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Hi,
I own a 3-family which has a standard fire escape on the rear of the building. Living on the 2nd floor, I’d like to gain backyard access by changing the release & drop-down metal ladder to a straight set of metal stairs. I also was thinking about extending the platform of the fire escape to make it a little more like a deck that I can put a chair out on, maybe 5 feet out instead of the standard fire escape depth.
Crazy? Possible? Cheaper or more than your standard “steel-deck + stairs to yard” project? I appreciate all thoughts. I would of course get permits for this too.