In addition to making your stairs safer covering the risers may be required by your local building code if you plan improvements to your cellar.
Adding risers to deck stairs.
Round up to get 15 steps.
It also has 2 inch x 6 inch risers or toe kicks on the back for a clean look.
The fascia that covers their risers may be missing.
The result will be the number of steps the staircase will need e g deck is 112 from the ground.
Add the risers and diy stair treads.
It s not every day that safety combines so nicely with aesthetics but adding led lights to stair risers is a finishing touch that does just that.
If you use the deck itself as the top riser as with this deck subtract one step.
This deck will have treads made of 5 4 inch x 6 inch decking planks two for each step making the run for each step the distance front to back about 11 inches.
Nail on the next riser then the next tread and so on to work your way to the top of the stairs.
Adding led lights to deck stair risers install low voltage stair lights for safety and style.
To calculate the actual rise height divide the height in inches by the number of stairs determined in the last step.
The small led fixtures put light exactly where you need it right on the tread.
Gap between the boards.