Sandstone Steps Detail, Pennsylvania 2015
Sandstone Steps, North Carolina 2014
Sandstone Steps, Pennsylvania 2006
Sandstone Steps, Pennsylvania 2007
Sandstone Steps, Pennsylvania 2009
Sandstone Spiral Steps, North Carolina 2008
Sandstone Steps, Pennsylvania 2019
Sandstone Steps and Landing, Pennsylvania 2004
Sandstone Steps with Retaining Wall, Pennsylvania 2004
Sandstone Steps, Pennsylvania 2006
Sandstone Steps with Landing and Retaining Walls, Pennsylvania 2007
Sandstone Steps, Pennsylvania 2007
Sandstone Steps with Retaining Walls 2007
Sandstone Steps with Retaining Wall, Pennsylvania 2009
Sandstone Steps with Boulder Edging, North Carolina 2017
Sandstone Steps, North Carolina 2017
Sandstone Steps With Boulder Edging, North Carolina 2016
Sandstone Step, New Mexico 2020
Sandstone Steps, New Mexico 2020
Stone steps work best as a single slab of stone, set so that the top surface is level in both directions. Stone steps last longer if they rest on top of the step beneath them, with a 3″ overhang. I set steps into a bed of crushed gravel, compacted.
Steps work best for pedestrians when the top surface is smooth, and when the height of each step is very similar.
For stone steps in the landscape, I advocate the use of handrails made from metal or wood.