Last Saturday tore into the steps and wall on the back of the house. Did as I normally do with projects, ripped out the damaged wood, make a list and go to the local lumber yard.
Get there with my list and find out they don't have ANY pressure treated lumber.
They've been out for a month and weren't sure when the next delivery was going to show up. Their wood warehouse is 150' x 300' and was pretty empty.
Since I ripped out the wooden wall next to the brick patio, it was "kind of important" to put something back in place. I had two P T 4 x 4 about 7' long and a quick call to my neighbor got me three more pieces.
Yesterday morning I called the lumber yard again and they had a few 2 x 12 x 12'. I ran down and grabbed the best 12' they had ( $36 for ONE ). No 2 x 6's or 2 x 4's .
Neighbor Will laid out new stair stringers for me. I cut them out and put them up.
This morning I called Home Depot and they had 2 x 6 x 10' ( $12.67 each ) and 2 x 4 x 8' so I ran down there to get some lesser grade garbage. I also grabbed some stone for under the landing.
We now have steps and the landing again
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pics
1st Will laid out the stairs different than the originals so the wall side was one step short. I screwed in the stair cut drop for that step.
2nd Stair stringers in place
3rd granite chips for weed control under the landing next to the brick patio
4th Completed steps and landing. The other wood will be replaced next spring after prices stabilize.