Steps for quarry tiles - Advice on constructing

[phinw]

Hi,

First of all many thanks for an excellent site – its proved really useful on many occasions! I have a question on which I’d like the advice of the members.

We plan to reinstate a quarry tile path at the front of our Victorian terrace. Over the years the road/pavement level has ended up about 40cm higher than the house path so we have significant drop into the front garden. At the moment this has two short and steep concrete steps down. They make it blinking hard to get in and out with the kids buggy, bicycles, wheel barrow etc. We are thinking of replacing with 4 long & low steps to be tiled over. Would it be best to cast concrete steps in situ or is there another method you’d recommend (blocks?), bearing in mind the whole lot will be tiled?

Many thanks,

Phin

[DeckmanAdam]

Hi,

First of all many thanks for an excellent site – its proved really useful on many occasions! I have a question on which I’d like the advice of the members.

We plan to reinstate a quarry tile path at the front of our Victorian terrace. Over the years the road/pavement level has ended up about 40cm higher than the house path so we have significant drop into the front garden. At the moment this has two short and steep concrete steps down. They make it blinking hard to get in and out with the kids buggy, bicycles, wheel barrow etc. We are thinking of replacing with 4 long & low steps to be tiled over. Would it be best to cast concrete steps in situ or is there another method you’d recommend (blocks?), bearing in mind the whole lot will be tiled?

Many thanks,

Phin

I would use concrete personally.

[Tony McC]

Cast in-situ and then fix your new tiles