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.
Concrete porch with wood steps.
The remaining steps were all pretty simple if a bit time consuming.
Step by step pictures of the process are included.
You can even create a grander.
When i was thinking through the details for our farmhouse front porch makeover i.
This way the porch and stairs are in the locations you want them and they re made from a material you like.
Aug 16 2017 learn how to cover concrete steps with wood with this tutorial.
First i washed the deck with some wood deck cleaner just to remove any leftover residue from processing.
Diy concrete steps covered with wood rather than paint unappealing concrete steps why not cover them with wood.
Do a wood plank fake out.
You can also find stamps with wood plank patterns to give your concrete the realistic look of wood without the maintenance headaches of periodic staining and sealing.
I finished off the deck surface with a trim of 2 4 s to cover the ends of the sleepers and that was it.
Covering your concrete steps with wood is one way to make them look pretty without a lot of work.
Diy front porch steps and railing redo these front steps were made from the ground up along with the railings to go with them.
The finials were cleverly created using two kinds of furniture feet.
The deck was in.