steps to side walkway

Today the general contractor's crew was here working on the steps from the elevated walkway to the side of the house. I love the design! This whole area looks so much better now and makes so much more sense. I love that it actually looks like it was designed that way and not that it was a MacGyver solution to a strange set up (which is what it is). The hedge and gate look great too.

Here is a shot from the side of the house looking toward the backyard. There will be a gate at the top of the steps. The small gap between the bottom step and the ground is to allow for water runoff. I thought this was quite clever and I didn't even think of it. Things like this are the reason I wanted this particular contractor on the job.

Here is a view looking down the side walkway from the yard. The landing is 3 feet which is to make sure nobody falls after walking through the gate that will be here.








The metal guy was here unexpectedly today and replaced one of the previously installed metal gate posts. I didn't even know about it. I hadn't inspected the posts that closely, and it turns out one didn't match! I don't know what he was thinking. The general contractor (the metal guy is a subcontractor) made him come out and replace it saying that he didn't want me (the customer) to balk at paying for a gate with mismatched posts. I was so glad he did this, and that I wasn't pulled into the drama. I would have been mad. Things like this are another reason I wanted this particular contractor on the job. As much as this seems reasonable, my experience has been that most don't behave like this.

Here is the welder melting the welding from the first post.