Stairs

We wanted more access to our side and backyard (our deck only provides one way on & off of it via the front of the house) so Nate is making stairs to go down from the other side of the deck. This way we will have more immediate access to the lawn, pool, duck pond, & Chloe's outside toys, (we are going to put her playhouse down near her sandbox so that we have more room on the deck for a gazebo and patio swing). So here are a couple of photos of the project. We always seem to have ongoing projects around here. 1st Nate poured the concrete pad for the stair case (he also drew all of our initals and date on it before it dried), he then bought the wood necessary to complete the stair case and measured and cut everything and it was a perfect fit...it is so nice to have a handy husband who also likes to do these projects...thanks babe!

Here he is putting the project together...even in the rain; what a trooper! (he said it was fun, even in the rain)

It is all coming together...

All steps are in place...woohoo...:)

This is still what it looks like from the top of the deck...Nate will finish this project this weekend by cutting an opening in the deck railing so the steps are accessible for going up & down from the deck & he will make the railing extend on either side of the stairs going down.

Here is the team...and boy are they the best team around!! We will paint the stair case as soon as the weather turns nice again and the wood has dried out (we hope to have it painted before Chloe's birthday in April).