Counterbore holes in pvc trim with inch diameter spade bit.
Building wood stairs over concrete.
Instead of removing those concrete front steps save some time by building a wood deck over and around them.
Wood is by far warmer a.
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.
You can spice up their appearance by adding some wood planks on top of them.
Cut pvc trim boards to wrap around stoop using circular saw.
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.
In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to deck over a concrete stoop.
A massive concrete stoop will be difficult to remove.
The first step to building.
The whole process of building wood steps over concrete porch steps was way easier than i expected and made such a dramatic difference.
Advertisement a well designed front porch or deck is an inviting feature on most homes.
Some builders choose to build over the stoop instead.
Your concrete stairs are now ready for finish wood.
Building a wooden deck over a concrete one.
The layer of wood you place over the top of the concrete steps can also make them stronger.
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.
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.
You can treat them just like the patio screwing sleepers to the treads and risers and decking over them.
The obvious solution to us was to replace it with a wooden one.