DEAR TIM: I read your recent column about building stairs for a deck. I can handle that, but I’m worried about how to make all the complex cuts required for the deck stair railing. Can you give me a ...

I read your recent column about building stairs for a deck. I can handle that, but I’m worried about how to make all the complex cuts required for the deck stair railing. Can you give me a few ...

Richard solders pipe; Heath replaces an outlet; Nathan and Mauro build railings. Ask This Old House returns for its 20th season. Richard Trethewey explains some general soldering techniques and how to ...

Amateur carpenters who have laid out the cuts in a stair stringer (the zig-zag structural support for the steps) know the queasy feeling that bubbles up at the prospect of this job. There’s the simple ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “One of my favorite ways to really take deck stairs to the next level is with step lighting,” says Seamus Nally, CEO of ...

Guardrails and handrails are two elements that are often confused. While the first is used to close a space and prevent a person from falling, the second is a support bar for balance. Normally ...

Some 30 million decks in the U.S. aren’t as safe as they could be. Is yours one of them?