You might also consider lining your porch with brick or stone around the edges.
Concrete front porch and steps.
Use wooden stakes to support the concrete form.
These steps were made from slate with stucco risers.
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Unify your porch and steps with stamped concrete.
Mark the placement of the new porch structure with spray paint or by driving wooden stakes in the ground at each corner of the porch area.
You want a variety of people to be able to walk up the steps safely and adding traction tape is a simple cheap and effective way of keeping people from slipping on the steps.
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Frame out the entire area of the porch by building a concrete form out of 2 x 6 inch wooden boards.
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Versatile and almost maintenance free concrete steps are the perfect option for many front porches.
And yet front steps are often overlooked by homeowners looking to upgrade their property perhaps simply because they re so functional.
Concrete a popular material for stairs can be either be painted to match or complement your porch flooring.
Built properly they should last many years.
Measure again just to be sure.
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Using the same color and pattern for both unifies the look and creates a seamless transition to your front door.
Unlike a back porch your front porch can see traffic from delivery truck drivers neighbors jehovah s witnesses and more.
Measure take a measurement from the ground up to the porch top.
Having a level concrete pad sure helps.
A good front step revamp can transform the whole look of a house adding plenty of curb appeal for little money or effort as the following diy front step ideas prove.
Do it yourself step 1.
Prepare the base make sure it is hard packed and level.
There s more to concrete steps than meets the eye.
We can help determine the number of steps needed.
Painting is easy to do and is probably one of the least expensive options.
A stamped concrete porch with matching steps make a dynamic duo.
Concrete steps can be a hazard and your front porch needs to be safe for visitors.