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Builders' Tip: A More Stable and Handy Step Stool
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Click for larger image. | I’ve been a remodeler and a handyman for more than 20 years, and in that time I’ve really come to appreciate the simple perfection of the little step stool I built.
I made it out of scrap lumber, but the thing I like best about it is its stability.
Because the sides are tapered, the stool is a lot harder to tip over than one with straight sides.
- At 14 inches high, it’s not only tall enough for me to use it to reach the top of a wall in a room with 8-foot ceiling heights, it also slips easily enough between stud walls framed on 16-inch centers.
- To protect floors and add even more stability, I wrapped its feet made with 2x2 lumber with rubber shoes made with an inner tube.
The stool also doubles as a small workbench — providing me with a stable platform for sawing, cutting, painting and hammering.
And at the end of the day, I can flip the stool over and use it as an open box to carry my tools and supplies back to my truck.
— Mike Niemeyer, Lawrenceburg, Ind.
Tips & Techniques provided by Fine Homebuilding.
©2009 The Taunton Press
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