Deck Stairs

This spring we had very windy weather and a large Ash tree fell across the driveway. Perfect! Our Alaska Saw Mill came out and we made stringers and treads from that tree. A tool that was very handy is the Prazi attachment for my 8 1/4 Milwakee 'side-winder'. This small chain saw attachment was also used to cut the tapers in the gable logs. I used 1" dia oak dowels to peg the treads to the stringers then sawed them flush. The stringers meet the ground on two flat rocks I moved there for that purpose. Oh, yes. I folded up leftover shingles to place betwen the stringers and the ground to keep water from wicking into the stringers. The stringers are fastened to the deck with 1/2" x 8" lag screws. If the ground heaves due to frost the stairs may lift. If that happens I'll have to hinge the stairs at the rim joist of the deck. We'll see this winter.

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