If you looking for a step-by-step instruction booklet on building
stairs, you're in the right place. We took stair building to the
next level by adding plenty of easy to follow illustrations, tips
and pictures.
That's not all though, I'm going to provide you with lots of of
free videos,
articles, pictures and access to a website, that's devoted almost
entirely to building stairs.
If you're looking for a
complicated book that will teach you how to build circular, curved,
bracket type or any other type of stairway that would require
complicated mathematical formulas, this isn't the book, for you.
Simple and easy, not
complicated and difficult. Building stairs isn't as difficult as
some construction experts make it out to be. Don't fall into the old
trap that you can't do it, impress your spouse, friends, neighbors
and in-laws by building an incredible stairway to your new deck,
garage loft, front or back porch or even inside of your home, with
this
simple and easy
stair building book.
More than half of every stairway built today is going to be
straight. Whether it goes from one floor to the next or it has a
stair landing located somewhere in between, the basic principles of
stair building are definitely located in this book.
You can apply all of these beginner stair building techniques in
this e-book to almost any type of stairway construction. This book
does provides you with the essentials of fundamental stair building.
When the famous coach for the Green Bay Packers, Vince Lombardi
met his football team for the first time, he held up a football and
said, "This is a football." In order to be good at anything, you
need to understand the fundamentals and Vince Lombardi knew this.
We can't build a good stairway with out the understanding the basics
and the basic start with knowing how to select and use the right
types of lumber and other building materials, especially if you're
planning on building a stairway that going to last a long time.
That's right, even contractors use this book to build stairs,
even though they don't want you to know about. Stair building is one
of the most difficult parts of building a home and some of these
professionals make thousands
of dollars every day, doing something that you could do on
your own, if you had the knowledge.
I made between 200 and $2000 a day, installing and repairing stairs.
One time I was replacing damaged stairways on an apartment complex,
making $1600 in less than five hours.
That's A Lot Of Money.
This book was originally written for contractors interested in
making more money, until I realized that anyone could do it. Once
you understand the fundamentals of stair building, you can build
almost any type of stairway.
Whether you're a contractor interested in making more money or a
homeowner who's interested in saving money, Simplified Stair
Building should be part of your library.
If you have any variations in your stair tread thicknesses,
decking, landing or floor sheathing, you will need to make the
proper adjustments while laying out your stair stringer or attaching
a ledger to the wall.
This book provides you with fundamentals that are often overlooked
by building professionals, as well as do-it-yourselfers. Remember,
if you understand the basics, building almost any type of stairway
is going to be easy.
If you're looking for a fantastic book on stair building, you're not going to find anything better than Simplified Stair Building. I saved $1,275 building my own stairway and I'm here to tell you, that if I did it, you can do it also.
I've actually bought other stair building books and this one's the best. Even though I am a licensed contractor and have been building custom stairs on new homes and while remodeling old ones, I'd definitely got my money's worth out of this book. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
A friend of mine recommended this book to me and I thought twice before buying it. I love building things in my spare time and get a lot of satisfaction from building my own stuff. I was planning on building a deck in our backyard, but didn't know the first thing about building outdoor deck stairs. I was skeptical at first like most people, but I'm here today writing this testimonial, for anyone who doesn't know the first thing about building stairs, you can do it, if I did it.
I had a few problems, understanding some of the drawings and made a couple of mistakes, cutting my stair stringers, but it wasn't long until I had finished the stairs. In the book, Greg says to follow the 17 1/2 inch stair rule. It works, I took his advice and measured a few stairways in our area and I have to say, it works and I used it. I could go on and on, but I'll stop here. Thanks for everything and I'm looking forward to reading more of your books.
What a neat concept. Adding video links to a book that can be viewed on the Internet. Wow, Greg was right, if a picture is worth a thousand words, then a video must be worth a million words. I honestly thought that I was only going to have access to a few videos, but when you visit the video area, I couldn't believe the amount of videos he had made. I have personally watched almost every video and found most of them very informative. It's not just a regular book on how to build stairs, this book is new and innovative and looks like this could just be the beginning of a new type of book, for the future.
Greg,
Thanks so much for your assist!
Spent my evening reading your 'manifesto, 'How to build... I see the
light!
I commend you on your detailed and comprehensive approach to
stair building. It's a joy to observe (both in text and video)
someone who not only loves what he does- but does it VERY well...YOU
ARE THE MAESTRO!
Let the planning begin...
Thank you Greg,
Jim