On February 26, Jeff and I began the task of cleaning the stairs leading up to the hospital path and lane. The stairs had been closed for about five months due to construction related to Phase 1 of the membrane project and had gathered a lot of grunge, debris and plant detritus.
I began with the first task–pulling out all the vine growth that had spread over the top stairs and landing. Fortunately, they are dry right now, so it wasn’t difficult to gather them and squish them into my litter bucket for disposal. After doing this, I did a sweep of remaining loose debris on the steps and landing.
The stairs after initial sweep. Better, but not great.
We then took turns power washing the first two sets of stairs and the landing that connects them.
The stairs, after power washing:
The landing after washing:
By comparison, one of the areas we have yet to get to:
We hope to get the whole staircase done soon. It’s amazing what some TLC does for the look of the property!