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Tenderloin
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Exterior staircases.
What are the options? Basically we have a (too short) run of crumbling concrete masquerading as a stair between our side return and a decked area (house built on steep hill).
We want a new staircase. I'm open to DIY, I'm open to trades.
What would be the stages?
What are exterior staircases built of?
Metal sounds awful but maybe I'm imagining awful staircases and nice ones exist. Could an awful one be covered convincingly by something e.g. decking?
Main priority is safety - so a more sensible length, less crumbly concrete - current one is a death trap. The decking at the top and the side return both get used by a clumsy as fuck child and elderly idiots. Neither are prepared to change their ways so the only solution is to throw money at it. Discuss.