Thank you! That trick was too cool not to share. I try to be detailed in my posts because I often look back at them for my own reference haha.
It's time for me to address the last big eyesore I have around the outside of my house. I haven't touched this area at all because I knew I would eventually be doing something permanent to address it. I need to do 2 things. 1) The door into the back of the addition obviously needs stairs. 2) the horrible tripping hazard in front of my basement access needs to be addressed. it is extremely difficult to get things in and out of there due to this. I placed those brick "steps" there 8 years ago when I was moving in and they've been there ever since. The lawn area here is just awkward overall too and is a general waste of space.
Here is what it looks like now in its very ugly state:
If you've been following along, you know it's time for some of my horrendous MS Paint mark ups.
Option 1. Basically building a second small deck. The pros for this is that it lets me go from the rear door of the addition into the basement without having to walk up and down a few steps or step on the grass etc. Handy when moving this from the garage to the basement, and I can easily shovel this in the winter to keep a clear path. Cons: it's more work and time and $.
Option 2: Just build 2 sets of stairs, and gravel the area. This is less work and time/money (I think, i'll probably have to see how much stone I will need to know for sure), but a few extra steps to go from the door to the basement and is more difficult to keep clear in the winter.
I'd love to hear what you guys think or if you have any better ideas. Whatever I build, I will use composite materials to match the rear desk. I got the laser level out when I was planning this, and the way the elevation changes work out, I can achieve option 1 with having one 6" step down from the deck to the landing in front of the bulkhead. Let me know what you think!
