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Steps

Project by brad posted 769 days ago 553 views 1 time favorited 12 comments Add to Favorites Watch

Youngest son and his beautiful wife joined the world of “hot tubbing”. They didn’t buy the steps to enter and exit…they thought (dad could build them), easy for them to say. I took a few measurements, studied a bit, and then skillfully copied the design of the steps i bought. Here is what I came up with. I had fun and makes me feel needed….
Some left over treated lumber
a few (no..a bunch of screws)
A little exterior glue and
WALA…

-- Brad,--"The way to eat an eliphant is one bite at a time"


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Dadoo

1723 posts in 888 days


posted 769 days ago

Now you need something to drink and go enjoy the tub yourself!

-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!

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snowdog

808 posts in 881 days


posted 769 days ago

The steps look great, I never saw it build that way but that makes them better for me. I bet they are pretty heavy. So where are the cocktails and towels. Nice job.

I remember the first deck I sold and built. It had a spiral stair case, 3 or 4 steps, damned thing was a challenge. the next deck I had to build was a 2nd story deck, but that is another story in stair building <laugh>

-- "so much to learn and so little time"..

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brad

135 posts in 802 days


posted 769 days ago

Hey snowdog!
You caught me, the only way I could ever build steps is to put them together as I go like i did these, and yes, they are very heavy…(I built them to hold me). To do that they have to be heavy duty..

-- Brad,--"The way to eat an eliphant is one bite at a time"

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WayneC

6044 posts in 995 days


posted 769 days ago

Well done. Looks like they will work great.

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

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Buckskin

484 posts in 886 days


posted 768 days ago

Looks like they are well built and built to last to me.

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PanamaJack

4447 posts in 975 days


posted 768 days ago

These are very nice. Great job.

-- Carpe Lignum - Seize The Wood,

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cajunpen

5968 posts in 964 days


posted 768 days ago

Great job on a difficult task. I have never built steps before, but I understand they are a challenge.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

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MsDebbieP

14171 posts in 1059 days


posted 768 days ago

these look great!! Well done

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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mot

4904 posts in 934 days


posted 767 days ago

LOL…I sat looking at this piece a couple of times wondering why I havn’t made the few sets of stairs in my shop where all my tools are. I always build them in place with sawhorses and alot of swearing. Nice job!

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

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TomFran

2515 posts in 892 days


posted 767 days ago

Isn’t it gratifying to be able to make things that will be used and appreciated. Nice job.

-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28

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mtnwild

2026 posts in 425 days


posted 422 days ago

Great, you turned a take for granted piece, and turned it into a point of interest. I will take with me, to look at everything as important. Thanks

-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.

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Richforever

340 posts in 618 days


posted 421 days ago

Very well done! Nice detail work. Thanks for posting.

-- Rich, Seattle, WA

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