Steps for Ground That’s Too Steep to Walk
Does the walk along the house get too steep, does the back door need a landing, or does a new wall need a way up? We build steps and stoops into the walls, patios and walkways around them, and replace old concrete or brick steps.
Where does the yard get hard to walk?
Most step projects start with a change in level: a new wall, a patio above another, a walk on a slope, a back door with no landing, or old steps that need replacing.
We’re putting in a wall to level the yard. How do we get up to the top?
More often than not, that’s why we build steps: to get up onto the level ground behind a retaining wall we’ve just built. They go in as part of the same job.
One patio sits higher than the other. How do we join them?
Where the ground rises between one patio area and the next, we build steps to join the two levels.
The walk along the house gets too steep. What can we do?
Where a walkway runs the length of the house on a slope, we build steps into the steep stretch. A gentle slope is fine to walk on. It’s where the ground drops more sharply that a step makes sense.
The back door opens onto a drop. What goes there?
A stoop: a landing outside the back door or slider, with steps down to the yard or the patio.
Our old concrete or brick steps need replacing. Can you do that?
Yes. We replace them with Techo-Bloc paver steps.
Steps are one part of the hardscaping we build. They’re rarely a project on their own: usually they go in with the wall, patio or walkway they connect to.
Steps are part of something bigger
Steps nearly always join something: a wall, a patio or a walkway. We plan them with it.
More often than not, the steps we build go into a retaining wall we’re building, so you can get up onto the level ground behind it.
They can also join one patio to another where the grade rises between them, or sit in a walkway that runs along a slope beside the house.
Where the steps stop
- The walk they sit in. Where it goes, how wide it is and what it’s made of belong to the walkway.
- The wall they climb. Holding back the slope is the job of the retaining wall.
- The steps themselves. We build them, and back-door stoops, with Techo-Bloc.
Sized for the people who use them
The first question isn’t how big the steps could be. It’s how many people will use them at once.
How big steps should be comes down to how they’re used.
A lot of people at once
Steps off a patio or a walk that a group crosses together need room for more than one person at a time.
One person at a time
Steps on a garden path, where people tend to walk single file, can be narrower.
We put the lawn back.
Building steps into a slope tears up the lawn around them. Sod is what we install for a living, so putting the lawn back is part of the job.
Pay for your steps over time
Financing is available for step projects.
- $0Down
- 0%Interest for 12–18 months
- 3 monthsPayment deferment
- No penaltiesFor early payoff
What homeowners ask about steps
Do you build steps on their own?
Usually steps are part of a bigger job: a retaining wall, a patio or a walkway. It varies, but most of the time they go in with whatever they connect to.
Do you build stoops?
Yes. A stoop gives you a landing outside the back door or slider, with steps down to the yard or the patio.
Can you replace old concrete or brick steps?
Yes. We replace them with Techo-Bloc paver steps.
How wide should outdoor steps be?
It depends on how they’re used. Steps that a lot of people cross at the same time, like the steps off a busy patio, need more room than steps on a garden path that people walk one at a time.
Does Peak Sodding repair the lawn after hardscaping work?
Yes. Heavy equipment damages turf on almost every hardscaping project. Because Peak Sodding installs sod as its core business, the lawn is restored as part of the job rather than left for the homeowner to arrange separately.
Show us where the ground changes level
Tell us where the ground changes level and what’s there now: a walk that gets steep, one patio higher than another, a back door with no landing, a wall going in, or old concrete or brick steps. It helps to say how many people use that route at once. We’ll come look at it with you.
What happens next
01 — Tell us about your project
Fill out the form to request your free on-site consultation. Tell us a little about your yard and what you’d like to do with it.
02 — We'll get in touch
Our team will reach out promptly to schedule a time to visit your property.
03 — Let's walk the yard
We’ll meet you on-site, look at your space and talk through your project together.
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