Let's Talk About Box Framed Stairs || Dr Decks

Today we're going over how we do box stairs. They're different than your typical stair stringers that you might know and love.

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[davebenson]

The very project I was looking for. Makes it very simple. Thank you.

[bwoodtick]

The old construction laws say that when it rains your suppose to go to the bar! Lol. Love your videos man and keep up the great work! Some of the best I've seen.

[lanceleavitt]

Excellent information, well described. A stair tread 16" wide is very comfortable, my favorite.
*_Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience with the rest of us hacks out here._*

[DanielMcGuire-gtwb]

Thank you for your video! This really helped me decide how to best build my stairs on my large deck!

[petermckee]

nicely done. good advice and instruction. and i love the PNW!!! miss it every day!

[whales]

I like this idea, especially for elderly people who need low rise steps with wide treads. I think I might reconsider the steps I was about to build for my mother-in-law's place.

[dennisjohnson]

Those are awesome I was going to go a different way but after watching you guys IAM doing it your way for dam sure thank you so much for the video

[peterbatka]

Keep up the great work, it helps me a lot, i learned many things from your channel. Happy new year to you, your family, and your Crew. Greetings from Europe.

[TamaraSmith-McPherson-yzsc]

Looks like you're producing a quality product... Nice work!

[KMaster]

i like your idea, easy to build....thanks

[ajizum]

Thanks guy.
Like the idea gives me different options.

[DeanaCannon]

Omg I wished you were in Kansas because my stairs are killing me with the height and my back issues

[BryanDeOrdio]

Love these stairs, perfect for what i want to do. 6 1/2” risers with a long tread feels like your floating up them. At ground level would you put sleepers in or just a compacted base?

[tankerman]

Am ready to make boxes for stairs ( 7 f. long x 3 board composite 17 in.) Can I cut back on lumber by only using 10 inch blocking on where the treads will be, and 20 inch everywhere else ? Trex says to use close blocking for support. I will be making 4 boxes as you can see this would save a lot on cost.

[pyromike]

How do you connect each set of box frames together?

[splanzza]

Hey DR do you mind revealing the brand of those jackets you guys wear? Looks like awesome solution for sunny PNW weather. I assume it is water proof. Us craftsman in other parts of the country could benefit from it as well. Thanks in advance.

[crazytestpilot]

Call me crazy but isn't "wide" the measurement from left to right and what you are calling "wide" should actually be refereed to as "depth" or "length" or "run" ? Am I wrong? BTW I think this the very best way to build these steps. Simple and solid. Good work!!

[tclambert]

Doc, how would you do the handrails for these steps? Would you do a gradual slope, or make straight horizontal rails that step down with each platform?

[catherinerosa-baker]

I need box steps repaired you should have gone through the rest of how you put everything together

[carmfully]

What is your take on box stairs with a mitered picture-frame for each tread (as per usual) but with the in-fill boards running perpendicular to the risers? Weird to explain what I'm trying to I have a whole bunch of short off-cuts from my main decking composite boards and I have a few long pieces from the decking picture-frame (different color) left over. In order to not waste the little off-cuts and not have to buy more boards, I'm imagining box style stairs for the three steps I need. I would then picture-frame each step like is normally done with mitered corners, etc. But for the in-fill, I don't have any long pieces of main decking color left, just the offcuts, like I mentioned. So I want to just use the off-cuts running perpendicular to the as if the main decking continued out past the deck picture frame and spilled out onto each step. Not sure if that makes sense. I tried googling that look but cannot find anything similar. I'd appreciate any input. Thank you!