This is for safety and ease of construction.
Building box stairs for deck.
Many deck builders use this technique to build a wide set of stairs across the front or side of deck.
Stack boxes for stability.
Box stairs do not use cut out stair stringers like traditional stairs.
Build the bottom box frame twice as wide as the top.
Steps are made up of three main parts.
Measure the height of the deck from the ground.
Once you have your first tread constructed based on the high and width requirements of your deck build the second tread that will sit on top of the first tread.
Determine the number of box steps needed for the stairs.
If you re building them at your home you can customize them.
Cut five pieces.
Once this has been decided gather the wood needed for.
Diagonal blocking at the corners.
Building box steps and stairs for decks box style stairs are popular for very low decks and transitions between levels of tiered decks.
Mark the wood.
Install the tread boards with the same attention to movement as with the deck boards.
How to build box steps for a deck step 1.
You can place them around an entire patio or at just a portion between railings.
The top of a step is known as the tread.
Stairs on decks are typically wide and short.
Then screw the two boxes together.
This will give you the general idea of the height of the riser.
The easiest way to build the box stairs is to first build the bottom box or the first tread.