This was the outdoor area on the first floor leading up to the roof when we bought the place. Aside from the added row of limestone which we did on the wall, there wasn't really much to do with it. Railing for the stairs, obviously, and we are planning to install a secondary washing machine for bulky items (sheets, duvets, etc.) under the stairs. We then intend to close it off with some aluminum, although we're still discussing that bit.
The grey floor is liquid membrane that was done by the sellers when they were still renovating the house themselves, so it is still relatively recent. Contractors that came by praised the work, so we weren't really concerned about it.
But then, when the indoor tiles arrived, well, that triggered something. A sudden sense of desire to do outside with tiles as well. And if we were going to do it, it had to be done during that one/two-week window where the tilers were still upstairs. Damn it, I am not an impulse-buy sort of guy.
Luckily, the suppliers had our choice of tiles in stock (the same tiles we'd be using for the backyard and the front porch), so within a few days they arrived and work continued seamlessly upstairs from inside to outside.
Those two thin pipes that are side by side along the bottom step? The water supply and drain pipes for the secondary washing machine under the stairs. The stairs themselves will be tiled before railings are installed, with the bottom step to be extended to cover those pipes.
We're still a long way away from doing any of that. We've moved downstairs now.
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