Fasten the two frames together with the back framing members flush with each other.
Making a single wooden step.
Double box step build your bottom step twice as wide as a single step.
Add decking on top of your frame.
Use pieces of the same 2 x lumber to attach the board against the bottom edge of the joist.
Cut a board for this deck a 2 x 8 the width of the steps to support the stringers below the rim or end joist.
This simple wood step stool is classic in its construction and gives shorter folks a bit of a boost wherever it s needed.
Take a pencil and mark up your plywood all the pieces on your board.
For example if you are making a step that is six inches in height six inches in depth and then inches horizontally you will need to cut two pieces of lumber six inches in length and six inches in height and another two that are ten inches in length and six inches in height to create the frame.
Measure for wooden steps measure the width of the door opening and the height from the top step to ground level.
Make sure they all fit don t.
Use a saw tape measure and pencil or marker to mark the length of the wood you are using for the step.
Build your top step as you would for a single step.
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Line your 2 6 board cut to length evenly along the front straight edge.
Our brackets came with the required hardware so we simply had to drill some screws and washers into the board.
Push the square against one edge of the stringer board tight against the.
The single step will be like a very small floating deck placed on the existing concrete and not attached to anything.
Next calculate the number of steps you will need allowing a 7 inch rise for each.
Merely a rectangular frame with supporting beams running perpendicular to the length of the frame then boards placed on top.
I reccomend you take some graph paper and a pencil and sketch out how to fit all of these parts onto.
All you need to complete this easy project are a.
This is the section that goes up vertically when the step is in position also called the risers.