Wow, lots of deck questions lately. I guess I'm not the only one who said "I'll do it next spring".

My question is attaching stairs to my deck. The main frame of my deck is 2x8. I want to attach stairs coming directly off one side of the deck. But, I want the top step to be the deck itself. With around 7" rise per stair, there is only 1/2" to attach a stringer. What is the usual method for dealing with this?

Thanks,

Jay