Most of the time you will need to break the concrete apart using a sledge hammer or jack hammer and haul the debris away.
Wood deck over concrete stairs.
Set up a sleeper system.
Try this method to beautify the entrance to your home.
They rest on a solid foundation and are attached to the deck with hangers.
This was the same ramset that we used to nail the plywood subfloor over the newly poured concrete in the breakfast room you can read more about that here and it worked perfectly for.
Deck stairs are typically made from 2 x 12 stringers spaced about 12 to 16 inches apart.
A sleeper system is a substructure made up of joists that sits on the surface of the concrete below the decking.
We cut it into the same shape as the stringers except extended it all the way to the ground.
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.
A massive concrete stoop will be difficult to remove.
That time it also split the wood and cracked a very top thin layer off of the concrete meaning that the nail wasn t actually embedded into the concrete.
A concrete stoop with steps can be a formidable obstacle when trying to build a deck.
To install a composite deck over concrete you re going to need a sleeper system.
On concrete steps that s a straightforward job.
Decks are popular backyard features but they also make for dramatic front entries.
The 1 by 6 treated pine deck boards on the bottom step had to be cut to fit around the bottom railing beam.
This deck already has wood decking and deck railings installed.
Wood decking and railings.
Learn the details in how to build a deck.
Some builders choose to build over the stoop instead.
Cut pvc trim boards to wrap around stoop using circular saw.
Have an ugly concrete step and porch.
Counterbore holes in pvc trim with inch diameter spade bit.
You can treat them just like the patio screwing sleepers to the treads and risers and decking over them.
In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to deck over a concrete stoop.
Stairs connected to the patio can complicate this project.
Apply foam adhesive to back of trim.