And now it's time for the Covid "I guess" lumber shortage

67/6barracuda said

Deck looks good Sir, but we need to talk about your stringer’s for your steps. Those are not going to pass muster. Preferably, you need a center stair stringer. Inspector is going to beat you up over that possibly.

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Thanks, The stringers are not cut(solid) which as you know makes them stronger than cut. A notched stringer is limited to 6' without support or a center stringer. A solid stringer can span up to 16' horizontal using 2x12 #2SYP or better, I did it that way on purpose. 75# PLF total load along the 12' horizontal face of the stringer is well within the carrying capacity of the lumber. Cutting stringers is a dreaded job. Plus I may redo it seems a bit steep to me, I think it is about 40+ degrees. Thanks for the input.

Lumber is priced similar to gasoline, you are charged the replacement price or "todays" price typically.