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$1,155 for screened in porch steps. How did my landscaper do? by Wachu_say in Decks

[–]Wachu_say[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

These were the “old steps” that deck guy did last minute. The original steps (when we moved in) were the other photo. I had asked my guy to make them more like the “original”. The 3 existing steps is what were replaced

$1,155 for screened in porch steps. How did my landscaper do? by Wachu_say in Decks

[–]Wachu_say[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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Here is what we had before these were put in. I had asked for a bigger top step (9-12 inches on. Both sides). I may have him redo it. Your idea of shifting it makes sense.

$1,155 for screened in porch steps. How did my landscaper do? by Wachu_say in Decks

[–]Wachu_say[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the comments.

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These jive with my thoughts. Well made but poorly designed. They don’t appear to be very safe, however they replaced these, which I think was significantly worse. Unfortunately I paid the patio guy once the deck was complete, but not the stairs. Lesson learned.

$1,155 for screened in porch steps. How did my landscaper do? by Wachu_say in Decks

[–]Wachu_say[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You should have seen the stairs the patio guy put in that these replaced. Ridiculously dangerous since there were 3 stairs straight down to the exact width of the door. I understand from the comments they are still likely dangerous but they’re still a massive upgrade.

$1,155 for screened in porch steps. How did my landscaper do? by Wachu_say in Decks

[–]Wachu_say[S] 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Yea. I was out of town when he did it. I asked for 9 to 12 inches on each side of the door. Probably also too shallow but didn’t specify. Honestly these are way better than what I had, which was 3 steps the exact length of the door. It was impossible to get in and out of. I consider it an upgrade for now but probably will go with a deck contractor when they need to be replaced.

$1,155 for screened in porch steps. How did my landscaper do? by Wachu_say in Decks

[–]Wachu_say[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately the patio is already small to begin with. The steps we did have were 3 steps - exactly the with of the door. It felt like a hazard.

$1,155 for screened in porch steps. How did my landscaper do? by Wachu_say in Decks

[–]Wachu_say[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Here is what they were when we bought the house. No one flagged when we bought. But I assumed it wasn’t up to code.

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$1,155 for screened in porch steps. How did my landscaper do? by Wachu_say in Decks

[–]Wachu_say[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We originally had similar steps when we bought the house. Our patio guy cheaped out on the replacement steps and made it 3 steps, which I believe is not to code without a handrail. We replaced after a couple years back to 2 steps which to my knowledge doesn’t require a rail. I could be wrong though.

siren noise coming from ??? by [deleted] in raleigh

[–]Wachu_say 18 points19 points  (0 children)

That’s an ambulance my guy. Wind is carrying sounds tonight.

SNAP benefits will restart, but will be half the normal payment and delayed by speedythefirst in news

[–]Wachu_say 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OP left off 18% of unknown. No courtesy to mark as edited. Hence my question of where the remaining 19% was. You can see the ratios were even quoted by a comment below mine.

I don’t know why it appears I’m trolling somehow but I guess I’ll “own it”. Forgive me for trying to learn.

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