Bonus Room Stair Conundrum... Help!

[jpeterson]

I am hoping someone can help me with this issue. We recently built a set of stairs from our laundry room to the unfinished "bonus" room over the garage. To make a long story short and get to the point, the rough tread width + riser, with no overhang, currently is approximately 7.5 inches. I would like to add a decent riser over the top, and, pick up another inch or so of overhang. The plan is to fully carpet the steps, so... my questions are:

a. What should I use as my "cover" tread, 3/4" X 4.25, 1" x 4.25, what about the "bull nose"?

b. Is an inch overhang acceptable ( and standard )

c. Do you think the 8.5 inch steps are too narrow??

Anyone have any ideas?

All comments appreciated.

Thanks.

[HayZee518]

what width are your stringers? usually these are made of 12 inch wide 2X12s.
max rise for any stair system is 7 1/2 inches, width of 9 or 10

[ROSALIE]

hey its a good one.