Simple stairs have just two components. The flat board that your foot steps on is called a tread. The treads connect to side ...

You probably give little thought to the stairs you go up or down to reach different levels of your home, deck or patio. I’ll wager that if I handed you a measuring tape, a framing square, a pencil and ...

I spent this session chasing one clean line through a downtown stair set. After a few sketchy tries and one solid slam, I ...

It took Justin Valentine a week to recover from his first workout a few weeks ago on the stairs at Swallow Cliff. “My calves were hurting, my quads were hurting,” said Valentine, who was back for more ...

I feel it’s important for you to understand the structure of a set of stairs before you get out your saw and framing square.

You probably give little thought to the stairs you go up or down to reach different levels of your home, deck or patio. I’ll wager that if I handed you a measuring tape, a framing square, a pencil and ...