This allowance provides some design flexibility.
Steps from french doors to garden.
Step 1 measure the length of you entire patio door opening from one side to the other.
Include both doors in the width.
We have a small backyard just about 35 deep by 40 wide.
Attach three stair stringers which you can buy at a lumber store to the 2 by 8 board.
The key is to make these steps wide enough to accommodate the patio door whether it is sliding or french and the easiest way to do it is to build wood patio steps right up to your door.
Oct 10 2017 explore diana palmer s board patio steps on pinterest.
For all non egress exterior doors the 2003 code update allows a 7 3 4 in.
Our patio doors are 4 steps above the ground.
Jul 21 2020 explore trish reider s board back door steps on pinterest.
The key is to make these steps wide enough to accommodate the patio door whether it is sliding or french and the easiest way to do it is to build wood patio steps right up to your door.
We want to build a patio at ground level the houses are close together not much privacy so don t want to build a deck at door level.
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