So, I bought this house a couple months ago, and need to figure out what to do about these steps. Obviously they don't line up w the door, though I have no idea why. They also require taking a pretty big first step, which makes them impracticable for a doggy door, as the little dudes would fall on their faces, as well as not being able to get back inside.
Should I knock the old steps out and rebuild them? I was also thinking maybe building a wooden patio over them. I'm not really sure. I'm extremely bad at this kind of thing, and am kind of at a loss.
Ideas?
If you don't need a whole patio, you could just go with wooden steps over the crappy cement ones. Centered on your door, with three or four steps instead of two, you could make the whole thing out of 2x4s screwed together and attach it to your door frame. This is the kind of entry-level carpentry that they made me do when I was in the theatre industry, building sets and stuff. Shouldn't cost more than $50 or take more than an afternoon if you or someone you know already has the tools (which should just be a power drill, wood screws, circular saw, measuring tape and pencil). If you're totally 100% new I would suggest asking around for someone to help you out in person, you'll learn way more than you will watching YouTube tutorials.
This is def worth considering. I could probably find someone to help, too.