Hints on Steps and Tennis-Courts 



struction the tread of a step loose or broken. First 

 excavate the position for whatever steps are required. 

 Then start with the lower step and build the riser in 

 rubble and cement to the required height. The treads 



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should be previously cut to fit, and as the building pro- 

 ceeds, small pockets may be left where the joints occur, 

 filled with soil so that a stonecrop or creeping thyme 

 may be planted in the joint. Having built the first 

 riser, place the tread in position. These should be 

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