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Decks California - builder - contractor - design - construction
| # of risers | ||||||||||
| Height | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Height |
| 4'0 | 8 | 6-3/8 | 6 | 5-5/16 | 4-13/16 | 4-3/8 | 4 | 3-11/16 | 3-7/16 | 4'0 |
| 4'1 | 8 3/16 | 7 | 6-1/8 | 5-7/16 | 4-7/8 | 4-7/16 | 4-1/16 | 3-3/4 | 3-1/2 | 4'1 |
| 4'2 | 8 5/16 | 7-1/8 | 6-1/4 | 5-9/16 | 5 | 4-9/16 | 4-3/16 | 3-7/8 | 3-9/16 | 4'2 |
| 4'3 | 8 1/2 | 7-5/16 | 6-3/8 | 5-11/16 | 5-1/8 | 4-5/8 | 4-1/4 | 3-15/16 | 3-5/8 | 4'3 |
| 4'4 | 8 11/16 | 7-7/16 | 6-1/2 | 5-3/4 | 5-3/16 | 4-3/4 | 4-5/16 | 4 | 3-11/16 | 4'4 |
| 4'5 | 8 13/16 | 7-9/16 | 6-5/8 | 5-7/8 | 5-5/16 | 4-13/16 | 4-7/16 | 4-1/16 | 3-13/16 | 4'5 |
| 4'6 | 9 | 7-11/16 | 6-3/4 | 6 | 5-3/8 | 4-15/16 | 4-1/2 | 4-1/8 | 3-7/8 | 4'6 |
| 4'7 | 7-7/8 | 6-7/8 | 6-1/8 | 5-1/2 | 5 | 4-9/16 | 4-1/4 | 3-15/16 | 4'7 | |
| 4'8 | 8 | 7 | 6-1/4 | 5-5/8 | 5-1/16 | 4-11/16 | 4-5/16 | 4 | 4'8 | |
| 4'9 | 8-1/8 | 7-1/8 | 6-5/16 | 5-11/16 | 5-3/16 | 4-3/4 | 4-3/8 | 4-1/16 | 4'9 | |
| 4'10 | 8-5/16 | 7-1/4 | 6-7/16 | 5-13/16 | 5-1/4 | 4-13/16 | 4-7/16 | 4-1/8 | 4'10 | |
| 4'11 | 8-7/16 | 7-3/8 | 6-9/16 | 5-7/8 | 5-3/8 | 4-15/16 | 4-9/16 | 4-3/16 | 4'11 | |
| #risers | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | #risers |
| 5'0 | 8-9/16 | 7-1/2 | 6-11/16 | 6 | 5-7/16 | 5 | 4-5/8 | 4-5/16 | 5' | |
| 5'1 | 8-11/16 | 7-5/8 | 6-3/4 | 6-1/8 | 5-9/16 | 5-1/16 | 4-11/16 | 4-3/8 | 5'1 | |
| 5'2 | 8-7/8 | 7-3/4 | 6-7/8 | 6-3/16 | 5-5/8 | 5-3/16 | 4-3/4 | 4-7/16 | 5'2 | |
| 5'3 | 9 | 7-7/8 | 7 | 6-5/16 | 5-3/4 | 5-1/4 | 4-7/8 | 4-1/2 | 5'3 | |
| 5'4 | 8 | 7-1/8 | 6-3/8 | 5-13/16 | 5-5/16 | 4-15/16 | 4-9/16 | 5'4 | ||
| 5'5 | 8-1/8 | 7-1/4 | 6-1/2 | 5-15/16 | 5-7/16 | 5 | 4-5/8 | 5'5 | ||
| 5'6 | 8-1/4 | 7-5/16 | 6-5/8 | 6 | 5-1/2 | 5-1/16 | 4-11/16 | 5'6 | ||
| 5'7 | 8-3/8 | 7-7/16 | 6-11/16 | 6-1/16 | 5-9/16 | 5-1/8 | 4-13/16 | 5'7 | ||
| 5'8 | 8-1/2 | 7-9/16 | 6-13/16 | 6-3/16 | 5-11/16 | 5-1/4 | 4-7/8 | 5'8 | ||
| 5'9 | 8-5/8 | 7-11/16 | 6-7/8 | 6-1/4 | 5-3/4 | 5-5/16 | 4-15/16 | 5'9 | ||
| 5'10 | 8-3/4 | 7-3/4 | 7 | 6-3/8 | 5-13/16 | 5-3/8 | 5 | 5'10 | ||
| 5'11 | 8-7/8 | 7-7/8 | 7-1/8 | 6-7/16 | 5-15/16 | 5-7/16 | 5-1/16 | 5'11 | ||
| #risers | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | #risers |
| 6'0 | 9 | 8 | 7-3/16 | 6-9/16 | 6 | 5-9/16 | 5-1/8 | 6 | ||
| 6'1 | 8-1/8 | 7-5/16 | 6-5/8 | 6-1/16 | 5-5/8 | 5-3/16 | 6'1 | |||
| 6'2 | 8-1/4 | 7-3/8 | 6-3/4 | 6-3/16 | 5-11/16 | 5-5/16 | 6'2 | |||
| 6'3 | 8-5/16 | 7-1/2 | 6-13/16 | 6-1/4 | 5-3/4 | 5-3/8 | 6'3 | |||
| 6'4 | 8-7/16 | 7-5/8 | 6-15/16 | 6-5/16 | 5-7/8 | 5-7/16 | 6'4 | |||
| 6'5 | 8-9/16 | 7-11/16 | 7 | 6-7/16 | 5-15/16 | 5-1/2 | 6'5 | |||
| 6'6 | 8-11/16 | 7-13/16 | 7-1/16 | 6-1/2 | 6 | 5-9/16 | 6'6 | |||
| 6'7 | 8-3/4 | 7-7/8 | 7-3/16 | 6-9/16 | 6-1/16 | 5-5/8 | 6'7 | |||
| 6'8 | 8-7/8 | 8 | 7-1/4 | 6-11/16 | 6-1/8 | 5-11/16 | 6'8 | |||
| 6'9 | 9 | 8-1/8 | 7-3/8 | 6-3/4 | 6-1/4 | 5-13/16 | 6'9 | |||
| 6'10 | 8-3/16 | 7-7/16 | 6-13/16 | 6-5/16 | 5-7/8 | 6'10 | ||||
| 6'11 | 8-5/16 | 7-9/16 | 6-15/16 | 6-3/8 | 5-15/16 | 6'11 | ||||
| #risers | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | #risers |
| 7'0 | 8-3/8 | 7-5/8 | 7 | 6-7/16 | 6 | 7'0 | ||||
| 7'1 | 8-1/2 | 7-3/4 | 7-1/16 | 6-9/16 | 6-1/16 | 7'1 | ||||
| 7'2 | 8-5/8 | 7-13/16 | 7-3/16 | 6-5/8 | 6-1/8 | 7'2 | ||||
| 7'3 | 8-11/16 | 7-15/16 | 7-1/4 | 6-11/16 | 6-3/16 | 7'3 | ||||
| 7'4 | 8-13/16 | 8 | 7-5/16 | 6-3/4 | 6-5/16 | 7'4 | ||||
| 7'5 | 8-7/8 | 8-1/16 | 7-7/16 | 6-7/8 | 6-3/8 | 7'5 | ||||
| 7'6 | 9 | 8-3/16 | 7-1/2 | 6-15/16 | 6-7/16 | 7'6 | ||||
| 7'7 | 8-1/4 | 7-9/16 | 7 | 6-1/2 | 7'7 | |||||
| 7'8 | 8-3/8 | 7-11/16 | 7-1/16 | 6-9/16 | 7'8 | |||||
| 7'9 | 8-7/16 | 7-3/4 | 7-1/8 | 6-5/8 | 7'9 | |||||
| 7'10 | 8-9/16 | 7-13/16 | 7-1/4 | 6-11/16 | 7'10 | |||||
| 7'11 | 8-5/8 | 7-15/16 | 7-5/16 | 6-13/16 | 7'11 | |||||
| #risers | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | #risers |
| 8'0 | 8-3/4 | 8 | 7-3/8 | 6-7/8 | 8' | |||||
| 8'1 | 8-13/16 | 8-1/16 | 7-7/16 | 6-15/16 | 8'1 | |||||
| 8'2 | 8-15/16 | 8-3/16 | 7-9/16 | 7 | 8'2 | |||||
| 8'3 | 9 | 8-1/4 | 7-5/8 | 7-1/16 | 8'3 | |||||
| 8'4 | 8-5/16 | 7-11/16 | 7-1/8 | 8'4 | ||||||
| 8'5 | 8-7/16 | 7-3/4 | 7-3/16 | 8'5 | ||||||
| 8'6 | 8-1/2 | 7-7/8 | 7-5/16 | 8'6 | ||||||
| 8'7 | 8-9/16 | 7-15/16 | 7-3/8 | 8'7 | ||||||
| 8'8 | 8-11/16 | 8 | 7-7/16 | 8'8 | ||||||
| 8'9 | 8-3/4 | 8-1/16 | 7-1/2 | 8'9 | ||||||
| 8'10 | 8-13/16 | 8-1/8 | 7-9/16 | 8'10 | ||||||
| 8'11 | 8-15/16 | 8-1/4 | 7-5/8 | 8'11 | ||||||
| 9'0 | 9 | 8-5/16 | 7-11/16 | 9' | ||||||
| #risers | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | #risers |
You look for the total rise (height) go across to find your preferred rise.
That will give you the number of rises (#risers)
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Serving North Marin & West Sonoma Counties in the San Francisco North Bay area of Northern California
Decks building tutorials and design tables
The frequently asked questions on how to build decks for Northern California
Always refer to your local building codes or a structural engineer this is how we build our decks
Deck footing & pier sizing for California
Deck connections for California's #4 earthquake zone
California decks built up and solid beam size tables and post size table.
Tables for the minimum joist spans in California's moderate climate regions
How we build a closed in riser stair for decks with a skirt for solid railings
Deck stair total rise table with calculations for riser heights and number of treads
EXAMPLE: A total rise of 5 feet would give you 8 rises at 7 1/2 inches or 9 rises at 6 11/16 inches.
There is always one less tread so if there is 8 rises, then there is 7 runs.
Designing decks for our location
We live in the beautiful wine country of Northern California. When we design decks for our area these are the building practices we follow. Always refer to your local building codes or a structural engineer.
Using the stair calculation table