Wood Over Concrete Steps

So the plan yesterday was to get all of the riserssleepers attached to the porch.

Wood over concrete steps. The whole process of building wood steps over concrete porch steps was way easier than I expected and made such a dramatic difference. But given that you arent interested in doing it that way you would still need to support the additional porch width so likely you would need to pour piers on each. First you have to attach riserssleepers to the concrete and then the porch boards can be screwed to the risers.

Nov 5 2014 - cover concrete steps with woodMUST do. Simply start pilot holes in wood using wood bit until you feel it has reach the concreterepeat this process with all four corners. Since our concrete was in good condition and would offer a solid base we decided to keep it and just cover it all with 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. Concrete steps may serve their purpose but they are not the most attractive looking steps.

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. Aug 16 2017 - Learn how to cover concrete steps with wood with this tutorial. Decks are popular backyard features but they also make for dramatic front entries.

Putting wood over existing concrete stoops and stairs is common in my area. Position one fir strip against the concrete riser and one at the front edge of the step. Replacing the concrete deck with wood could have been done in one of two ways.

Obviously tearing out the existing and putting in a real porch is the right work to approach the work. Measure and cut treated wood fir strips with a table saw the same width as the concrete tread. Switch to the masonry bit and drill all four holes to the recommended depth for the drop in anchors.