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  • Sam Chapman is a real estate agent with Private Label Realty and is licensed in the state of Texas. License # 0509637.
Lake Travis Waterfront Home Challenges

If you have been on a boat on Lake Travis and cruised by the town of Briarcliff, you know how challenging it can be to get to the water from a waterfront house.  Some Lake Travis properties are gently sloping to the water and others are not.  As you will see below, pictures really do tell the story.

Briarcliff waterfront home steps to Lake Travis

Looking up from Lake Travis

A Briarcliff waterfront home neighbor

Another Briarcliff waterfront neighbor

Briarcliff stpes bolted into the cliff

As you can see, people get pretty creative when installing stairs to the water.  Some homes will have a straight drop to the lake and will have stairs bolted to the cliff.  Some will be a combination and others will go over a series of boulders.  These stairs will have sections of removable rails so when the water rises the rails can be removed so the docks and boats don't hit them.  As the water drops, the rails are installed again.

If you have any questions about Lake Travis waterfront homes, please call me at 512-293-2422.

Posted: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 10:37 AM by Sam Chapman
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Comments

Bill M said:

Wow that is some pretty serious stairs work.  Are they actually stable?  How much does it cost to put in stairs like that?  Can't be cheap.

# December 3, 2008 3:05 PM

waterstone apartments said:

Properly appraising luxury waterfront homes is important for an owner if they want to sell their property for a price that will satisfy both buyer and seller.  If one tries to take advantage of the popularity and high demand of luxury waterfront homes, doing so may run the risk of adversely affecting their real estate market experience.  

# September 9, 2009 11:46 PM
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