I am going to replace my dining room window with a set of French doors. Haven't order the doors yet, but I know they will take 2-3 weeks to make (72" x 82.5"). In the meantime, I was thinking of starting on a set of stairs down to the yard. I have a few questions:
-should I wait until the doors are installed to set the stairs, or would it be advisable to do the stairs first, or does it matter? I was thinking of waiting, so I can get the first step height just right, but I was also thinking I should be able to get this anyway, and it would be nice to use the time waiting for the doors productively.
-How should I attach the stairs to the outside of the house. I haven't started looking into this yet. I just thought some input from this group might be useful.
-I am planning a stone patio at the bottom. I would think: put the stairs to the yard in first, and then the patio around the stairs. Is this the correct order?
Thanks for any input