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DIY TO THE RESCUE
  • Step-by-Step Staircase Construction -
  • Episode DTTR-311F

    AIR TIMES
    April 02, 2008
    3:00 PM Eastern
    June 17, 2008
    3:00 PM Eastern
    DIY to the Rescue designs and builds a full-sized staircase in an attic full of obstacles. Don and Sally Lighter were stumped by the narrow space and lack of headroom. Their only attic access was a strange ladder neither of them felt safe using. The Rescue crew teaches the Lighters a little stair anatomy and the basic math involved in designing a staircase with multiple landings. They learn to remove non-load bearing joists and how to build each part of this complex design -- step-by-step. It’s a big job, but three days later, the Lighters have an impressive new staircase that makes accessing their attic safe and easy.

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