Common and Proper Nouns. A common noun names a general person, place. or thing. examples: I went to the city. The man was kind. A proper noun names a specific person, place, or thing. Always capitalize the first letter of a proper noun. examples: I went to San Francisco.
The width of the steps is flexible. A wide deck staircase (5 feet and beyond) feels graceful and looks it too. A narrow one, for example 3 feet wide, might feel cramped. Very wide steps are great...if you have the room for them and they work with your design. These usually work best with a single set of deck stairs.
Steep stairs are not comfortable to climb. Stairs that are too long often lead to treads too wide for comfortable, easy stepping. Each tread width should be 11 deep (two decking boards laid side by side). A comfortable stair rise is 7 up for each step. Find the overall height from the top of the finished deck to the ground. This overall height is called overall rise..