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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