Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations Stairs or landing for access to our pond?

Who (whom?) ever graded our pond graded a nice sloping dirt ramp down to the pond. It's gets slippery and muddy. What we did is to buy some cheap outdoor carpeting from Home Depot. We just lay it on the dirt and slightly submerged into the pond. It works great. We've had it there for two years and it still hasn't rotted out. We'll probably have to replace every few years but it works well. Keeps your feet clean and is much less slippery than mud.

If you're talking about building something then I would build a wood ramp not a staircase if at all possible. Needless to say wet stairs are very dangerous.