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erin_kelly62

Covering Concrete Steps with Wood

Erin Kelly
hace 4 años
última modificación:hace 4 años

I have a fairly good idea how to do this project but my steps have these concrete sides. Any suggestions as to the best way to convert these old concrete steps into new wooden steps?


What I have:



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  • PRO
    HALLETT & Co.
    hace 4 años

    Anything you add to the existing steps risks making them unsafe (and note code compliant). Each step has to have the exact same height and depth or they are a trip hazard. If all the steps are currently 7" tall and you add 1" of wood to each step, the bottom step is now 8", the rest are 7", and the transition from step to porch floor is 6". It is a recipe for falls.

    Comentarios (13)

    • greg_2015
      hace 4 años
      Última modificación: hace 4 años

      Jackhammer the concrete out and start from scratch?

      Build a little landing/deck extending out and then have the stairs go down from there?

      A picture from further back might help with some options.

      Erin Kelly agradeció a greg_2015
    • PRO
      AdvantageLumber.com
      hace 4 años

      Wood over concrete tends to suffer from moisture issues (cupping, warping, etc.), so to do it properly I would recommend replacing the concrete steps rather than covering them.


      If that's absolutely not an option, then I would recommend using thick, narrow boards since they have better warp resistance.

      Erin Kelly agradeció a AdvantageLumber.com
    • PRO
      BeverlyFLADeziner
      hace 4 años

      Perhaps consider fixing the concrete or having thin set pavers installed over the concrete.






      Erin Kelly agradeció a BeverlyFLADeziner
    • Erin Kelly
      Autor original
      hace 4 años

      So it seems overall people do not think covering the steps with wood is safe. But would covering them with pavers be unsafe for the same reasoning?


      If not, where could I buy them? I tried doing research on this to find more information about covering them with pavers. Does anyone have a good instructional website?

    • Erin Kelly
      Autor original
      hace 4 años

      Side note this is an older picture of the front of my house. We have dug out a driveway where the arrow is. The steps that are circled are the ones that i am trying to fix. So far I have just patched them but they are still pretty uneven. Basically I am just looking to easily and affordably make them look a little nicer to sell the house. We have jacked out the walkway (where the X is) and poured a new slab. The steps by road need to be fixed with new concrete because they are some rather large holes.


    • Jake The Wonderdog
      hace 4 años

      Anything you do to cover them over will be half-baked. Hire someone to redo the concrete.

      Erin Kelly agradeció a Jake The Wonderdog
    • greg_2015
      hace 4 años

      If you are going to be fixing the steps by the road with concrete, why not just fix the steps by the house at the same time? Why do something different?

      Patch and skim coat the whole thing. Then it all looks uniform.

      Erin Kelly agradeció a greg_2015
    • hazelcraddock
      hace 4 años

      We have used exterior clay look pavers (they are thin) set in exterior paving motar and also used them to face the step fronts (BeverlyFL's 2nd photo.) It didn't make them a trip hazard. Another house we set paver bricks that were about an 1" thick over the concrete and two steps down with a brick landing pad at the bottom (BeverlyFL's last photo.) We have hot summers and below freezing winters. Both held up well. Have also built a cedar deck out back door but not over concrete. Wooden steps over your concrete would be slippery in our weather. Depending on your climate and building codes you still have to put footings below frost line.

      Erin Kelly agradeció a hazelcraddock
    • Erin Kelly
      Autor original
      hace 4 años

      Well on the top stairs I would have to strip the paint then resurface then paint then seal it ... I just thought covering them with wood would be easiest. Also, Ive never seen painted concrete look nice


    • kudzu9
      hace 4 años

      Erin-

      What you think of as the most difficult approach -- removing those steps and putting in new steps -- is probably the easiest. The easy solutions you are looking for probably will require more time, expense, and fiddling to make them safe and long-lasting than biting the bullet and doing it right.

    • PRO
      BeverlyFLADeziner
      hace 4 años
      Última modificación: hace 4 años

      It's not that the wood is not safe...........it's not the correct material with your brick bungalow home. This is not a DIY first time project. Don't be offended, but from the looks of it, you're no DIY kind of person.

      Call a paver company that does this day in and day out. They have a better selection of materials than what will be available you to and have experts and the equipment for cutting concrete pavers.

      Or call a concrete contractor and have the whole staircase evaluated to see if it can be salvaged or if it needs to be replaced because it doesn't look very good.



    • User
      hace 4 años
      Última modificación: hace 4 años

      You need a concrete contractor. Get over the idea of hacking this. That would be a giant turnoff to your buyers. Freshly and correctly done steps would be an asset. Especially if the rest of the neighborhood still has the old wonky ones that they haven’t taken care of yet.

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