new wooden door step - fixing and finishing

[Carl Friedrich Bolz]

Robert Boyd wrote:
> On 2/22/06, Magnus Lycka <lycka at carmen.se> wrote:
> 
>>jkn wrote:
>>
>>>Hi all
>>
>>Hi!
>>
>>
>>>    I'm considering having a go at replacing the wooden door step to
>>>our back door. The original is loose and rotting.
>>
>>Aha, like old perl scripts.
>>
>>
>>>I'm sure some of this will be clearer when I remove the (metal) door
>>>frame - how is such a step fixed? Vertical frame fixings?
>>
>>cx_freeze maybe?
>>
>>
>>>Also, any suggestions for treating/finishing such an item, subject to
>>>heavy use, to prevent future rot? I was wondering about treating it
>>>wilth liberal amounts of Teak Oil or similar...
>>
>>Perhaps a list comprehension will do? Or a regular expression?
> 
> 
> No, no, first things first -- which IDE or editor should he use, and
> which Door Framework, or should he roll his own Door?

I heard that wooden door steps will lead to much lower walking speeds. 
Isn't a low-level door step out of stone to be prefered?