Retaining Wall Steps

We have been working on the back retaining wall over the last couple of weeks. One of the last items is to add the treads to all of the steps. The first step was to cut all of the pieces to fit. Each tread is not exactly the width of two pieces. A string was placed between the top and bottom tread to align the outside edge and figure out how much to cut off each tread. On each step a bed of mortar was spread and the tread was placed and leveled.

Here is a view of the finished step treads.

A view from the back of the house.

A view through the kitchen windows. At some point this will no longer look like a construction site!