Building entrance stairs

[tv1982]

Hi, new member here on the forum!
I want to rebuild our entrance stairs, with beams and decking, and it's also a requirement that we can go up the stairs from different directions. It's rock base, then brick, then decking.
Is there anyone who can help, how do I do it?

This is how I want it...

Thank you.

 

[petererlandsson1194]

Are there rocks in the staircase, or do you mean underneath, further down?
I would have demolished the entire old staircase and set 45x170 on edge first as an outer frame and then within the frame as a grid. Then a new smaller frame on top of that with a grid. Then even smaller, and so on... then cover everything with decking at least 28x120, preferably a bit thicker.
Adjust the depth of the first frame after the final step onto the porch with gravel. Place some old concrete slabs as support once you've leveled everything.

 

[Mjölsered]

Hi, new member here on the forum!
I want to renovate our entrance stairs, with beams and decking, also a requirement that we can go up the stairs from different directions. It's rock foundation then brick, then decking.
Is there anyone who can help, how do I do it?
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This is how I want it...
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Thanks.

This might have worked, ask the wife

 

[tv1982]

Thank you for an early response!
I initially thought of trying to build the staircase over the old one, but your advice to remove the old one completely actually sounds better.
I think it is concrete, now that I have looked more closely.
Do you think a mini excavator would be enough or do I have to use a jackhammer?

 

[Magnus E K]

If you have a concrete staircase now and replace it with a hollow wooden staircase, there's a good chance you won't like the thudding noise when the kids stomp up and down it. (It should be possible to build a wooden staircase that doesn't become a large resonance box but it rarely seems to be done in practice.)

 

[petererlandsson1194]

If you currently have a concrete staircase and replace it with a hollow wooden staircase, there's a high risk you won't like the thudding that occurs when the children stomp up and down it. (It should be possible to build a wooden staircase that doesn't become a large resonant box, but it seldom seems to be done in practice.)

That is certainly true, but it's a heck of a hassle to constantly adapt to the old staircase that will determine all the dimensions and similar all the time.

A larger "borrhammare" can handle that job. Rent at Bauhaus or similar.

 

[hempularen]

You don't need to remove everything, just remove as much as needed to make space for the new construction. It might even be good to have some concrete to attach it to.

Now you wanted wood, but another alternative could be to cast a bit more, so you get the step shape you want. Then you can, for example, lay granite tiles on the concrete.