These classic bunkers are downright dangerous to escape, and the tired and rotten stairs added to the intrigue. The stair project was added to a bunker redo and the following procedures were used:
1. Locate the position of the new stairs using a few survey stakes, determine the rise(height) and run(depth) and draw details on a grid sketch pad. Don’t remove the stakes because it is critical that the stairs go into the designed location. Use a laser to determine the actual height from the bunker floor to the top of the bunker face.
2. Determine the amount of steps, along with rise and run of each step and build the stairs using pressure treated stock and galvanized fastenings.
3. Excavate the stair location, add an extra 6 inches to the excavation, install a compactable dense grade or aggregate product in back of the stairs and under the stair base.
4. Install the stairs, compact the sides and sod up to the stair edge.
Make the stairs wide as possible, keeping in mind that golf shoes need some extra room.