Step 3 attach stringers to.
Attaching deck stairs to concrete.
However if you are landing on the yard you may want to install paver blocks or fill the area with compacted gravel to promote drainage.
My plan was to pour concrete footings then run doubled up 2x8 beams setting on the footings.
It is usually the thing you may kick when you walk up the stairs.
Apr 28 20 11 17 am.
A rotary hammer drill produces a pounding force while drilling that makes it an excellent tool for effectively drilling into or through concrete.
If you are landing on a concrete pad or a patio this should not be a problem.
I am building a 10 x12 deck not attached to a ledger board.
The first and probably most important tool that you ll need access to in order to mount the deck frame to the concrete foundation is a rotary hammer drill.
As a bonus he details a rock solid method of attaching the bottom railing posts to the stairs.
The hangers are fitted to the back edge of the stringer and then bent to contour to the bottom edge.
The ledger is not only the structural connection between the deck and the house.
Fastening a ledger to concrete.
Attach posts to stringers using 4 deck screws making certain posts are plumb.
Guertin also explains how he pours a concrete stair landing pad and how he attaches the bottom of the stairs to that.
Tap in anchors with hammer then finish with a nail set 7.
When the lower floor is made of concrete you will need a special fastener to attach the wood to it unless one has already been embedded for this purpose.
Height of deck against door threshold.
Several building manufacturers make hangers that you can use to fasten stair stringers to concrete.
These hangers are adjustable to fit most types of wood structured stairs.
Use heavy screws in this attachment.
Total height of low level ground level deck.
Use a drill and inch diameter plug cutter to cut plugs from pvc trim.
It s also what establishes the overall height and levelness of the entire deck frame.
Attach the railings to the posts with 3 deck screws making sure the slope matches that of the stairs.
Drill holes through each counterbore and into the concrete for tap in masonry anchors.
Stair stringers should always land on a level and well drained surface.
Attach the stringers using metal hangers or framing straps.
On this project the 2 10 joists of the main deck frame sit just about even with the top of the foundation and a landing framed with 2x8s sits atop the main frame serving as a transition point.
In order for a wooden stairway to be safe the stringers support boards should be securely fastened to both the upper and lower floors.
On the decks i built in the past i never gave much thought to how secure the connection was between the stairs and the deck frame.
Sep 04 19 11 12 am.
Cut lengths of 2x4 railings to span the distance from the lower posts to the existing deck railing as shown in the image.