Even the most well-maintained deck will inevitably start to show its age, but even more importantly, materials start to break down, making it dangerous. But you don’t have to do a major reno to bring it back up to scratch. Simply replace all rotten boards, repair the balustrade, then refresh it by staining the deck and painting the timbers in a modern colour. A built-in planter and bench seat completes your outdoor transformation.
EASY STEPS TO NEW STAIRS
A set of steps on its last legs isn’t an issue you can ignore. But a stair kit takes care of the hard part so you can just assemble and install to give safe access to your garden from your deck.
Here’s how
STEP 1 Unscrew, remove and discard existing gate and stairs.
Cut bottom of stair stringers as required so they will fit into your available space. Sit in position so the horns at the top of the stringer sit on the deck and the channels routed into the stringers are level. Measure the distance between the channels in the stringers to determine the
