How to Build Steps With Landscape Timbers | This Old House
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- Опубліковано 1 сер 2014
- 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 [amzn.to/2EL9DxY]
- 6x6 pressure-treated timbers [amzn.to/2HNxGOH]
- gravel [amzn.to/30XJYv8]
- ½-inch-diameter (No. 4) metal reinforcing bar [amzn.to/2JPhCOA], used to pin sleepers to the ground
- 12-inch-long timber screws [amzn.to/2WzJHz7]
- wood preservative [amzn.to/2WgAfS3]
Tools for How to Build Steps With Landscape Timbers:
- shovel [amzn.to/2XjdclV]
- 4-foot level [amzn.to/30RcApZ] and long straightedge [amzn.to/2Mmo01V]
- layout square [amzn.to/2JM9mPo]
- circular saw [amzn.to/2XeIsCy]
- handsaw [amzn.to/2ELawGO]
- drill/driver [amzn.to/2Xb40A1]
- 3-pound sledgehammer [amzn.to/2ELo8Bz]
- 3-inch paintbrush [amzn.to/2MAkSj9]
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Now I know how to build steas with timbas
Roger is pretty trusting holding rebar while a not so experienced customer Hammers it home. LOL
This video inspired me to build a set of stairs for my house. I changed the dimensions using three 68" sleepers, 73" long stair treads that are 23" wide using four pieces of 6"x6" posts, I stained all of the lumber prior to installation and will apply a second coat of stain. I used 18 6"x6"x8' posts, 6 pieces of rebar and 50 fasteners.
We need these instructions for our new 🏠. I hope I can find it again when we are ready!!
I used this approach to replace 2 steps for my parents. It took 3 6”x6”x8’s and some deck screws. All in it cost under $70 and was around 2 hours of work! Thanks for the idea and instructions 😉
Cool, I'm gonna go install myself as a sleeper on the couch now.
sleepah
Thanks for showing the finished steps. They looked amazing.
i when to the store and asked for timbas and they looked at me funny.....
Dude where is he from? I have no clue what dialect that is. Lol
@@bignastyyufel I think he's from Boston or new England
I don’t know why you guys think it’s so hahd to understand what’s he’s sayin about rebah, timbah, or sleepahs....hell yeah that is a Boston accent ! Go Sox baby!
Try asking for Reebaaaa......
@@bignastyyufel you gotta travel bro. It's an obvious new England accent. Probably Boston.
This guy is a genius and his accent is awesome....
Always enjoy watching these outdoor improvement projects with Roger.
Used this idea on my house and looks amazing along with a similar sidewalk configuration
Good to see Roger’s doing better.
"Sleepaah"
love it
I have just built these stairs in my garden, Looks great. Thanks for great video
She's asking the questions for the benefit of the video. Keeps him talking and answers questions others might have.
This guy is just amazing!
I'm using this design for a hillside where there will be 24 steps total. I'm concerned about drainage, and I think I will need more than just gravel under the steps. Any suggestions?
by far the best tutorial on stairs
Excellent info! Thanks.
The sleeper has awakened. SPICE
That is a quality set of stairs. Nice.
2:20 "Rogaaaaa, how deep do you want this? Ideally the whole length of the rod!" That a boy Rogaaaaa!!! 👍😛
i was LMFAO when he was saying that followed by sink it all the way in :)
stop when you hit something solid
Or when you hit the water or sewer
3:26 keep going, take it all the way down in
Whe she asked “how deep do you want this?” I lost it
Would be nice to see the finished steps.
Would have been too hard to include an extra 10 seconds. Time is money. haha
best part is 2:18 get the customer to do the hard labor while you sit back and rock the pink safety glasses.(:
lol need Big Girl Swings on the baby sledge
i should start a tv show, and get folks to work for free, brilliant! they can prepare to fix their house by fixing mine =0) good video, thanks, i probably will do this at my place
Why not? Women deserve to be treated equally.
Great video. I am going to do this in my back garden :)
great work---thanks---
Very cool video thanks
He is my neighbor Nursultan Tuliagby. He is pain in my a**holes. I get a window from a glass, he must get a window from a glass. I get a step, he must get a step. I get a clock radio, he cannot afford. Great success!
Thanks for sharing! We are building a house now and this will be very useful. Hi from Bulgaria :))
i love how these guys gets the others to do most of the heavy work XD
There is probably a payoff, the homeowner gets a discount for having the show film it, but if you are able, you help do some of the work.
Where in the US in This Old House hosted? They have the funniest accent.
The way that lady holds a hammer is maddening.
My Johnson is also known as "The Sleepher". What a coiencendence!!
trick to driving rebar get a heavy duty hammer drill put a large socket on it seat on top and hit the trigger drives the rebar down for ya no hammering involved
good job
Interesting!
3:52 Hey Beavis, check out that wood.
Ol' Roger laying some wood now...and some pipe later
The man
Having done a bit of this myself recently, I would say this video has a lot of good information. Things such as treating the cuts with preservative, using rebar to anchor the timbers, how to cut the timbers, and the special fasteners to secure the timbers in place. Except, the overall design isn't going to work well because there hasn't been any mention of water flow, and there are no sides to the stairway!
+Bob Crooks If your last name wasn't "Crooks," I would probably believe you.
This guy is good
To get stah-did... Nice to hear that Massachusetts accent.
half inch rebahh.
Hola. Que madera utilizaste? Ya que la madera que se usa normalmente en construcción se pudre facilmente al dejarla bajo tierra. Saludos.
should showed the final product how it loks and everything
+KrisRaps They do that with a lot of Roger's clips. Very disappointing and does him a disservice IMO.
Como te atreves a desperdiciar tanta madera en algo tan simple. Pareces principiante.
"Ideally I'd like you to go the whole length of the rod." Oh come on!
Ed Prior thought I was the only one that caught that
Ed Prior 466))))46373;;;:;3$464$.
I'm gonna say next time I'm getting blown. Haha
Yeah, she really softballed that one over the plate...
Nice bit of rain and that'll sink loads
@2:19 best part
brainnya he like you ain't paying me so do the work bitch
brainnya how deep haha
You mean best paawt
I thought I was the only one.... typically the whole length of the rod.
brainnya stfu
Gotta make sure you use good quality tembas.
Hoff inch rebaw!
3:26 pretty epic too
Does a run of 4 or more steps require a handrail per code?
So will you need to excavate all the soil from each side of the steps? They will be full of soil in no time, spoiling somewhat the aesthetic. Or is there a way to build these type of steps 'above' the soil line, to stop the soil erosion spoiling the look of them, not to mention the encroachment of weeds and grass.........??
2:19 why isn’t this a meme?? 😂😂😂
If you cement. Can you use that method?
شي حلو
Sleeper step? Wood floors. Gravel at the bottom will Allow for drainage
I’m gonna put mawk right dare!
Please come to my house in Buckingham County, Virginia. I could really use your help!
It would have been funny if he told her she had to drive another 4 foot rebar into each of the stairs first before telling her he had screws.
Even if they were pressure treated lumber, the bottom lumber will rot in time. I would rather use cinder blocks at the base which sits on the soil to prevent this. Better yet make steps with concrete since it is only several steps.
and your concrete will crack as it always does over time.
That's not good if you are getting cracks.
Any wood will rot over time, but by the time these rot the home owner will have died of old age. I put some pressure treated timber in the ground over 30 years ago and still solid as a rock.
The could've used composite boards. Finding larger ones can be hard, but they can increase timbers lifespan up to 2.5x.
mac daddy, The houses have concrete and last for many more years than the wood under the ground
We would like to use this method to build a stairway 12 feet long with a rise of 27 inches. How many steps should we plan on and what would be the length of the first set of sleepers?Could we modify the steps to be 3 timbers deep instaed of 2?
+John Wilson Tip: call out a Pro.
Should be on gravel to prevent rot and freeze thaw.
Dude has to be from Boston, right? Give me some clam chowda!
Será q não existe tecnologia para o you tube colocar legenda nos vídeos,
Can the first pair of sleepers always be 3 feet? Where does this dimension come from so I know what length to make the next sets of sleepers?
The length of the first sleeper depends on the total run.
I can't find the extra-long fasteners for use with treated lumber the he is using in this video. Anyone know who makes them, and where I can purchase them?
Timberlok- Home Depot. Come in various lengths.
“Now what do you do with that informa-“
“Well that’s guhna help me determine my height for ma timbahs. Catch up Deborahh.”
This guy needs a bobcat
"How deep do you want it" - "The whole length of the rod"
What kind of screws were they using in this video?
I'd like to know, too. Just described as "custom screws" in the video ... so where'd he get 'em ?
Timbas and sleepas.
I would be nice if pressure treating actually went into the whole timber.
whatwas the preservative? at 2:28?
well, if you haven't googled it in a month: www.amazon.com/Rust-Oleum-1904A-Woodlife-CopperCoat-Preservative-Below/dp/B003KR23PU
Reba!
Sleepah!
What is the name of the special fastners? Size, material?
TimberLOK screws, by FastenMaster -- looked like 8" (that's what I'm using)
it gonne be slippery as hell.
how do you guys pay by the work or tv ????
They've worked in all 50 shows. Not likely homeowner is paying for them and camera crew and ...
How much money would it cost to make a 7-step stone and concrete staircase in front of the house?
And when it rains you brake your back!!!!
They are gonna be slippery after rain...
the part at the end that I wanted to see was covered up by ads for the next videos ! aaaargh. that was bad.
i love how he puts women to work in his video! good job getting the women involve!
WOW.. I DONT HAVE THE SLEEPERS..I JUST USED REBAR INFRONT OF THE 6X6 AND WORKS FINE..
wicked pissah
3:14
Where can you get landscape timbers
They're just 6x6 or 4x4 pressure treated posts
No sub-base then - just dirt?
that lady is like always mad
This dudes accent is LEGENDARY! Re-bahh
Lol at all the "whole length of the Rod" comments but I'm just wondering these could be pretty slippery when wet, right?
I built similar stairs out of pressure treated wood and few things could be more slippery when wet. I cannot stress this enough, don't use this material for stairs/steps.
Transaction strips like sandpaper could be attached perhaps.
I binge watched like 30 of these T.O.H. videos in one sitting... The one thing that stuck out in every video is the homeowners ask the dumbest questions and/or have no idea on how to come up with simple solutions to basic problems. Does the production crew seek these people out intentionally or what?? Mind you, I wasn't gaining any information out of these, simply fell down the UA-cam rabbit hole as always...
I don't even think you can use copper green as a wood preservative in California anymore.
You can still use copper wood preservative in California. The state banned chromated copper arsenate (CCA) and pentachlorophenol (penta) two decades ago. So only the preservatives that had penta, arsenic and chromium were banned so that people touching the wood didn't get kidney disease, malformed sex organs (these chemical disrupt human hormones) and bladder cancer. By not producing these hazardous materials anymore then California has less exposure to these products in gardens, lakes, play grounds, and waste handling centers.
now how deep do you want this... 😏😂💀
I bet he used to say the same thing to his wife
would have looked great with recycled plastic landscape timbers!
Hello. How. Can. I. Get. A. T shirt. Of. Ask. This. Old. House
Hammah the rebah that fah into the sleepah aftah you cut the timbah on the mahk with a sahr.