If you prefer the look of natural stone slate is an ideal option for covering your concrete porch.
Front porch covering concrete steps with wood.
While it takes more effort than painting them you can use this video as a guide to cover the steps completely then build wood steps.
This way the porch and stairs are in the locations you want them and they re made from a material you like.
The big picture goal here is that i ll be covering my existing concrete front porch with wood so that i can stain it and it will look like a traditional wood front porch.
And yet front steps are often overlooked by homeowners looking to upgrade their property perhaps simply because they re so functional.
It is available in several colors including gray black blue green red and purple so you can choose a shade that complements your home s exterior.
As soon as i can i want to build a portico of sorts off of the front door.
Doing so will blend the porch floor into the existing walls and cover the concrete on the sides of the porch.
Slate is an extremely durable stone and boasts an attractive elegant appearance.
These particular tiles are for both floors and walls so that you can install one or two rows of tiles on the house plus a few rows of tiles trailing down the side of the porch.
We have hit the first step to beautifying our curb appeal.
Set a metal anti slip covering within 1 inch of the front edge of the step centered side to side.
That will be kind of expensive so it may be some time.
We cut it into the same shape as the stringers except extended it all the way to the ground.
Covering your concrete steps with wood is one way to make them look pretty without a lot of work.
But you can t just put wood porch deck boards directly onto concrete.
3 drill four pilot holes through the openings on the cover and into the step below.
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.
The front porch is the first part of your home that guests see.
The 1 by 6 treated pine deck boards on the bottom step had to be cut to fit around the bottom railing beam.
May 31 2020 at 7 48 pm.
First you have to attach.
My brother and i only got halfway done with what i had hoped to accomplish yesterday but we learned a lot along the way.
Unfortunately i have steps i will have to cover in wood somehow as well.
I have a concrete front porch for 18 years and have wanted to do just this forever but i lack the knowledge and the shopping list.
Wrapping a concrete porch in wood.
After the wood risers and treads were all screwed in we finished the outsides with the same plytanium siding panel that we used for the porch skirting.
Because it s an extension of your home it s a chance to create a favorable first impression and it.