How to frame a complex corner stair with hip stringers
In short: Building a corner stair requires more than standard framing. This video demonstrates how to use hip and jack stringers to create a pyramid-style staircase, a technique borrowed from hip roof construction.
In this episode, Tom Silva and Kevin O’Connor work on the Lexington house to construct a corner stair leading to the backyard. The process involves two traditional stringer systems joined by a central hip stringer and several jack stringers.
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