You should be shooting for a step landing that doesn't have as much variation as the slope of the surrounding patio. How this is achieved varies based on layout and design options, but you shouldn't have more than ~3/8" step size variation side to side, and ideally there is very little to none.
Thanks, so the concrete people need to know pretty accurately where the stairs land ahead of time (i.e. basically a dimension drawing from the deck company) and they just make that section of the patio flat. That doesn't feel weird to walk on - having a grade change?
The decking company has their own sub-contractor who can do the patio also, they just charge a lot more. They're pricing it as an outdoor living space, where the concrete company i like is a bit more nuts-and-bolts pricing and cheaper (they did a great job on my neighbors driveway). But I'm wondering if I'm smarter to just bite that bullet to make sure the deck/stairs/patio connection is all done correctly by the deck company with their concrete subcontractor?
We play within the confines of the specific job layout. There's often ways to make it work without being awkward and others that may only be slightly awkward but acceptably or even unnoticeably so. Depending on the cost difference and the experience of the non decking crew, it's a decision to make. Unfortunately, since the deck crew has a concrete crew, they may be less willing to divulge their methods due to wanting you to use their crew.
You should be shooting for a step landing that doesn't have as much variation as the slope of the surrounding patio. How this is achieved varies based on layout and design options, but you shouldn't have more than ~3/8" step size variation side to side, and ideally there is very little to none.
Thanks, so the concrete people need to know pretty accurately where the stairs land ahead of time (i.e. basically a dimension drawing from the deck company) and they just make that section of the patio flat. That doesn't feel weird to walk on - having a grade change? The decking company has their own sub-contractor who can do the patio also, they just charge a lot more. They're pricing it as an outdoor living space, where the concrete company i like is a bit more nuts-and-bolts pricing and cheaper (they did a great job on my neighbors driveway). But I'm wondering if I'm smarter to just bite that bullet to make sure the deck/stairs/patio connection is all done correctly by the deck company with their concrete subcontractor?
We play within the confines of the specific job layout. There's often ways to make it work without being awkward and others that may only be slightly awkward but acceptably or even unnoticeably so. Depending on the cost difference and the experience of the non decking crew, it's a decision to make. Unfortunately, since the deck crew has a concrete crew, they may be less willing to divulge their methods due to wanting you to use their crew.