The plastic bottle you just tossed in the recycling bin could provide structural support for your future house. MIT engineers ...

Great stairs feel effortless underfoot and look good from every angle. The secret is planning circulation, light, and materials before you ever pick a finish. Use these practical ideas to shape a ...

Every homeowner walks through their front door expecting safety and shelter. Yet beneath the surface and hidden from plain ...

You may be like most folks. I’m guessing you give very little thought to the stairs you go up and down on a regular basis. They might be constructed from wood, steel, or concrete. The vast majority of ...

Simple stairs have just two components. The flat board that your foot steps on is called a tread. The treads connect to side stringers and sometimes to one that is in the middle of the stairs. The ...

A beginner-friendly stair-building hack that covers sealed stringers and proper layout techniques to improve durability and accuracy. #DIYStairs #HomeConstruction #BeginnerDIY #Carpentry Pentagon ...

Have you heard about “single-stair reform,” the idea sweeping the urbanist community of developers and housing-density proponents? Culver City just became the first municipality in the state of ...

File photo of an apartment building stairwell. Calgary's firefighters union is raising concerns about a recent push to approve apartment buildings with only one exit stairwell. (Submitted by Patrick ...

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SHE wanted to give her staircase a new look, but rents her home. So after getting permission from the landlord, Megan decided to get started on the makeover – which she managed to complete for just ...