yeah. I spoke with a guy who has done stairs and he said that the pine tread is good without a center support up to 35 inches. AT 36 inches or wider a center stringer is needed. There will also be riser back made from 1x10 that will fill in the backs and also add some support as well. The stair tread jig was a godsend. I went the extra mile and notched out the treads (left them a full 11.5") so they would extend into the stringer beyond the riser.With a 1.25 front edge (max by code) the treads extend into the stringer by about 2.5 inches. Nailing the rider to this adds for foot room that the stairs are lacking due to the non conformance of the house when it was built. I am trying to maintain code where it will allow as I understand what I have learned about stair code though it would not apply to this home since it was built in 1940.Originally Posted by draggin50
They aren't perfect but all in all I am pretty happy with the result. Still some caulking to do on trim to hide oopsies and gaps that cannot be otherwise hidden, but its finally winding down. I like to killed my wife getting the 75" into the basement. TOok all we had to get it in the back door make the turn and get it down the stairs. And to think I was thinking about upgrading to the 85. It would have only gone in unboxed.
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