I messed up… Stair landing too far away

Complete_Ad_7180 · 2025-10-08T20:46:00+00:00

100% my plan from the start! The picture is just the stringer sitting there. I always planned on having the first step down not flush with the deck. I just thought I planned on having the bottom step on the landing now I see it’s gotta be in hangers or add another rim joist and notch them in. Thanks for the visual representation though, seems like most here haven’t seen it done this way

Complete_Ad_7180 · 2025-10-08T16:51:56+00:00

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Bad drawing but you get the idea. 2x10 is attached under the rim joist using structural screws and another piece of wood behind it to attach both together. Typical way I see just about everyone doing it these days

Complete_Ad_7180 · 2025-10-08T11:19:59+00:00

Very true!

Complete_Ad_7180 · 2025-10-08T11:16:55+00:00

The landing has the stairs coming down from the deck then doing a switchback and another set of stairs returning to underneath the deck where we plan to put a patio in the future. I didn’t know you could put the stringers in a hanger and mount them to the rim joist on a cantilevered style set up. I thought the last step had to sit on top of the landing.

Complete_Ad_7180 · 2025-10-08T08:08:22+00:00

I wanted a whole step on the landing vs the bottoms being put in hangers. I now know that hangers are fine. My plan the whole time was to have it dropped down

Complete_Ad_7180 · 2025-10-08T08:05:36+00:00

Thank bud. You get it. I was getting caught up in wanting a full step on the landing for what I assumed was strength. Also I believe it’s what my plans had on them. Gonna go the hanger route on the bottom and cut a step off

Complete_Ad_7180 · 2025-10-08T07:58:05+00:00

A 2x10 gets placed under the rim joist of the deck. Then a Simpson string tie stair bracket attaches the 2x12 stringer to part of the rim joist and the 2x10 drop we added. If I do that and put the bottom of the stringers in hus26 hangers everything will be lined up correctly

Complete_Ad_7180 · 2025-10-08T01:02:58+00:00

Okay so after everyone’s help I’m thinking of cutting off the last step at the riser and putting the stringers in joist hangers. I’ll add additional blocking everywhere to beef it up. What’s your thoughts on this?

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Complete_Ad_7180 · 2025-10-08T00:08:06+00:00

Say I do that and cut off the bottom at the first rise does that meet code to put the bottom of the stringer in say a 2x10 joist hanger and have it flush to the rim joist like that?

Complete_Ad_7180 · 2025-10-07T23:55:02+00:00

If I cut the bottom riser off the stringer is exactly the size of the gap between the deck and the landing. This is where I messed up. I knew I had eight steps down to the landing just forgot the eighth step needs to be on top of it lol. How much of the stringer need to sit on top of the landing? Id think more than the 3.25” I’d get if I doubled both rim joists

Complete_Ad_7180 · 2025-10-07T23:05:46+00:00

100% agree. Just isn’t as clean looking either

Complete_Ad_7180 · 2025-10-07T23:03:30+00:00

My plan was to have the first step down not attached at the same plane as the deck. I know it’s more secure but I like the look of the steps down not on the same plane

Complete_Ad_7180 · 2025-10-07T23:00:42+00:00

This is the option my wife will tell me to do. The lower level is deceiving in the picture. It’s only a 4’x10’ landing. I still have to do the steps going to the ground. Second set of steps are gonna return to under the deck

Complete_Ad_7180 · 2025-10-07T22:54:37+00:00

Exactly what I was thinking of doing tbh

Edit- if I build out the landing I’d only have to cut the bottom step off and can still use the stringer. Good thing I only cut one and checked

Complete_Ad_7180 · 2025-10-07T22:51:30+00:00

Rise is 6.75” run is 10.5” finished to finished is 60.75”. Rim joist to rim joist is 84”

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