Ascending Towards The Top, Continued

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Last year's staircase

Adding a center deck rail

Where on this rocky hillside can we put a deck?

We'll try this out

Hanging the side boards by rope until we find it

Moving some rocks out of the way

Looks good. lets give them a post

This rear post will keep the rest from falling off

Tieing an insecure post to a secure post

Fitting a deck post foot to the terrain

Positioning the top stairway post

Aligning the stairway stringers

The rope pulls the stairway towards the center of
the deck

Temporary runners will catch the new stringers

The rope continues to keep the stairway centered

Another rock that has to go

Fitting a solid flat rock under the post

The rest of the stairway hangs from this post unit
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Cutting stairway step supports

Precutting and drilling multiple 2x8 steps

Centering a new load-bearing post

This post locks in behind a boulder

Keeping the rest from falling down

Cutting this post and foot to fit into the rocks

This tie makes sure the posts help each other out

Aiming for the center of the deck

Connected!

Sorting left and right supports

Attaching stairway header board

Reinforcing everything

Marking post cuts for stairway railing

Post tops are cut

Cutting railing slots

Shimming poorly cut railing slot

The saw blade protects the stringer


Flattening warped orbital sanding disks

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