Well-designed steps create a great first impression, and when properly built, they will last for years. Popular Mechanics Senior Designer Michael Stillwell and his father Tony Stillwell recently ...

A clear method for marking and cutting stair stringers accurately for safe and stable stairs. What’s the simplest way to get precise results? B-52 bomber crashes after takeoff at US military base in ...

A practical method simplifies the process of measuring, marking, and cutting stair stringers for accurate construction. What makes this technique so effective?

DEAR TIM: I need to build some simple outdoor steps to replace ones that fell apart and rotted (even though they were made with treated lumber). I’m fairly handy and have a decent grasp of the math ...

You need a framing square, a circular saw, a router, and a wood chisel to make perfect mortises. For the sake of discussion, let’s say you’re building a simple set of stairs for a deck, basement ...

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 ...

You may be like most folks. I’m guessing you give very little thought to the stairs you go up and down on a regular basis. They might be constructed from wood, steel, or concrete. The vast majority of ...