Text Box: Why would anyone use wood? The Problem: Wooden stair stringers require significant skill and considerable time to compute and cut. It’s an intimidating task that few DIY’ers are willing to tackle. Many pros are hesitant as well knowing that a single mistake could cost hours and waste a 2”x10”. But even precut wooden stingers have serious limitations. They can split during assembly, are difficult to attach to the deck, landing or header, and are nearly impossible to detach if repairs are required. The Solution: Merx steel stair stringers allow DIY’ers to easily complete the task themselves without guesswork, nailing or splitting. Pros produce a better result in less time and charge a premium for a higher quality, longer lasting set of stairs. Text Box: The Merx Steel Stair Stringers: Sell Themselves - Merx supplied signage and a store display combine to produce excellent turns. Both homeowners and pros immediately see the advantages in Merx steel stair stringers. And when they see the advantages, they buy them. Save Money - Wooden stringers, like all lumber, are picked over by customers and generally have a 10% spoilage rate. Another 10% may be lost during installation. Merx steel stair stringers have consistent quality and suffer 0% spoilage. Save Time - The Merx stringers can easily save an hour for experienced contractors and even more time for less experienced pros and DIY’ers. Quickly Become Destination Items - Once your customers see the Merx steel stingers, they won’t settle for an ordinary stringers again. Last a Lifetime - Merx steel stair stringers have a “no questions asked”, lifetime guarantee. Simple Installation - The Merx stringers make stair construction so easy anyone can do it. They are predrilled for installation without guesswork. Text Box: Merx steel stair stringers provide the structure to build extremely strong, durable, and attractive stairs.

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Text Box: Additional Product Information Merx steel stair stringers can’t be damaged in inventory like precut treated stringers. Any type of railing can be used. The only limitation is skill and imagination. Steel stair stringers are absolutely the fastest way to produce the best possible stairs. Merx steel stair stringers can be used with decks, docks, porches, indoors or outdoors, residential or commercial. Ends the splitting, struggling, and splinters inherent in traditional wood stringers. Text Box: Specifications Text Box: Product Specs Solid steel construction for extreme load bearing strength. Design transfers weight down through the bridge. 1, 2 and 3-step stringers are made of 3/16” flat iron and 1/8” angle iron. 4, 5, 6 and 7-step stringers are made of 3/16” flat iron and 3/16” angle iron. Four predrilled holes on each run allow for treads to be fastened from below for better looking, longer lasting stairs. The angle iron beneath each run is predrilled in two locations to facilitate fastening of the stair treads. Galvanized finish. Specifically engineered to remain square. Text Box: Merx supplied signage and a store display combine to produce excellent turns of the Merx steel stair stringers. Both homeowners and pros will appreciate the speed and ease of quality stair construction. This attractive, durable 12” x 18” sign is provided at no charge to Merx customers. Any steel stair stringers used for store displays are complementary. Steel stair stringers supplied to key customers for trial installations are complementary with prior approval from Merx. Samples used in PR efforts are also complementary with prior approval. Text Box: Merx Management Ltd. Box 4429, Ponoka, Alberta, Canada T4J 1S1 (403) 783-2969 4/01/02 Text Box: Merchandising Text Box: A simple in-store display dramatically increases the sales rate of the Merx steel stair stringers. Stringers used for store displays are supplied at no charge. One look at the in-store display convinces shoppers that the Merx steel stair stringers will last a lifetime.

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Product #

 

Steps

 

UPC

 

Rise

 

Run

Overall Length

Weight

 (lbs)

S-011

1

6-25661-00011-6

14”

10.5"

13”

3

S-012

2

6-25661-00012-3

21”

10.5"

26”

6

S-013

3

6-25661-00013-0

27.5”

10.5"

39”

9

S-014

4

6-25661-00014-7

34.5”

10.5"

52”

14

S-015

5

6-25661-00015-4

41.5”

10.5"

65”

17

S-016

6

6-25661-00016-1

48.5”

10.5"

78”

20

S-017

7

6-25661-00017-8

55”

10.5"

91”

23