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 ...

To lay out a set of stair stringers from scratch requires a little math, but not much. Equally important is some quiet time to run the numbers and at the same time to think about the construction ...

At first glance, this home appears to be of the popular modern farmhouse design, with black framed windows, board and batten siding, a large covered front porch with metal roofing and pent roof ...