Use a drill and inch diameter plug cutter to cut plugs from pvc trim.
Attaching deck stairs to concrete.
The ledger is not only the structural connection between the deck and the house.
Use heavy screws in this attachment.
On the decks i built in the past i never gave much thought to how secure the connection was between the stairs and the deck frame.
Several building manufacturers make hangers that you can use to fasten stair stringers to concrete.
A rotary hammer drill produces a pounding force while drilling that makes it an excellent tool for effectively drilling into or through concrete.
On this project the 2 10 joists of the main deck frame sit just about even with the top of the foundation and a landing framed with 2x8s sits atop the main frame serving as a transition point.
Attach trim boards to concrete with masonry anchors.
However if you are landing on the yard you may want to install paver blocks or fill the area with compacted gravel to promote drainage.
As a bonus he details a rock solid method of attaching the bottom railing posts to the stairs.
Step 3 attach stringers to.
In order for a wooden stairway to be safe the stringers support boards should be securely fastened to both the upper and lower floors.
Drill holes through each counterbore and into the concrete for tap in masonry anchors.
It is usually the thing you may kick when you walk up the stairs.
Attach the stringers using metal hangers or framing straps.
Step 2 connect the stringers to the skirt.
Total height of low level ground level deck.
My plan was to pour concrete footings then run doubled up 2x8 beams setting on the footings.
These hangers are adjustable to fit most types of wood structured stairs.
Fastening a ledger to concrete.
The hangers are fitted to the back edge of the stringer and then bent to contour to the bottom edge.
If you are landing on a concrete pad or a patio this should not be a problem.
The first and probably most important tool that you ll need access to in order to mount the deck frame to the concrete foundation is a rotary hammer drill.
I am building a 10 x12 deck not attached to a ledger board.
Attach the railings to the posts with 3 deck screws making sure the slope matches that of the stairs.
Stair stringers should always land on a level and well drained surface.
It s also what establishes the overall height and levelness of the entire deck frame.
When the lower floor is made of concrete you will need a special fastener to attach the wood to it unless one has already been embedded for this purpose.
Height of deck against door threshold.
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Attach posts to stringers using 4 deck screws making certain posts are plumb.
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Guertin also explains how he pours a concrete stair landing pad and how he attaches the bottom of the stairs to that.
