John Pollman
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Finished up building a new step for my family room last night. Just had to wait for the poly to dry and it was ready to go. I installed it this morning.
I have one step down from my kitchen area to the family room. It's only one step, but it was almost 9" high and very difficult for me to manage with my health issues. I've fallen numerous times going up and down. I decided it was time to make this a safer transition. I had a half sheet of 3/4 Oak ply left from a project and because it's an Oak floor in the family room, I decided to put it to use. Now I've got two 4-1/2" steps instead of one 9". I don't have any trouble going up and down now. The grab bar is nice because I can use it for stability when going up and down the step to the laundry room/garage area. I LOVE IT and wish I'd done it a LONG time ago.
I have one step down from my kitchen area to the family room. It's only one step, but it was almost 9" high and very difficult for me to manage with my health issues. I've fallen numerous times going up and down. I decided it was time to make this a safer transition. I had a half sheet of 3/4 Oak ply left from a project and because it's an Oak floor in the family room, I decided to put it to use. Now I've got two 4-1/2" steps instead of one 9". I don't have any trouble going up and down now. The grab bar is nice because I can use it for stability when going up and down the step to the laundry room/garage area. I LOVE IT and wish I'd done it a LONG time ago.
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