Simple stairs have just two components. The flat board that your foot steps on is called a tread. The treads connect to side stringers and sometimes to one that is in the middle of the stairs. The ...

Like every other design detail in your home, they can be a reflection of your personal taste and style, while also making life easier (for example, replacing straight stairs featuring a knee-bending ...

Dressing up a flight of stairs with new carpeting can be a simple or complex do-it-yourself project, depending on whether the stairs are curved or straight and on the material and tools chosen. For ...

Jeff Somers is a freelancer who has been writing about writing, books, personal finance, and home maintenance since 2012. When not writing, Jeff spends his free time fixing up his old house. He has ...

Late last fall I got an email from a friend, John, looking for advice on building a new set of stairs going down into the basement of the house he’s renovating. John is pretty handy with tools, but ...