Category: Stairs, Steps and Stairway Systems

This Do-it-yourself projects category features a collection of DIY free woodworking plans to build many types of stairs and stairway systems from related web sites. The woodworkers construction information found on these sites range in quantity and quality.

Arts and Crafts Railing

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Arts and Crafts Railing free SketchUp plans
This is a link to a Google 3D SketchUp drawing for an Arts and Crafts inspired railing. You will need the SketchUp software to download this drawing and its freely available online. We do not provide support for this software. Not all drawings have the measurements displayed but you can use the measurement tool in SketchUp to easily and accurately determine the dimensions of each lumber part. Most drawings do not have instructions, its assumed you can build it based on the completed drawing provided.

Loft Guardrail

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How to build a Loft Guardrail
We will cover the most important components of building a guardrail. In addition, I want you to see how we added backing behind the drywall and how we continued the rail down the rake of the ceiling so the balusters could be …

Space-Saving Staggered Stairs

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How to build Space-Saving Staggered Stairs
Alternating half-treads let you climb in half the floor space – with greater safety. By adding a third stringer at the center and clipping each tread in half, you can stack steps much more compactly.

Stair Building in three easy steps

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Stair Building in three easy steps
Building a staircase, even a short one, is not simple. It requires precise measurements and some careful calculations. From a technical standpoint, there is nothing particularly difficult about building stairs for a deck, porch or shed. Anyone with basic carpentry skills can make the necessary cuts and assemble the parts. And yet, stair building is arguably the most challenging task do-it-yourselfers will ever attempt.