This was suppose to be the staircase to heaven. It's turning out to be the staircase of hell! But almost a month later, this is the progress we've made.
In case you ever get a contractor's bid for a landscaped staircase on a hill, and you think, "No way, that's too much," let me warn you that they're not crazy...it's adequately prices for the labor involved.
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| This was our inspiration...and hopefully what the stairs will look like when we finish. The only difference is we used railroad ties instead of 4x4's and our yard is a lot--I mean a lot--steaper. |
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| Here is the before picture. The stairs will come down the right-hand side, just to the South of the deck. |
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| Slow going...this was the first two steps which were started about a month ago. |
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| A little progress... |
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| In order to make it all the way up, we had to bend around some of the larger lava rocks. That's ok though; I think it gives the whole thing character. |
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| It's a good thing we didn't need a permit for these...some are higher, some shorter, some longer, some square, some trapezoids. |
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| Almost to the top... |
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| Just keep building, just keep building... |
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| Holy staircase of hell! |
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| Twenty-two steps. That's how many it took to get to the top. But they are done and ready to be filled now. |
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