deaconjj Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 I've been trying to do a mitered corner stair down from a patio to grade; the patio was created as a "slab". Do corner stairs ONLY work for Decks? If so, do I need to use the deck tool and modify it to a patio? Seems counter-productive... While I'm asking, what is the best practice for making a patio? convert a polyline to a slab? make a room? Solid? Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VHampton Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 There is no need for a "deck" definition. The attached was done with the deck as a "balcony". Just make certain that the stairs are twins (of each other) - meaning the exact same specs. Get them to touch ever so slightly (at the corner of the 'deck') and presto - they will join and miter. Quote While I'm asking, what is the best practice for making a patio? convert a polyline to a slab? make a room? Solid? Raised slabs... you could always make a poly line - convert it to whatever the stone patio material is - and elevate the height. There are many ways. I prefer the poly line solid method personally. Untitled 1.plan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VHampton Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 3D solid as "patio.... The benefit to this method (albeit unconventional) is that you can create a hefty stone edge, and get the stone to project past the newels. Concrete foundation walls were created for the masonry slab support. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskan_Son Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 4 hours ago, solver said: You need a room for the stairs to auto join. You can also use a landing.... ...speaking of which, you can not only use them in lieu of the room but also in lieu of the stairs themselves. This is build with 6 landings: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBCooper Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 I bet you could do it with 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskan_Son Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 6 minutes ago, DBCooper said: I bet you could do it with 3. You can, but then you don’t get very desirable control over the textures on the tread surface. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBCooper Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 I didn't say you should, just that you could. You are right about the textures, but textures don't always matter. What I couldn't make work was having 3 rectangular landings stacked on top of each other. I could only get them to work if they are L-shaped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskan_Son Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 9 hours ago, DBCooper said: What I couldn't make work was having 3 rectangular landings stacked on top of each other. I could only get them to work if they are L-shaped. They work, you just have to adjust the heights manually is all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBCooper Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 Well, yeah, if you want to cheat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskan_Son Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 13 minutes ago, DBCooper said: Well, yeah, if you want to cheat. Wait, what? That's cheating? Oh man, I have a lot soul searching to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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