That could be a problem if it does sink. I'll have to watch that. I don't want to have leverage on the wall studs and pull them out of the sill plate. Edit: I went ahead and removed the screws from the wall studs and moved the stairs out 1/2 inch so it won't bind on sill and stud. Stairs are stiff and work great.
Why would you need a 2x12 or 2x14 for a 2 stair stringer?
Geez dude, now you still have an equally bad fall potential with your luxurious engineering.
I thought that he was an a hole if you want to know the truth. Said you didn't need a 2x12 or 2x14 to make a stringer and didn't offer no explanation but just *******. I may try and extend the lower step but I'm practically all out of 2x4 material and don't want to rip down another section of 2x8. I knew what could come and was trying to have people not be an a hole but I see that didn't accomplish my goals.
I said free stair calculators are available. All you have to do is look one up. For stairs that short, I'd have no issue using a 2x10 for stringers, which is why I said no 2x12 or 2x14 needed. I've never seen stringers cut into a 2x14.
Well, as long as you're aware that you didn't build a stair stringer.
Knowing the context of what they are used for and how often might get you some slack... or make it worse.
My wife point blank said I don't need friends like that. Get a clue how you come across. If you read my post I said I had a 20 ft piece of 2x8. You said to make a stringer and I explained I didn't have another board that I could build a stringer out of like you were thinking. I'm not going to buy another piece if one doesn't need to. You offered no explanation how to build a stringer out of a 2x8 and just bitched because I didn't build a stringer like you wanted. Mine is perfectly safe and I'll just extend the lower step if I can find some 2x4 laying around. I'm at the end of my project and am done buying things thus why I posted what I did. Just be more kind and offer suggestions instead of bitching.
Yea, you're right. I'm probably the only one going to use the steps. It leads from my main room in shed to lean to so won't use it very often. I should have said that I guess. It's not the main entrance to my shed. For the main walk in door I raised a 900 lb piece of concrete 1 ft and added for stairs some broken concrete pieces incased in rock to keep it steady. I'm really afraid to post a pic as some here would call it unsafe I would assume. Again, I'm probably the only one going to use them.
Pointing out the blatant obvious facts. I'm not bitching about anything.
I wanted to keep the stairs "open" so rodents wouldn't build nests underneath. I did have some concrete anchor bolts and could have attached to the concrete but decided that would be problematic since the end could go up and down slightly with the seasons etc. and very little end grain of that board to attach to. I assume your sides are more or less solid?
Yes, solid. The frame was built in three layers, each smaller than the one below. This is what it replaced. Probably more like what you want
First?
Re-read my post as I elaborated a bit. It's more about design than execution in your case. It would behove you to not be so defensive with your remarks. Don't enter a pie baking contest if you can't handle someone stating that your pie tastes like ****!
I'm perfectly capable of tripping going up or down code compliant stairs! Sometimes it's not the stairs!
We need a full FEA on the stairs. Now
