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Better back steps

step repair with new steps

We replaced our troubled back steps with treated step stringers and 2x10 planks.

Total cost was just under 40 dollars.
 



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About us: Anna Hess and Mark Hamilton spent over a decade living self-sufficiently in the mountains of Virginia before moving north to start over from scratch in the foothills of Ohio. They've experimented with permaculture, no-till gardening, trailersteading, home-based microbusinesses and much more, writing about their adventures in both blogs and books.



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you might want to put comp roofing shingles on them so you dont get hurt falling when the snow flys. tom
Comment by Anonymous — Tue Apr 5 11:08:17 2016
Shingles for anti-slip surfacing
Anonymous --- That's a good idea! Actually, I was trying to figure out a way to make our goat porches less slippery on dewy mornings. That might be the solution....
Comment by anna — Tue Apr 5 15:27:41 2016
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