New Deck Stairs and Entry Landings in Seattle, WA

On this Seattle home we built new landings and stairs at two doors in 2023: a raised rear landing with a long stair down to the yard, and a front entry landing with its own stair. Both use dark brown treads and decking with white railings, and the rear landing sits on wood posts and beams under a small roof.

City: Seattle, WA
Service: Deck and stair remodel
Scope: Rear upper landing and stair, front entry landing and stair, railings on both
Year: 2023
Materials: Dark brown treads and decking, white railings and balusters, wood-grain cap rails, wood posts and beams
Contractor: Volcano Builders, WA license VOLCABI792C6
Approximate investment: About $30,000

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Raised rear landing with a white railing and a stair turning down to the yard beside a shingled wall — The rear landing in Seattle, with its stair turning down to the yard

After

The finished landings and stairs

Side view of a raised landing under a small roof with a long stair along the house — Side view: the covered rear landing and the long stair below it

Covered upper landing on wood posts with a white railing and a stair down the side of the house — From the yard: the upper landing on its wood posts and beams

Landing with white railing panels on dark brown fascia, standing on wood posts above gravel — The landing edge: white railing on a dark brown face board and wood posts

Stair with dark brown treads and a white railing running down beside the wood support posts — The stair runs down beside the posts that carry the upper landing

Stair climbing along shingled siding to a covered landing, with a white railing and wood cap rail — Climbing the side stair to the covered landing

Looking down a stair with dark brown treads, white balusters and a wood-grain cap rail — Looking down the stair: dark treads, white balusters, wood-grain cap rail

Front entry landing with a white railing and stair in front of a red door under a small roof — The front entry: a new landing and stair at the red front door

Straight stair with dark brown treads and white railings leading up to an entry — A straight run of dark treads between white railings

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The project

How these Seattle landings and stairs came together

The goal

The house needed safe, good looking ways in at two doors: a rear door set high above the yard and the front entry. Each needed a landing big enough to stand on with the door open and a stair down to the ground with a railing the whole way.

The challenge

The rear door sits a full story up, so its landing had to stand on posts and beams and its stair had to make the drop to the yard along a narrow side of the house. The front entry is lower but faces the street, so it had to look finished from the sidewalk as well as work underfoot.

The solution

We framed the rear landing on wood posts and beams under a small roof and ran a long stair down the side of the house, turning at the bottom toward the yard. Both landings and both stairs got the same dark brown treads and decking, with white railings and balusters on every open side. On the stairs, a wood-grain cap rail tops the white railing so the handrail feels like wood in the hand while the rest stays white.

The result

The photos, taken in August 2023, show two entries that now match each other and the house: white railings against the gray shingles, dark treads, and warm wood posts at the rear landing. Each door opens onto a level landing with a railed stair to the ground, so both ways into the house are easy and safe to use.

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Questions

Questions about this project

Can you build a landing and stair for a door that sits a full story up?

Yes. On this Seattle home the rear door is well above the yard, so the landing stands on wood posts and beams and a long stair runs down the side of the house to the ground, with a railing on every open side.

Why does the stair have a wood-grain rail on top of a white railing?

The white railing and balusters match the front entry and the house trim, and the wood-grain cap rail on top gives a warmer handrail to hold. The photos show it on the stairs while the landings keep the plain white rail.

How much did this project cost?

About $30,000. Every project is priced in writing, line by line, for your home.

How do I get a price for new deck stairs and landings?

Book a consultation. We measure each door and the drop to the ground, talk through railings and finishes and send a written, itemized price before work starts. For what moves the price, read Remodeling Pricing Guide for the Greater Seattle Area.

Next steps

Before you book

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