Building Wood Stairs Over Concrete

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