I left a door without a step, and building one took only an hour

The step up to the back door had rotted. It was dangerous, so I took it away, and that left the door with nothing. That was almost two years ago, not long after we moved in, and it's stayed that way since.

It's the second door we use most frequently, next to the garage. It's the first door you see as you drive up to the house, and it's where the parcels get left. I'll own it: I've seen it every day and only now have I done something about it.

The boards and wood used was old, and came from other rotten steps at the backside of the house. Most of that wood was finished, but I found three boards worth rescuing. They were screwed down, and getting them off with a crowbar was harder than I'd expected. After doing so, it was a saw, hammer, nails, a screwdriver and screws. About an hour, start to finish.

What was interesting was that I was pleased with it before anyone had used it and the process of starting, building and then finishing was as rewarding as the product that was left. It still needs a coat of stain to waterproof it, which I will do before the snow sets in, but for now, it's functional, and has filled a gap on the doorstep, and crossed off a small 'to-do'.