Building steps into a hill.

I built steps into a hill using retaining wall blocks.

The wall block I used from Lowe’s

The cap block I used from Lowe’s

The video of me building up this hill to extend my driveway closer to the house.

My 6 month update video about these steps.

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[tracybrislin]

I hope you realize you just showed a million DIYers how to build steps just like these. You did a great job all the way around on this video! Thank you!

[adeyemiadeleke]

This is by far the most useful video I've found on building steps into a hill. Straight to the point, short and detailed. Well done and thank you!

[MelAtlNP]

Wow! I have been wanting to put steps on my hillside for 33 years but had no clue how to do it. You make it look very do-able, even for this old lady :) thank you so much! They are actually very attractive!

[bulliesinparadise]

This is exactly what I was looking for. The slipping down the slope at the first of the video was hilarious, and relatable. It’s exactly why I was searching how to build stairs into a slope in the first place! Thank you!!

[marvakelly]

Thank you, you made this so easy to follow. I was quoted $1500 for steps and I now see I can do it myself. Thank you so much I will be doing it myself.

[therhambo]

I've watched tonnes of videos on building steps in a short slope and this is far and away the most useful. Thank you from the Scottish Highlands!

[stephanieray]

So helpful that you showed the real nitty-gritty, like the tamper and scoring the caps to cut them down to size. Thank you!

[Korre]

I love this so much. Several years ago, I bought a home that had an unfinished dirt path to the back fence gate. It got muddy all the time. One day I got sick if it and crafted a beautiful brick and gravel walkway from the patio to the back gate that never got muddy. When I sold the place, the buy mentioned how much they liked the pathway I made.

[ajbell]

Thank you much for helping a single mom home owner on a budget solve a problem. My slope is half the size of your but still a pain .😊👍🏽keep the DIY videos coming . Also love the gravel driveway video. I have a 150 foot gravel driveway . It will have to do for now

[tinymompj]

This REALLY helped me understand how to do this. Thank you for posting an inexpensive, not too laborious process! Happy my slopes now have a beautiful alternative to high quoted costs---steps on a budget.

[kathymore]

Thanks for keeping it real and sharing your project to make it where I now feel I as a woman can even do it. Your final result is exactly what I was looking for. Great instructions and enjoyed the learn.

[davfree]

I'd add some buried pipe along the top and down the sides to help water drain away from the blocks, otherwise over the years you might see a slump. The size of the pavers though, you might get away with it but water is the enemy when dealing with gradients. It keeps washing things from top to bottom unless its given an easy way down that bypasses all the hard work. That and/or add some plants along the side to stabilise the soil

[McrueProductions]

Stakes driven down in the brick holes to help limit any movement from heavy rain ect would be the only thing I’d do different, fantastic look. I’m stealing your idea. Great vid.

[jamesvatter]

I have that project pending right now. Your video gave me another take on how to do it. Thanks for sharing.

[conniekify]

My daughter and 13 year old grandson built these for me. Thank you so much for the idea. Would love to send a picture.... We used retaining wall caps.

[handyrus]

I have a project like this to do on my yard. I keep getting hung up on the geometry- you know rise&run, slope, etc. Yet, here this guy does a great job - on the fly!!! Kudos

[PepitoGrilloCanarias]

Easy to make when you have such a soft field, more difficult to make when it's a rocky area. Anyway, great work, very instructive. Thanks for sharing it with all of us.

I like that you made the tread area wide. This wide is more natural for stride. With 12" and under, a person has to contract their movements when going up or down.

[stevenreynolds]

Thank you very much for making this video. I'll be using single pavers for a small incline from the sidewalk up to my front door. Why the builder had such a steep incline is beyond me, forcing people to walk up the driveway to get to the front door. I was just unsure how to dig out the hill the way you did and you gave me some great ideas.

[carriecreative]

I close on an older historic home soon and have a hilly backyard. Thank you so very much for this! Single and determined to DIY. 🤗