Haha, no not chicken coop wire. I meant more like a heavy duty 4 mesh or something like that. You will be surprised at how nice and finished the steps will look...

http://www.bwire.com/

Check it out, this stuff can look really proffesional if installed correctly.

How about some type of wire mesh to close up that railing and make the staircase a little more safer and more private? Something along the lines of a screened in porch type of idea? http://www.bwire.com/ Check them out for maybe like a stainless steel 4 x 4 wire mesh type of material? This way the m...