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Install Stairs, Railing, and Paint — Install Handrails and Balusters

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How to Build Deck Stairs with Pre-Cut Stringers · Step 5 of 6

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Install the cut stringers to the deck frame, securing them with wood screws and metal brackets. Next, install the stair treads (the horizontal walking surfaces) onto the stringers, making sure they are level and evenly spaced. Use wood screws to firmly attach each tread. For the railing, cut a 4x4 post to the appropriate height. Pre-drill holes into the post and the deck frame, then secure the post using lag bolts and an impact driver. For added stability, use longer lag bolts that penetrate deeper into the framing. Attach horizontal rails between the posts, ensuring they are level. Finally, install the balusters (vertical spindles) between the rails, using a spacer block to ensure consistent spacing and securing them with wood screws. The presenter chose to paint the entire deck and railing white for a clean, finished look. He mentions some minor imperfections in the railing posts, noting that experience helps improve alignment. He recommends painting last to cover all fasteners and wood imperfections.

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okay that's the easiest cut to make next i have to go in one side and in on the other side and meet at this step point here now with these matched up together i'm going to take this japanese pool saw and cut out the last little corner piece there very nice and there's our first set of steps i'm going to go along the line here and cut each one of these out and we will move on to the next step i've been using this japanese pool saw now for a couple years and i really like it if you want to check them out i have a link to amazon in the description down below at the very bottom i need to cut out where this will be touching the ground so i'm going to use my carpenter square here on the corner and find six inch here and then come up here on this corner and do the same and then i can just mark between those two and that should give us what we need here at the end for that last step there so just need to cut out here and here to get this complete and the stringers are done i've got all four of them finished there's some slight inconsistencies in a couple of them but for my first try i think it's going to be just fine i'm not exactly sure how these are installed traditionally so what i'm going to do is get one of them anchored down with a couple of these brackets and then probably put some nails through from the back side and then i'm going to cut an eight foot board down to two four foot sections and i'm going to put it across here and lock down the other end so that i have these uh both consistent and then i'll put the other two in the middle and screw everything down with these decking boards i've marked 27 inches that's going to match up the step here with the other side that's already been installed and now i'm just going to put this bracket here so that this will hopefully line up with that step and i'll be able to get it installed pretty easy here now the decking board's going to go on top of here so i just want this to be flush with the top there and i can get this screw installed it'll just lock us into place so i can get the other fasteners on i need two boards at four foot just to get started here okay so from the edge of this side to the edge of this next one needs to be four foot so i'm just going to measure and mark that i need to cut 24 foot pieces to go on top of the steps here so let me go ahead and do that real quick and then i'm just going to use screws to attach these the steps are complete here…

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