Hello,
We have just bought a house, and on the first day, a plank on the staircase broke because it was rotten, and my partner needed to visit the emergency room (it turned out fine, but it could have been very serious), which made me tear everything down as it looked completely rotten upon closer inspection.
We had noticed that it looked a little bad but didn't think it was in such terrible condition and planned to do something about it by summer, but now it needs to be done immediately instead.
I need help with building in a concrete stair.
Is there anything I need to consider before building it in? For example, the foundation, to protect it? Does it need to be painted like the rest of the foundation? Should a special mat or something similar be placed under the new stairs? Or is it just a matter of going ahead and building it in?
We plan to build with pressure-treated wood, the same size as it was before.
Please let me know what you think and if you have any additional tips.
We have just bought a house, and on the first day, a plank on the staircase broke because it was rotten, and my partner needed to visit the emergency room (it turned out fine, but it could have been very serious), which made me tear everything down as it looked completely rotten upon closer inspection.
We had noticed that it looked a little bad but didn't think it was in such terrible condition and planned to do something about it by summer, but now it needs to be done immediately instead.
I need help with building in a concrete stair.
Is there anything I need to consider before building it in? For example, the foundation, to protect it? Does it need to be painted like the rest of the foundation? Should a special mat or something similar be placed under the new stairs? Or is it just a matter of going ahead and building it in?
We plan to build with pressure-treated wood, the same size as it was before.
Please let me know what you think and if you have any additional tips.
Don't worry about the old stairs that are there. Build a new one on top with new stringers as the other one was. What you can do is to place an asphalt felt as a roof over it with a slight upturn towards the wall so that water doesn't run towards the house.
Can you build in such a way that it becomes easy to replace the cladding (the bottom boards) without removing the entire staircase if needed in a few years?J jonaserik said:
The paint is peeling a little on these boards where you see it looks dirty, should this be painted first before building a staircase over it? It's below freezing right now, so it will be difficult to paint..
You should do something about this first. No one knows what it looks like behind the panel. It is appropriate to saw/tear down the three bottom ones up to where the bridge should end. Instead of using lumber, you put a sheet that covers.
Thought so at first too, but as jonaserik writes, it's a really dangerous staircase if you're carrying some luggage/a child and you're supposed to stand on a small step and unlock.K krenr09 said:
It's a bit tricky too, you kind of have to make the stairs against the panel.
Would personally consider demolishing the concrete staircase, especially given how it seems to affect the paneling.
Yep, it might be a bit difficult without sketching, but I'll try. Calculate how far the deck will be plus 200 mm, remove the bottom panels. After that, go to a sheet metal company and say you want sheets that are about 10 cm wider than 3 panels. It sticks under the 4th panel, and there should be a slight bend at the bottom with a fold. Place the deck on plinths, not attached to the house, except at the stairs; the stairs can also provide good support. A very simple sketch, if you right-click on it and open in a new tab, it becomes larger.L louii said:
Put sturdy handrails on both sides of the stairs!L louii said:
We old folks are many who have trouble walking if there's nothing to hold onto.
And not everyone is right-handed
