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Some
stair treads will be made out of plywood and others out of
construction standard lumber such 2x , 3x , 4x building stock. If you
were building an exterior set of stairs you will probably be using 2 x 6
or 2 x 12 for your stair tread. If you do end up using plywood on the
exterior and it isn't sealed properly, by either painting or using an epoxy
coat finishing system the plywood will end up getting wet and
delaminating or coming apart.
Tip keep in mind when building a set of
stairs like this it's helpful to glue the stair components
together to eliminate as much squeaking as possible. The stair
treads in this picture were glued to the stair stringers but it's also helpful to glue
the back of the stair tread to the riser and the top of the riser to the
bottom of the stair to tread, for additional strength.
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