Recently completely a project for Carmen and Luis, replacing their back steps and adding some railing to their deck.  I removed the old steps and constructed new ones from treated lumber, then painted the new steps to match.

The old steps were falling down and rotted, (Not a moment too soon to replace them!):

Freshly constructed steps, now anchored to the brick pillars; reinforced with three stringers, not two; nor more untreated wood.  These steps should last a lot longer.  I've added a seventh step to achieve a normal step height:

The final product, painted to match the existing deck:

Obviously, the choice was to make the steps fit into the existing color scheme.  Not matter what, they are much stronger and sturdier than the previous ones.