Identification

• To recast concrete steps, you will need boards, bricks, four penny common nails, sand concrete mix, a liquid concrete bonding agent, a plastic dropcloth and tools such as a cold chisel, safety goggles, a firm wheelbarrow, a hammer, a garden hose, a shovel, a paintbrush, a trowel, a wood concrete float, a sledgehammer and a whiskbroom.
  
  

Function

• It is also possible to make your own concrete steps. It is very simple to make concrete steps using pre-built wood stair stringers. They are simple structures for molding concrete stair jobs. The process involves excavating the area where you intend the steps to go, building the steps' form, filling it up with rubble, pouring in the cement, and then waiting for the concrete steps to dry.
  
  

Considerations

• If you don't want to make your own concrete steps, there are a lot of places to purchase precast concrete steps over the Internet. Some retailers offering many types of concrete steps are Shawnee Steps, Century Steps, Concrete Network, Shea Concrete, Hewitt Build Renovate and many others.
  
  

Types

• If you are looking to purchase precast concrete steps for your home, it is good to know that they come in many different railings and finishes. You can also buy concrete steps that have built-in protection from snow melting items like calcium chloride or salt. Concrete step finish options include red brick, simulated river rock, aggregate, simulated cobblestone, and simulated fieldstone.
  
  

Potential

• If you are having problems with crumbling, unattractive concrete steps at your home and don't have the time or energy to repair them yourself, there are a lot of services that offer concrete step repair. Services like Concrete Resurfacing Contractors are excellent companies for restoring your concrete steps back to their previous glory and durability.