BUILDING STEPS INTO A HILL | HOW TO BUILD STEPS ON A SLOPE | HOW TO BUILD LANDSCAPE STAIRS

Are you looking for an AFFORDABLE and easy way to build stairs on a slope? We'll show you step by step to create steps on a hill with stacked stone and flagstone chips.

Certainly one of the main reasons we purchased our current home was the wooded and secluded lot. Steve and I immediately knew this was the backyard we were looking for.

We love to hike and enjoy nature and that's exactly what this property offered.

However, it did come with its challenges. In particular, with the entire backyard on a slope and many areas very steep, we needed to come up with an affordable idea to create a series of stairs.

At first I thought flagstone or fieldstone stairs would be amazing until I priced them out. Yikes! That would never fit into our budget.

Then the idea came to me, why not make steps like I see on hiking trails. Where there is a rock or log retaining soil behind it.

As it happens we even had a large amount of leftover stacked stone from a little retaining wall we had built. So the cost of this project would be minimal. 

When installing our outdoor stone steps we used basic gardening tools:

shovel
rake
pick mattock
level
tamper tool

The supplies we used to create our stone steps for backyard:

flagstone chips
stacked stone

The stacked stone we used for our steps were leftover from our small retaining wall we built for our garden area.

In fact, we found the stacked stone through the online classifieds. As luck would have it someone was taking out a retaining wall and we were able to get 3 trailer loads full for only $100.

After building our wall, we moved the remaining pieces to the backyard, just waiting for another project. 

Flagstone chips are a great choice for pathways or steps because of its natural binding ability and compaction. We had already used it for a pathway and around our raised garden beds.

To find flagstone chips in your area, do a google search. You'll find it located at local nurseries and landscaping companies. We have purchased it in bulk and had it delivered as well as by the bag for smaller areas.

These stone steps have truly transformed the slope in our backyard. Making it possible to easily arrive at each destination of our yard. In fact, we've created a fire pit area, a couple of areas with swings, as well as a zipline. Now each area is easily accessible with stone steps.

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