How to build stair railing. First, build a level landing pad for the stair stringers. You don't need to pour a footing. Just ...

I read your recent column about building stairs for a deck. I can handle that, but I’m worried about how to make all the complex cuts required for the deck stair railing. Can you give me a few ...

The Step By Step Approach This is where things get interesting on a very practical and do-able level. The following three steps show how you can use the science together to build your influencing ...

It’s impossible for me to offer you step-by-step directions on how to build stair railings in the limited space provided in this column. I could write a book about the process, easily devoting a ...

Q. I have to build a simple set of steps but I’m totally lost. I don’t understand how to calculate what the distance should be for the risers and the treads. Everything about building ...

John, who runs the personal-finance blog ESI Money, has spent the past few years interviewing millionaires.; He found that many employed a simple three-step strategy to build wealth: Earn good ...

2] Rout step dadoes. 3] Join front step and seat rail to sides. 4] Join back step, slats and top step-stool step to sides. 5] Join seat halves with hinges. 6] Attach seat to front and back ...

Late last fall I got an email from a friend, John, looking for advice on building a new set of stairs going down into the basement of the house he’s renovating. John is pretty handy with tools ...

Spanish Steps. Kalorama. On these stairs—they’re on 22nd Street, Northwest, just south of S Street—McAdams likes to throw in cross-training between flights, adding in box jumps or step-ups on the wide ...