Torrington Multi-Level Deck & Stair Rebuild

A failing three-story rear porch and egress stair system torn out and rebuilt in pressure-treated lumber — new footings, posts, framing, code-height guards and handrails, and fresh concrete pads at grade.

Stringa rebuilt the entire rear porch and stair tower on this Torrington multi-family from the ground up. The original structure had rotted ledger connections, undersized posts, split stringers and guardrails well below code height — a genuine safety and egress problem on a building where those stairs are the second means of exit for every unit. Demo took the full three-story assembly down in controlled sections, and the sheathing behind it was opened up and inspected so any rot and insect damage at the rim and band could be cut out and sistered before new framing touched the wall. New footings were dug below frost, poured, and pinned, with galvanized post bases holding every 6x6 support off the concrete so end grain never sits wet. Ledgers were through-bolted to solid framing and flashed with a continuous metal cap and self-adhered membrane so water is shed away from the sheathing instead of tracking behind it. All three landings were framed with pressure-treated joists at tight spacing, blocked and hung on galvanized hardware, then decked and screwed off flat. The stair run was rebuilt as a switchback with uniform rise and run within code tolerance, cut stringers backed with solid support, closed risers, and graspable handrails returned to the posts at both levels. Guardrails were set at code height with baluster spacing that passes the sphere test, and every landing gate and opening was squared and secured. At grade, new poured concrete pads give each stair base a clean, level, well-drained landing instead of settling dirt. The whole job was staged and phased level by level so tenants kept a safe, permitted path in and out of their units for the length of the build, with the site broom-clean and the alley kept open for parking every night. Delivered inspected and signed off.