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Deck stairs look simple until you cut your first stringer wrong. I have done that, and one bad cut can waste a whole board. Building deck stairs is one of the most useful DIY projects you can take on.

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Picture a stair slope in your mind to estimate about a 40-degree slope and guess at a landing point. Rest any straight piece of deck lumber on the deck and level it over to the landing point. Measure ...

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One could argue that there are two types of people in the world: those who prefer to cower in the relative comfort of air conditioning when the weather warms up, and those you practically have to drag ...