like door openings, spindles or other newels👍

[@chippy977]

@@thetallcarpenter hi del thanks for that. Can I also ask do you always prefer to build it insitu?. If for example it was in reverse and the winder would be at the top would you still build it insitu? Or would you assemble the stairs as one unit and lift?. I’ve seen it done both ways but would like to hear the rationale behind building it insitu? Thanks!

[@thetallcarpenter]

@Chippy97 Hi bud🖐If the winder set was at the top I would only assemble the the top tread and riser onto the newel as well as the kite winders onto the back string. I would then notch the newel and fit this into position roughly level/plumb and prop. I would then offer up the main flight and 'slide' it over the last kite on the wall string side and into the mortice on the newel on the outside string side. I'd then stick the bottom newel and handrail on to finish.👍Hope that makes sense🤩Cheers Del

[@chippy977]

@@thetallcarpenter I see so basically doing what you did in the video but in reverse!. How come it’s best to do it this way as opposed to making it all up? Is it the weight of it or that you can plumb the newels up more effectively?

[@thetallcarpenter]

@@chippy977 It's partly due to the weight of the completed staircase and how unwealdy it would be to try and get it into position over the trimmer, and also, like you mention, you can keep a better eye on plumbness and level doing it in smaller stages👊

[@spencerpoweraddictedtogolf7189]

Stairs before screeding the floor??? Interesting 🧐 never done that way , always get the floor in first in my opinion but there’s many ways to get to the end result 👍🏻 keep up the good work del . 👍🏻

[@thetallcarpenter]

Hi there👍It depends on the build stage bud, and I have fitted more sets down onto finished floors than into them👊Thanks for watching and your comment😎Cheers Del

[@leohutchy7142]

top chippy 👌

[@thetallcarpenter]

Thanks Leo🤩Cheers Del

[@TheUkGrimekid]

Top work, was that pu glue or pva?

[@thetallcarpenter]

I only use PVA glue when I'm fitting stairs Ryan👍Thanks for watching😎Cheers Del

[@TYLERCONSTRUCTION]

Excellent job mate 👍 How is your FDB? 😂

[@thetallcarpenter]

Hi Tyler🖐Fortunately, my FDB only lasted fir one day😆Cheers bud

[@TYLERCONSTRUCTION]

@@thetallcarpenter That’s good then 😂😀

[@thetallcarpenter]

@@TYLERCONSTRUCTION It was touch and go at one point Tyler😆

[@TheBadgolferman]

Titebond do a slow setting glue Del.

[@thetallcarpenter]

Titebond is a brand I've never used, but I do see lots of pro's using it, so I should really check some out👍Cheers Del

[@1miniin]

Funny question what make are yr shorts pls?

[@thetallcarpenter]

They are Apache shorts from ITS its.co.uk/pd/APAAPKHTS-Apache-Lightweight-Ripstop-Shorts---GreyBlack-_APAAPKHTS.htm I get on with them great😎

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Great stuff Del 🤩🤩🧱👍🏼

[@thetallcarpenter]

Hi Steve🖐hope all is well up your end🤞Thanks for watching bud🤗Cheers

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

@@thetallcarpenter 😁🤙🏾🤙🏾🧱👍🏽

[@astone2893]

Can you say who supplied the staircase please.

[@thetallcarpenter]

It was David Smiths Ltd in St.Ives, Cambs 👍Cheers Del

[@astone2893]

@@thetallcarpenter Not too far from me. Thank you.

[@SuperWayneyb]

🤘😎🤘

[@thetallcarpenter]

Cheers Wayne🤩

[@alimo3683]

👍👍👍👍

[@thetallcarpenter]

Thanks for watching bud😎Cheers Del

[@Pete.Ty1]

👍👍👍

[@thetallcarpenter]

Thanks for watching Pete😎

[@richardredman3947]

FDB? What's that?

[@denty32]

First Day Back

[@thetallcarpenter]

Sorry Richard, it's just me being silly😜 I explained what FDB was in the 1st part of this stair fitting video👍Mark(denty32) has answered below😎Thanks for watching

[@thetallcarpenter]

Cheers Mark👍

[@paddy120]

👍

[@thetallcarpenter]

Thanks for watching Paddy🤩Cheers Del

[@reshampalsingh6389]

How can i get this job?

[@thetallcarpenter]

Hi Reshampal🖐Takes many years of training and experience to do these jobs👍Cheers Del

[@reshampalsingh6389]

@@thetallcarpenter yes, I understand . But i am fresher, i have to start at one point to get training and get experience. How can I find employer in UK . I have keen interest in this field.

[@thetallcarpenter]

@Reshampal Singh That's a tricky question to answer bud🤔Your best bet is to enrol in a local college and hope they can help you find a work placement to run alongside your training👍

[@reshampalsingh6389]

Thank you so much👍, I will try accordingly your suggestion. I came UK on work permit. 😊

[@БулатБасыров-у2щ]

. ПЕРВЫЙ Я 👍

[@thetallcarpenter]

Thanks for watching🤩Cheers Del

[@peterleishman431]

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[@thetallcarpenter]

Thanks for watching Peter🤗Cheers Del

[@LeeTillbury]

I always bang me head Del and have less hair than you so it's not a good result!🤕

[@thetallcarpenter]

I cracked mine a couple of times too Luke😵Thanks for watching bud😎