Rebuilding Front Steps

Our front steps had seen some better days, the weather was starting to take its toll. There were some boards that were starting to rot in places. So we took the opportunity to refresh things this weekend and replace the boards. We also made the steps a little narrower in the process so that they lined up with the walkway going up to the house. As originally built they did not line up with anything. Here is a picture of the steps before (with the first couple treads removed).

After all of the old treads were removed we snapped a line and cut to the new edge.

And here they are once they all had been cut.

The stringer that was on the far end was cleaned up to be reused.

Once the stringer was cleaned up it was put back into place on the new end of the steps.

 

Kristen was able to get some paint on the treads before they were cut.

Once they were cut to length and width they were painted again.

And here is the finished product with the little helper at the top of the stairs. They look almost the same as the originals except for two things. The new stairs are a little narrower and the treads have a 3/4 inch reveal around the front and sides.