6x6 Timber Steps
You ll drive rebar anchors through these holes when you set the frames.
6x6 timber steps. I was considering creating a lap joint on the 6 6 tread and the 6 6 runner. If you are installing backyard stairs. Making landscape timber steps is a straightforward procedure that does not require any special skill or expertise.
What is the best way to make up the difference. Dividing the sum by 6 the height. Drive the spikes with a small sledgehammer.
Excavate the staircase area with a shovel and dig an 8 to 10 inch wide x 3 foot long trench along each edge of the staircase. As we began building these 6 x6 pressure treated timber stairs we realized the rise over run calculations were off and we had no choice but to start over. Mark the middle of the timber also.
Divide by 5 inches the height of a 6x6 timber to find the number of steps in the staircase. Btw between the timbers is. Any advice on how to proceed.
4 dig two trenches at bottom for installing 6x6 sleepers flush with grade. Drive a long wooden rod into the ground then using the straightedge and a level mark the height of the second. Drill a 1 2 inch hole through the timber.
To assemble the timbers drill pilot holes for 12 inch spikes completely through the front face of the outside timbers and about 2 inches into the side timbers. Video of the day step 1. A high traffic slope in your yard benefits from a set of steps that not only makes the transition easier but looks much better in your yard than a patch of trampled.
3 measure between the two pencil marks to determine total height of all steps. Cut an 8 foot long landscape timber into two 4 foot lengths with a chainsaw. This weekend i am going to rebuild the timber steps pictured in the attached files.
5 use a circular saw and handsaw to cut 3 foot long sleepers from a 6x6 timber. How to landscape timber steps. 6 treat cut ends of sleepers with wood preservative.
Also the original timbers are actually 6 x 6 while the replacements will be 5 1 2 square. It would be a bit more work but i thought it might look a little more finished. I don t want to add an extra step.
