This box method is an easy way to build steps to your front porch using a series of boxes covered with treads. Check out the beautiful finished results!

Decks and construction--you're wondering how exactly this falls into the category of gardening. Well, it does and it doesn't. You see, for years, we've had a deck surrounded by a flower bed. It has always been pretty. In the spring, we have tulips. In the summer, daylillies and black-eyed susans, and in the fall, shasta daisies. However, over the years, the flower bed has become overgrown and the built-in deck benches were ripped out. This left a wide open space, and a much too large step…

Interested in building your own Pyramid staircase with landing from SCRATCH?! This detailed 14 page digital set of PDF Plans will provide you all the dimensions and insight needed to build it yourself. The step footprint goes from 5'x3' to 9'-6"x 5'-3" and this staircase is not only beautiful but very structurally sound. Here is the step by step video tutorial: https://youtu.be/7JVqRk4dXPk?si=MFZgibAN7vNlIKbY

Box stair framing Our DIY staffers love it when we find one of our more... "creative" awardees stepping outside of their beloved comfort zones to pick up a few extra cents from the nice people at eHow.com. Today's is once such occasion, a day in which a repeat DotD with advanced degrees in "creative writing" and "math education" tries her hand at a carpentry primers. Please welcome to the nomination stand Stephanie Ellen (also known as S. Deviant), whom we found attempting to explain "How to…

The durable features of IPE decking make it ideal to be used for building steps.

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How to install single box steps, and double box steps, the easiest types of steps to construct for low decks. They are a simple and stable solution.

Discover creative deck steps ideas to elevate your outdoor space. From modern designs to natural blends, find inspiration to enhance your deck.