{"id":379,"date":"2024-06-09T15:19:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-09T15:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/danrivard.com\/restoration\/?p=379"},"modified":"2025-08-14T12:20:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T12:20:08","slug":"cumaru-deck-stairs-with-vinyl-railing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danrivard.com\/restoration\/cumaru-deck-stairs-with-vinyl-railing\/","title":{"rendered":"Cumaru Deck Stairs with Vinyl Railing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This situation called for a simple back stoop with stairs that didn&#8217;t take up much space, and matched the materials and style from the rest of the house. The deck boards are Cumaru, an exotic hardwood similar to Ipe. The stairs are bolted to the house at the ledger but are sitting on the concrete patio, technically a free floating, semi-temporary structure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/danrivard.com\/restoration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_9560-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/danrivard.com\/restoration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_9560-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/danrivard.com\/restoration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_9560-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/danrivard.com\/restoration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_9560-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/danrivard.com\/restoration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_9560-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/danrivard.com\/restoration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_9560-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I used white PVC for the vertical skirt boards and risers, stainless steel trim screws and taped the tops of the stringers in hopes of making it last as long as the hardwood decking will. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/danrivard.com\/restoration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_9403-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/danrivard.com\/restoration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_9403-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/danrivard.com\/restoration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_9403-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/danrivard.com\/restoration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_9403-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/danrivard.com\/restoration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_9403-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/danrivard.com\/restoration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_9403-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The little landing is kind of overbuilt with 2 x 12 cutoffs from the stair stringers because it worked out that way, and to allow for lots of height to attach the stairs, and bolt to the house. I also just assumed heavier was better in this case to really hold them down and feel secure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/danrivard.com\/restoration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_9317-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/danrivard.com\/restoration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_9317-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/danrivard.com\/restoration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_9317-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/danrivard.com\/restoration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_9317-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/danrivard.com\/restoration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_9317-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/danrivard.com\/restoration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_9317-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This situation called for a simple back stoop with stairs that didn&#8217;t take up much space, and matched the materials and style from the rest of the house. 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