Railing!

Now that we have fiberglass steps it seemed like a good idea to attach a railing. Jett has vertigo occasionally (where the “occasion” is “every day”) and her older sister Sybil, who is none too steady on her pins, is coming for a visit. So a railing seemed like a REALLY good idea.

I could have cheaped out and cobbled together something workable out of 2x4s. But I decided I should make it as attractive as possible, so I opted for a white PVC plastic railing. The railing is designed to work with sheaths that slip over 4x4s, so the hard work was cutting the 4x4s and securely attaching them to the steps. Putting up the railing was a piece of cake after getting the posts installed.

Of course we had to paint the steps, too. No sense in putting a nice PVC handrail on a crappy-looking set of steps. So I painted them beige, to match the RV, more or less.

I also completed the front-side frame for the vinyl skirt that we will be putting around the shed. This frame, on the front side, also doubles as the foundation for the steps that I will be building. This was a lot of work, but I have already had compliments from two men in the trades – a general contractor and an electrician – who admired the frame and said that I “did it right.” I take some pride in that.