Create Beautiful, Natural Stone Stairs

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Natural stone stairways can be an excellent addition to any hill or slope on your property. With little construction needed, they are quick way to add an easy pathway on difficult to navigate ground.  The right landscape supplier can even provide you with stone stair treads, which are uniformly cut and ready to become a beautiful new stairway.

Installing New Stone Stairs

Stone stairways offer a natural solution to adding a path down steep slopes or hills. With a little earth removal and tread placement, a hillside can be transformed into a stairway. Since there’s no construction necessary, a stone stairway can be added on almost any cleared hill, blending perfectly into the landscape.

To get started on your stone stairway, you will first need to determine what size stone treads you want to use. Flagstone is a popular option, as it offers a flat surface which is ideal for treads. Many quality landscape suppliers or quarries offer stone treads in a variety of sizes that you can order. You can choose to use the same size for you entire set of stairs, or create a diverse stairway which is wider at the top or the bottom.

For most stone stairways, you will start at the bottom and work your way up. You will need to remove enough earth to accommodate your stone tread, as well as the crushed rock base. Once you have your base and stone secured in place, you can move up the hill, adding a new step at the desired height.

Discuss the length and size of the stairway you want to create with your stone tread supplier. They can help you determine how many treads you will need to create perfectly spaced stairs on your hill.

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Alliance Stone
5420 Campground Rd
Cumming, GA 30040
(404) 759-0617