Concrete steps may serve their purpose but they are not the most attractive looking steps.
Building wood stairs over concrete.
You can treat them just like the patio screwing sleepers to the treads and risers and decking over them.
The first step to building.
Most of the time you will need to break the concrete apart using a sledge hammer or jack hammer and haul the debris away.
A concrete stoop with steps can be a formidable obstacle when trying to build a deck.
You can spice up their appearance by adding some wood planks on top of them.
Some builders choose to build over the stoop instead.
A massive concrete stoop will be difficult to remove.
On concrete steps that s a straightforward job.
In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to deck over a concrete stoop.
Instead of removing those concrete front steps save some time by building a wood deck over and around them.
Cut pvc trim boards to wrap around stoop using circular saw.
The layer of wood you place over the top of the concrete steps can also make them stronger.
So we ve had this very sturdy but extremely plain looking concrete porch in the back of the house and we ve always wanted to make it warmer and more inviting.
Your concrete stairs are now ready for finish wood.
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Allow for sheetrock or other types of facing to be applied over the stringer when you.
To keep step heights equal you ll have to raise the treads by the same distance you raise the patio 2 1 2 to 3 1 2 in.
Wood is by far warmer a.
Stairs connected to the patio can complicate this project.
Counterbore holes in pvc trim with inch diameter spade bit.
How to build wooden stairs over existing cement.
The whole process of building wood steps over concrete porch steps was way easier than i expected and made such a dramatic difference.