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How did you go about making the step that is shown leading to the riser? Same basic construction as the riser, I imagine, but what did you use for the tread? Is that molding on the front of the tread and the riser? How high is it? I just finished hanging drywall today (mudding and taping is up next! ), but I will be starting on the riser and stage right afterwards.
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John,
The step is a simple box made from 2x6s, 36"W x 21"D. You may be able to tell from the pictures that the tread is actually made up of two pieces. The front piece is a normal stair tread you can find at Home Depot, Lowes, etc. It is 1" thick and 11-1/2" deep including the bullnose. The back piece is a piece of 5/4x12 I ripped down to 10-1/2" wide. The overhang on the front of the step is aproximately an inch.
On the front of the riser I used 1-1/2" half-round for the bullnose. My riser has three layers of plywood, 3/4"-1/2"-3/4", for a total thickness of 2". If you look closely at the pictures you will notice that the half-round only covers the upper two+ layers...you can see part of the first layer of 3/4" plywood below the bullnose. I did this because I was having a heck of a time finding 2" half-round, and since the entire riser will have pad and carpet it won't be noticed in the end anyway.
My riser is built from 2x12s with the above mentioned decking. Overall height for the riser is 13-1/2". The steps to the riser are 6-3/4" high.
If I didn't explain well enough please let me know. I'm happy to answer any questions you have.
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Pictures look great, but I do miss the old site, as it was easier to navigate!
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I moved everything over to the current gallery because it makes it a lot easier for me to upload the pictures. (selfish, I know :b ) I still have the old site (I kind of like it myself!) and will probably revive it once the theater is complete and it will serve as the standing history of the project.
), but I will be starting on the riser and stage right afterwards.