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Long PT Stringers Rory 05-08-2009
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Posted by RicodJour on May 10, 2009, 10:23 pm
> Yes, I know a landing will help make it easier to navigate and a rest is =
a
> good idea. I am 58 and my knees are shot - but we are talking about a lon=
g
> rise (40 to 50 feet) with a combination of stairs and ramps to the water.=
So
> I am simply trying to come up with something that fits the location - not=
a
> page out of a building code.

Okay, fair enough. So the answer to your original question is -
don't. Don't try to make a continuous stringer, and don't have an
unbroken run of more than 15 steps or so.

As far as having something fit the location, that's a bit tough to see
from here...

R

Posted by jloomis on May 9, 2009, 2:13 am
I concur....landings along the way......break it up.
john
> Planning on building a set of outdoor stairs at a cottage that will have a
> total rise of somewhere between 12 to 15 feet along a steep slope. (Total
> rise from the cottage to the water is over 40 feet with a combination of
> ramps and stairs.)
> The stairs will be approximately 40 inches wide with open risers and 3
> notched stringers.
> The stringers will likely be over 20 feet, so I am thinking I would glue
> up (Gorilla glue?) a stringer that is a PT 2 x 4 and 2 x 8 edge joined (16
> footer and 8 footer). The stringers would have a scarf joints at opposite
> ends and the 2 x 4 would be on the bottom side of the stringer. (The 2 x
> 8 would be notched for treads).
> I can provide midspan support from underneath.
> Other ways of doing this?
> Thanks
>



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