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On Thu, 26 Nov 2020 01:42:50 -0700, Just Wondering wrote:

On 11/25/2020 6:00 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at 7:36:51 PM UTC-5, Just Wondering wrote:
On 11/25/2020 2:13 PM, swalker wrote:
I need to replace a set of steps that have a rise of 25" and a width
of 53".

The stairs land on a sloped concrete carport and the slope across the
53" is 2 inches.

How do I approach this?

The current stairs have 3 steps and then a small step to the porch.
Totally unacceptable and dangerous.

Thanks for any advice.
The World Wide Web is your friend.

How to Build Stairs
https://www.wikihow.com/Build-Stairs

How To Build Stairs in 3 Easy Steps
https://www.popularmechanics.com/hom...-build-stairs/

Stair Calculator
https://concalculator.com/stair-calculator/


Which one of them explained how to deal with the sloped floor?


I assume you would measure/cut the risers so that the bottom tread
would give the right stair rise where the staircase meets the floor,
and cut the bottom of the stringer to match the slope. If you're
uncertain, cut a stringer pattern from the cheapest stiff material
you can find. Improvise, adapt, and overcome. That, or hire a
professional.


Just draw a damned picture. People try to get way too fancy with some
of this stuff. Once the picture looks right, then make a template to
double check. If you don't have something big enough and are too
cheap/poor to buy a piece of foam at Home Depot, dig a TV box out of
the dumpster behind Best Buy.