Concrete steps may serve their purpose but they are not the most attractive looking steps.
Building wood stairs over concrete.
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.
Advertisement a well designed front porch or deck is an inviting feature on most homes.
The obvious solution to us was to replace it with a wooden one.
A massive concrete stoop will be difficult to remove.
Cut pvc trim boards to wrap around stoop using circular saw.
The first step to building.
Building a wooden deck over a concrete one.
You can treat them just like the patio screwing sleepers to the treads and risers and decking over them.
How to build wooden stairs over existing cement.
Wood is by far warmer a.
Most of the time you will need to break the concrete apart using a sledge hammer or jack hammer and haul the debris away.
The layer of wood you place over the top of the concrete steps can also make them stronger.
In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to deck over a concrete stoop.
Counterbore holes in pvc trim with inch diameter spade bit.
On concrete steps that s a straightforward job.
A concrete stoop with steps can be a formidable obstacle when trying to build a deck.
Stairs connected to the patio can complicate this project.
I have already had tons of questions about our new steps since revealing our farmhouse front porch makeover a few weeks ago so i decided it was time to give a few more details on the project.
Your concrete stairs are now ready for finish wood.
You can spice up their appearance by adding some wood planks on top of them.
Instead of removing those concrete front steps save some time by building a wood deck over and around them.
The whole process of building wood steps over concrete porch steps was way easier than i expected and made such a dramatic difference.