This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook creates a durable outdoor staircase. (See below for a shopping list and tools.)

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Roger and the homeowner built a set of landscape stairs using 6" x 6" timbers. He cut the timbers with a circular saw and handsaw and treated the cut ends with a wood preservative. The timbers were anchored using a 4-foot length of rebar driven into the ground and the stair treads were secured to each other with special timber screws. Roger laid gravel around each step to provide a solid foundation for the stairs and improve drainage.

Shopping List for How to Build Steps With Landscape Timbers:
- 2x2 stake [[ Ссылка ]]
- 6x6 pressure-treated timbers [[ Ссылка ]]
- gravel [[ Ссылка ]]
- ½-inch-diameter (No. 4) metal reinforcing bar [[ Ссылка ]], used to pin sleepers to the ground
- 12-inch-long timber screws [[ Ссылка ]]
- wood preservative [[ Ссылка ]]

Tools for How to Build Steps With Landscape Timbers:
- shovel [[ Ссылка ]]
- 4-foot level [[ Ссылка ]] and long straightedge [[ Ссылка ]]
- layout square [[ Ссылка ]]
- circular saw [[ Ссылка ]]
- handsaw [[ Ссылка ]]
- drill/driver [[ Ссылка ]]
- 3-pound sledgehammer [[ Ссылка ]]
- 3-inch paintbrush [[ Ссылка ]]

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