2x12 Or 2x10

smeagol

3-1/8" with 10" run 7 1/2" riseoops

Joe Carola

Your 2x10's must be 9-1/8" to get that. Are they always 9-1/8"? I get 3-1/2" because our 2x10's are mostly 3-1/2" Sometimes you get a 9-3/8" 2x10.

Still can't believe that there are no starir companies out wher all you guys are. The stairs are cheaper when you have them built at a shop. Alot less material and labor. A stair company would make a killing where all you guys are from.

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BrianFox

nice stairs.
is that bottom board resting on the ground?
wont that settle and send the stairs out?

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festerized

Just for the winter, I’m putting in pavers in the spring
Stairs where a mathematical nightmare

BrianFox

that will finish it out off nicely...

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smeagol

[quote=Joe Carola;812424]Your 2x10's must be 9-1/8" to get that. Are they always 9-1/8"? I get 3-1/2" because our 2x10's are mostly 3-1/2" Sometimes you get a 9-3/8" 2x10.

Our 2x10s are almost always 9 1/8 - 1/4 I've seen them differ by 3/8 it really is a pita for cutting trimmers but the 2x12s are consistantly 11 1/8

DrewD

Hey Wallmaxx, I'm starting to think you spend an equal amount of time on both the jobsite and your computer between all the AutoCAD documents, framing spec sheets and now this quicktime video. I gotta say though that music on your stair video was epic.

wallmaxx

sleep....that's for babies and old folks. I rarely get off the computer before midnight. No TV for me.

Once my 5 year old is asleep I can get 4 hours in online and doing CAD (if the wife is busy)

canadianwood

We always use 2x12s. My supplier (3 minutes away from home!!) has the appearance grade 2x12s that are always straight as an arrow.
Joe Carola is right, usually a bit cheaper to order the stairs but their lead time varies greatly, if they're backed up (like they are now) it can be 4-6 wks away, which usually means we build them ourselves!

tccoggs

You should try easy riser:

http://www.ufpi.com/PRODUCT/easyriser/ezfb.htm

Did an interior stair a few years ago with them and it was a joy, perfectly level and staight stairs, it made trimming the stairs much easier.

Morning Wood

LVLs if I can use them. 12-16" oc. If i use 2x12's I put them 12" oc. adding extra stringers doesn't add much time and it really beefs the stairs up. I like solid stairs. Make a template for all my stairs out of 2 pieces of 1/4" luan ply glued together. rough cut with skil saw and then clean them up with router. Dead nuts every time. I hate trimming out stairs that guys cut with skil saws.