You know when you get used to not having something like - I don't know...stairs, and then all of a sudden - boom - you've got stairs it can be quite a shock.
Well consider me shocked to my core, because we now have stairs from our deck to our back patio. I'll rewind a bit for you. We moved in August of 2011 and knew the deck needed replacing but we could at least walk on the deck. Not so much for the stairs, they were a dicey maneuver from day one. And since we reset our patio in March, we haven't even had proper stairs, just a railroad tie (which was actually way more sturdy than the stairs we ripped out). Ah, memories...
Railroad tie with some of the stair material nailed on top. Classy. But safer than the stairs that came with the house. |
Who knew stairs could be so complicated to build? John. I am so very naive about this stuff. I figure just rip the old ones out and build new ones. What? 2 hours tops in my book. But John knew better. Let's just say that the stairs took awhile, OK? If I can ever get him to write a blog post, he can tell you himself, but since I rely on his word I'll just say that they were a challenge and we are extremely happy with the end result.
Here ya go...
Then...
Then he attached the stringers |
And finally...
Oh. My. God. Who knew stairs could be such a luxury? |
We kept going outside last evening to just look at them. And walk up and down them. And sit on them. Did I mention they are extra wide? They are, 14 1/2". Nice and cosy to sit and have a beer in the evening. I hope I can get used to them, I still hesitate when I get to them thinking that they are going to collapse if I step on them wrong.
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