Hi John

Thanks for the pictures. That has really helped me visualise how the stairs
fit together.

I see that that the recess in the stringer is actually shaped so that the
wedges can be inserted.

It looks to me like the vertical wedge is what holds the riser up. Is that
right?

Stephen



"John Rumm" wrote in message
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STephen wrote:

A previous owner has actually drilled 2 inch holes into the middle of
every riser so I tried to insert the claw of the hammer into the hole to
pull up the riser but that didnt work.

I take it that it needs a fair amount of force to lift the riser. If i
did manage to lift the riser, i guess it would have to be held in place
with a screw or two.

Yup, I would anticipate you would need to hit it reasonably hard to get
them to move.


As I mentioned in a previous post I'm leaning towards actually pulling
doiwn the plaster under the stairs so i can get direct access to the
offending steps.

Do you think that is the best idea?

It is. Stairs are usually built from the underside - so that is where you
really need to be to do a proper job.

If you look at how I built a set he

http://www.internode.co.uk/loft/stairs.htm

It should give you an idea of how they normally go together.


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Cheers,

John.

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