portable deck with stairs

JEBar wrote:

Stefonius wrote:

Ropdoc wrote:

ngreen wrote:
stefon, you ought to go in business

I agree ... BUT are you willing to share the plans first? I really like how you did that.

A friend of ours was coming out of there 5th wheel and missed the handle and fell from the top step. Shattered her wrist and gave her a concusion. I worry about my wife all the time because she is accident prone. That is why I am looking.

Dave

I bought the plans for the steps from Wayne Thomas in Texas. He designed the staircase, as shown in this Youtube video (CLICKY).

He charged $25 for the plans, which I think was quite reasonable. It would be immoral of me to reproduce the plans without compensating the inventor. He's a really nice guy, and can make a drawing for any height or number of steps you require.

The deck section I made myself (as you can tell from the slightly less elegant construction). I'm happy to share the details of that item.

I like the Port-A-Deck that JEBar linked to, but I don't have $1,200.00 laying around that I don't need. :)

I'm thinking of adding a railing next.

understood on the cost .... ours cost $1,050 which included the deck, steps, and shipping from Texas to NC .... the wooden steps really look nice and I have no doubt they are solid .... how have you found it best to shim them when they are placed on ground which isn't level .... is the lumber pressure treated to handle moisture

Jim

I took them out for their inaugural "shakedown" trip last weekend. They'll be used for 10 days next month at a festival, where they'll be set up in a field. Prior to that trip, they will be painted and/or stained. I did not use pressure treated lumber because (A) I don't want it to make my RV's basement stink, and (B) it tends to warp and twist over time. The steps and deck are solid enough that they don't move, shake or wobble when I step my 300 pound frame onto them.

I plan to deal with unlevel ground through a combination of shimming and digging. I'm also going to remove the last step by cutting it off level with the fourth step. This way, I'll be stepping up into the trailer instead of being level with the threshold. The current deck height is causing me to slam my 6'5" forehead into the top of my 6' RV door.

DW, at 5'2", has no such problem. She supports the modification in order to reduce the likelihood that I'll suffer a concussion and brain damage. As she puts it, "I love you honey, but you're not nearly rich or good-looking enough to get away with being stupid."