That's exactly how we feel about our new deck stairs...like we're walking on sunshine. As I mentioned in a recent post, as soon as the weather broke this year (which was pretty late!) we shifted our focus to some of our outside to-do's. We wanted to knock these out early so that we could enjoy them all throughout the summer and fall. We are well on our way to having some of the big things crossed off this list.
We knew we wanted to change up the deck stairs ASAP. They were just a straight run from deck to yard, with no interest or appeal, and the flow was off.
We knew we wanted to change up the deck stairs ASAP. They were just a straight run from deck to yard, with no interest or appeal, and the flow was off.
Do you see what I mean? And do you notice the downspout there directly at the bottom of the stairs? Yeah, not good. It made for a wet, soggy mess as you stepped off the stairs. Vern made sure to pipe all of the downspouts almost as soon as we moved in last July to help keep the yard (especially the area next to the house) dry. He bought some corrugated pipe and adapters and trenched them so that they were out of the way.
Now it was time to tackle those stairs! Eek!
And, boy, what a difference!!
I love the added interest (as well as space for potted plants, lanterns, etc) the two landings provide, and I dig-dig-dig-so hard the wrap around stairs at the bottom!
Because the lumber is treated (of course), we have to wait 30 days or so to stain it all, so forgive the nakedness. We'll be stripping all of the old gray paint off of the deck and staining the deck and the stairs in one go so that everything is one nice even color. Now I know I said I'd be sharing projects upon completion, and without the stain, this technically doesn't qualify as complete, but it's close enough.
Here's a side by side of the before and after taken from a similar angle to help show what a dramatic difference this made:
Because the lumber is treated (of course), we have to wait 30 days or so to stain it all, so forgive the nakedness. We'll be stripping all of the old gray paint off of the deck and staining the deck and the stairs in one go so that everything is one nice even color. Now I know I said I'd be sharing projects upon completion, and without the stain, this technically doesn't qualify as complete, but it's close enough.
Here's a side by side of the before and after taken from a similar angle to help show what a dramatic difference this made:
You can see in the after pic that we've added another feature as well, but that's a post for another day.