The new back porch landing...

We fenced in back of and to the right of the house for the dogs. The Airstream actually sits inside the fencing so the dogs would be penned if I opened the door. A gate at the front allows all of us out of the fencing. The fence is fastened to the 4 foot foundation of the house. In front, we backfilled with 2 feet of dirt because the yard needed leveling to the driveway.

However, the house's back door is still 4 feet off the ground. We needed a temporary back landing & stairs so I could still let the dogs out and they'd be penned in the yard in the evenings (around here wandering dogs are usually shot).

Our contractor made a small landing out of the scraps of wood that were left. As you can see, the base is only concrete block.

We will build a large deck out the back of the house later. You can see the crawlspace entrance under the stairs. Echo has already sniffed around peeking in cautiously to check it out. When the whole foundation space was open she'd play in there, but since we put the floor on she's avoided it.



The temporary landing.

By the way, the fence is also temporary - we plan to move it and make a much nicer looking Western rail style later.