# Concrete steps

> Pouring and facing concrete steps. Ask with your Sheet attached: homeowners who’ve done it and verified pros answer, and anyone can read it.

## Before you ask

The number of steps, the width, and the landing at the top.

- **Attach your Sheet** so people see your sizes and the math.
- **Your town is enough.** Never your address; check photos for house numbers and plates.
- **Is it safe?** A safety question here goes to pros verified in masonry, unless you pick another trade. Only they can call it safe or unsafe.

## Pour concrete steps (brick or stone facing optional)

3 concrete steps, 1′ 9″ rise: 1.56 cu yd of concrete, 4 rebar bars (#4 × 20′), the forms and base, and a 5′ × 4′ stoop.

What people get wrong:

- **No isolation joint at the house.** Steps poured tight to the foundation crack it, or lift and crack themselves, as the ground moves.
- **Uneven risers.** More than ⅜″ between steps trips people and fails inspection.
- **Forgetting the nose edge.** A sharp nose chips the first winter.

[The worked example, every line's math and the code notes](https://studsheet.com/sheets/concretesteps) · [Your own sizes in the app](https://app.studsheet.com/p/concretesteps)

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