Questions on Patios and Mitered Corner Steps


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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? 

 

 

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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. 

 

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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. 

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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. 

 

 

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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.

 

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