I blew the budget completely because I didn't use pallet lumber so it is getting a serious change. Mrs Pallet is all excited non the less. Instead of a breezeway I am going to have to make it a small landing to make it easier to enter the house. The breezeway will have to wait till next year now. Once I got going she asked me to change the plan after Mrs Pallet face planted last year due the steps continuing to break away I cant blame her one bit.... This project just got boring! Lumber is expensive! I I cant afford the case of beer that is grandfathered in to every Pallet Pete Project budget now!
I think you are going to need help to back on track with this project. It's time to call in a professional.... brewmaster, oops, I mean engineer/architect.
Well it's too tall for the local hardware stores Home Depot lowes ect so time for UPSIDE DOWN stairs!!!
I would never get away with a stairway as steep as the one you built but otherwise it is looking good. Mrs OM47 insists on a maximum of 6 inch tall steps because of her rheumatism.
Its temporary I couldn't find a stringer long enough so I had to flip one to make it work. I agree defiantly too steep. Im going to order a new stair stringer the right size or make one depending on price but in the mean time we need something
Try this. Set a 2x12 raw stringer, no notches, at the angle you want then nail or screw small, foot long or less, blocks of 2x4 at the right height and spacing for your final rise and run. After that it is a case of nailing some 2x4 or 2x6 material to the top of those blocks. My rear deck is about 9 feet off the ground but I have a nice 3 foot wide stairway to it that is nothing more than a few 2x4 blocks screwed to some 2x12 stringers and some 5/4 treated decking material on top of the blocks. By not cutting the 2x12s the stringers are far stronger than you will typically find and the only cuts needed are the ones to make the top fit the edge of your platform and the bottom cut to make it sit properly on the ground.
Right about getting new steps. Those steep steps are just trading one problem for another. What are the 4x4's resting on? The only other concern I have is I noticed the bottom of the door is nearly level with the deck surface. If you get any accumulation of snow and ice, you won't be able to open the door. How to Build Porch Stairs I like wooden step way better than stone or cement. Stone and cement freezes over so easy and are not forgiving at all when you fall on them. Good luck with your project.
The Idea is to put a roof over the porch before winter so the deck will stay clean. Its protected pretty goo in that little pocket. The 4*4 s are set on gravel and the ground is clay they wont go anywhere in that soil. As for the steps I have all the measurements to cut the risers I am too busy to do it right now and would rather buy them its faster.
Pallet pete; if you are as cheap as I am and wish to save money, yet have simple stringers try this trick. Go to Home Depot with a pencil in your pocket. Then pick out the 2 x 12's that you need. Next go and get the pre-cut stringers that they always have there and place them on your 2 x 12's starting at the bottom and just trace them out. Put the pre-cut stringers back and take your now marked lumber to the register and get what you need and pay less for it.
I thought you might, and note who your friends are here, with notched stringers I made the assumption Mrs Pallet was one lean pallet toting machine and did not need super strength ones!
That is how I built my steps then went 6 ft up. But I made the whole thing out of PT. It has been there for about 30 years and still as strong as the day I put them on. I made the step rally deep so it was easy to go up and down with plenty of room. Rail on both sides. Dogs don't like the open back but they always get used to it. I've cover each tread with outdoor carpet. No regrets there at all. No longer slippery. Cleans off easily in the winter.
Im trying!!!!!!! I start new in field service training tomorrow I might have to abandon it for a short time
