Outdoor Steps, Stairs, Stoops & Landings in Minneapolis–St. Paul
Serving the Twin Cities of MN & Surrounding Suburbs
Expert Design & Installation of Stone Patio & Landscape Steps
At KG Landscape, we design and build custom landscape steps, stairs, and landings for homeowners throughout Minneapolis, St. Paul, and the surrounding Twin Cities metro area.
From front entry stoops and rear patio landings to sloped side yards and waterfront access, we specialize in creating safe, precise, and beautifully integrated transitions between your home and landscape.
Our work is rooted in thoughtful design, exact planning, and craftsmanship built to perform in Minnesota’s climate.
Serving Minneapolis, St. Paul & the Twin Cities Metro
Homes throughout the Twin Cities often require well-designed steps and landings due to:
- Sloped lots and elevation changes
- Walkout and split-level homes
- Front entries raised above grade
- Patio and outdoor living connections
- Freeze–thaw cycles and drainage challenges
KG Landscape proudly serves homeowners in:
- Minneapolis and St. Paul
- Edina, Minnetonka, Wayzata
- Bloomington, Eden Prairie
- Plymouth, Maple Grove, and surrounding metro communities
Every project is designed specifically for its sites: style, slope, soil conditions, and desired function.
Our New & Replacement Outdoor Steps Services
Design & Installation of:
- Front entry steps and walkway replacement
- Patio door stoops and steps
- Steps of patios
- Outdoor stairs
- Steps built into retaining walls
- Stone facing of concrete steps, stoops & porches
- Steps for sloped yards
- Lawn steps
- Replacing front steps and stoops
- Replacing low decks with new concrete or stone landings, steps and patios
- Redesigning front porch steps
Precision Designs by Experienced Landscape Designers
Great-Looking Steps Start with Great Planning.
Every KG Landscape stair and landing project is designed by an experienced landscape designer who carefully calculates:
- Total elevation change
- Exact number of steps required
- Consistent riser heights and tread depths
- Proper landing locations and lengths
- Slight pitch in treads and landings for drainage
- Natural alignment with doors, walkways, and patios
- Seamless integration with adjacent yard grades
This precision ensures every riser height is the same from top to bottom, creating:
- Smooth, comfortable movement
- A natural walking rhythm
- A clean, uniform appearance
The result is steps that feel solid, intentional, and refined — never awkward or uneven.
Patio Door Landings & Steps
Backyard patio door landings and steps are critical to how outdoor spaces function and feel.
KG Landscape designs back yard landings and steps for:
- Sliding patio doors
- French doors
- Side yards for home with walkout basements
- Transitions to patios and outdoor living areas
Our designs focus on excellent flow and aesthetic balance, ensuring the movement from your home to your patio or outdoor living space feels natural and inviting.
We carefully plan landing size, step placement, and alignment so the space works seamlessly for daily use, entertaining, and long-term enjoyment.
Replacing Low Decks with Stone Patio & Steps
Many Twin Cities homes were originally built with low-elevation decks that sit anywhere from 1-3 feet above grade. While functional in order to create a level landing out of the door, these decks inevitably interrupt patio flow, block sightlines with railings, and limit how the yard can be used.
KG Landscape frequently helps homeowners remove low decks and replace them with thoughtfully designed stoops or rear entry landings with steps that step down naturally to a patio or outdoor living space below.
Building a new stoop / landing out of the patio door of typically 4' deep, allows you to keep the nice level landing off the door, but then allows for a seamless transition down to patio via steps. Patios build at yard grade can be designed with much more freedom and creativity than a raised deck.
Replacing a low deck with a patio, offers several advantages:
- Opens up the yard by eliminating a raised structure
- Removes a fall hazard (imagine a chair leg sliding off a low deck)
- Improves visual connection between the outdoor living space and the rest of the yard
- Creates smoother, more intuitive movement through the patio
- Enhances access to all adjacent areas of the yard
- Allows patios and outdoor living spaces to feel larger and more connected
By replacing a raised deck with a properly sized landing and integrated steps, the patio becomes the primary gathering space rather than an area partially obstructed by overhead structure.
Front Entryway Steps, Stoops & Landings
In many Minneapolis and St. Paul neighborhoods, front entry landings are often referred to as stoops.
KG Landscape designs and builds front entry stoops and steps that typically include:
- A 4-foot-deep landing at the door for safe, comfortable entry
- Are typically 4-6' wide, but may be even wider to fit customer designs
- Properly spaced steps down to yard grade
- A solid concrete structure for long-term durability
- Includes frost footings to prevent moved from freeze thaw
- Are built to comply with city code
- Are a custom design to match the home and landscape
- Custom stone-facing or veneer for a high-end, finished look
This combination delivers strength, safety, and exceptional curb appeal, while complementing the architecture of your home.
Adding Curb Appeal
Well-designed front entry walkways, landings, and steps do more than provide access to the home — they play a major role in curb appeal throughout every season. Thoughtful layout, proper proportions, and quality materials create an entry that looks intentional and welcoming year-round, even when landscaping is dormant.
By tying front steps and landings into the home’s architecture and surrounding hardscape, the entry becomes a strong visual anchor for the entire property, enhancing both first impressions and long-term value.
Steps Integrated into Retaining Walls & Hillside Landscaping
In many Twin Cities landscapes, steps are most effective when they are
built directly into retaining wall or hillside landscaping designs.
KG Landscape regularly incorporates steps into:
- Retaining wall systems
- Tiered yard designs
- Steep slopes and hillsides
- Multi-level landscapes
- sloped side yards
By designing steps and retaining walls together, we ensure:
- Proper grade control and soil retention
- Safe, comfortable movement through elevation changes
- Consistent step dimensions and landings
- A cohesive, intentional appearance throughout the landscape
These integrated designs transform challenging slopes into functional, visually striking outdoor spaces while improving safety and long-term stability.
Steps & Stairs for Sloped Yards & Hills
Sloped side yards are common throughout the Twin Cities and require thoughtful solutions to improve flow and functionality when moving around your yard.
Our sloped yard stair designs:
- Provide safe, stable access around the home
- Reduce erosion and manage water runoff
- Integrate with retaining walls and drainage systems
- Turn difficult slopes into functional landscape features
- Include landscape lighting solutions
Each stair run is engineered for durability, comfort, and long-term performance.
Landscape Steps Leading Down to Lakes & Water
Minnesota’s lakes and waterways require specialized design and construction.
KG Landscape builds steps that:
- Follow natural terrain down to the water
- Add beauty to lakeside landscapes
- Resist erosion and moisture damage
- Comply with city and watershed rules and regulations
- Blend seamlessly with shoreline landscapes
- Include landings for rest, access, or viewing
These projects often combine stone steps, landings, and retaining elements to create safe, natural-looking access that holds up over time.
Custom Railings for Safety & Style
When needed, KG Landscape can design and install custom railings to improve safety and enhance appearance.
We help homeowners select railing styles that complement their steps and landscape, including:
- Aluminum railings – durable and low maintenance
- Wrought iron railings – classic, decorative, and strong
- Wood railings – warm and natural in appearance
- Composite railings – modern look with minimal upkeep
Railings are designed to be secure, properly spaced, and visually balanced with the stair structure and surrounding landscape. Below, is an example of a custom wrought iron modern style railing for a new set of steps we built leading out an elevated back patio door, down onto the wonderfully designed patio below.
Step & Landing Materials for Minnesota Landscapes
We help you select materials that perform well in the Twin Cities climate:
- Natural stone steps (granite, bluestone, limestone, fieldstone, etc.)
- Stone slabs steps
- Segmental block systems
- Custom tread and coping stone
- Pavers for stoops and landings
- Block steps systems
- Maintenance free decking
- Concrete steps and stoops (standard and colored)
- Stone-faced concrete for high-end finishes
- 42" + deep frost footings to ensure winter durability in MN
- Floating step design & installation
Material selection accounts for durability, drainage, freeze–thaw resistance, and long-term maintenance.
Stone Facing for Concrete Steps, Stoops & Landings
At KG Landscape, we don’t just design and build new steps and stoops — we also transform existing and newly poured concrete steps, porches and landings by facing them with natural stone or pavers.
Stone-faced concrete steps create a high-end, custom look that elevates the entire entrance of a home. This approach allows the stonework and accent colors of the house to flow naturally into the landscape, creating a cohesive and intentional design where you interact with it most.
We most often apply stone facing to front entry steps, stoops, and patio door landings - matching the stonework on the home as well as nearby patios and walkways for a seamless finish.
Proper construction is critical. We only face concrete steps and landings that are built correctly with frost footings, ensuring long-term stability and preventing movement or failure over time. For the treads, we use full-depth coping stone, so each step has a clean, finished front edge with no exposed concrete.
This attention to detail — and doing the work the right way — is what sets our steps and stoops apart.
Why Twin Cities Homeowners Choose KG Landscape
- Deep experience with Minneapolis–St. Paul properties
- We hold a builders license to pull permits and meet city code
- Precision design and preplanned construction
- High-quality craftsmanship and materials
- Seamless integration with patios and outdoor living spaces
- Clear communication from design through completion
Every project is thoughtfully designed — never generic.
Ready to Get Started? How Our Outdoor Steps Design & Installation Process Works
Want a better-designed way to access your home or landscape?
Schedule a professional design consultation with KG Landscape to review outdoor steps, stairs, stoops, and landings for front and back entries, patios, side yards, or paths leading down to the water. One of our experienced specialists will walk your property, evaluate site conditions, and recommend the best design and construction options for your space.
Consultation fees range from $90–$150, based on location and scope. During your visit, we’ll review good, better, and best options, explain material choices and layouts, and provide ballpark pricing so you can move forward with confidence. Precise pricing will require a written estimate and often times may require a formal design as well.
Ready to get it done right the first time?
Book your landscape step and stair consultation today and take the first step toward a safer, more functional, and more attractive outdoor space.
It's Easy to Get Started - Request a Landscape Design Consultation Today
When you schedule a design consultation for outdoor steps, stairs, or stoops, an experienced KG Landscape team member will meet with you at your home to evaluate the site and overall layout. Our goal is to recommend a solution that is safe, functional, and complements your home and landscape.
We’ll review good, better, and best design options along with ballpark pricing, helping you choose the right approach based on your budget and long-term plans.
Every property is different, so our recommendations are always customized to what we see on-site—whether that’s masonry steps, a new stoop, or a complete reconfiguration of access to your home.
If the project fits within our specialty, you’ll receive a fixed-price estimate to complete the work. And if you move forward with us, 100% of your consultation fee is credited toward your project.
At KG Landscape, our focus is simple: design it right, build it right, and deliver long-lasting outdoor steps and entry solutions. We do not offer consultations for DIY projects or locations outside our service area.