It is hard to choose a color for something as important as an entry door - it's the focal point of the front of the house. I didn't want something bold like red or black, so looked at Feng Shui guidance. It said wood color is for facing east, so decided gold or yellow would be close enough. And I wanted to use the same color inside with the woodwork.
Mr. TroutBend worked for weeks researching, designing, and building this nice ladder.
But the building inspector surprised us with the news that the ladder has to meet the 2015 international building code. If he'd known that, he could have built it that way.
So the builders had to throw this crude lumber one together in order to pass the building permit inspection.
It's harder to climb because the rungs are required to be so close together.