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Wood steps to concrete patio.
Predrill a 1 4 inch hole in the concrete then align the wood with the concrete and drill through it straight into the drilled concrete hole.
Keeping the wood and concrete holes aligned position the fastener into the hole and hammer it through.
If you re planning on having something extremely heavy such as a brick barbecue on your patio your first step will be to pour a concrete foundation for added.
Compact the earth if necessary.
Dig 4 inches about 10 cm deep for raised and 8 inches 20 3 cm deep for level.
In this case we are pouring a 4 x4 pad.
You will want to rest your stair stringer on 12 of the concrete landing.
Decide if you want your patio to be level with the ground or raised.
The minimum size for a stair landing is 36 x 36 in front of the stairs.
The step guys in alfred made these steps of precast concrete to look like real granite slabs.
Concrete stone and brick steps are usually found to be more durable than wood steps.
Connecting wood to concrete can seem intimidating but you can easily do the job using hammer set concrete fasteners.
Drill the holes deep enough into the concrete so that the tops of the sleeves will be flush with the surface.
Use a hammer drill and a masonry bit to drill two 1 2 inch holes through the kick plate into the concrete to insert 1 2 inch metal sleeve anchors.
Find the location to build your concrete forms.
Start by aligning the wood block with the concrete and marking where you plan to drill to join the pieces together.