Mock up of stairs

Testing the mock up of the stair design

 All of our stairs are a little unconventional. The indoor staircase is steeper than code permits, the code compliant stair will be located outside, and the stairs to the sleeping porch don't have to be code compliant so we made it steeper to save space. But we wanted to be sure that it would still be comfortable to walk up. So, after Trinity came up with two schemes that would work, Jesse made a mock up of each using wood and cinder blocks (aka CMUs- Concrete Masonry Units). Then we got the camera out and started messing around with the self timer, trying to climb the stairs at the same time. It got a little silly...

Jesse examines the functionality of the stairs from all angles. The verdict: Looks great!