Remodeling expert Mike Guertin offers suggestions for sturdy ways to support stair stringers that terminate at a ground-level walkway or landing. Is there an accepted best practice for how to …

If you don’t want to go through all of the work involved in pouring a concrete landing for your deck steps, then you might consider flagstone, pavers, or brick instead.

Pavers or bricks – Beautiful, durable, easier to repair than concrete, may be slightly more expensive upfront, available in a wide range of colors. Gravel and sand are not acceptable materials for deck stair landings. These materials will not pass a home inspection, and they’re generally considered unsafe to use.

2023年8月1日 · Complying with these codes ensures that your deck stair landing is not only durable but also provides a safe transition point between your deck and the ground. The use of hard-surfaced materials like concrete, pavers, bricks, or flagstone ensures that your landing can withstand the elements and heavy foot traffic.

In this video, I will show you how I did the landing for the stairs using HPB High Performance Bedding, and my creative wa...

2017年6月19日 · I have a large (3'x3') sandstone paver that I would like to use as the landing in front of the stairs. Most things I've read suggest attaching the stringers to a toe kick bolted onto a concrete slab.

2009年9月1日 · On the other hand, solid, flat, and stable materials, such as concrete, flagstone, pavers, or brick, can be installed with a measurable slope and will not usually shift under the weight of an off-balance person completing a stairway descent.

Do stairs from a deck have to be connected to frost footings? What if the landing is already built and is a concrete slab or another deck level? These are all great questions and if you are venturing out building your first deck you need some answers.

2024年3月5日 · We recommend that the landing area before entering a doorway be a minimum size of 3’ deep; preferably 4’ deep. The top of the landing is surrounded by caps, bullnose pavers or bluestone stair treads, and the center is filled in with pavers that match the patio.

2023年2月28日 · A landing is a flat pad, usually made of concrete, gravel, flagstone, bricks, or pavers, that appears at the bottom of deck stairs. It’s designed to support the decking and provide adequate footing support to both the stairs and the deck as a whole.