Tiling your concrete steps can help to make your stairs more beautiful and decorative.
Tile over concrete stairs.
According to figures compiled by the national electronic injury surveillance system 998 000 people received hospital treatment for stair related injuries in the u s.
Follow the simple steps below to begin adding tiles to your own concrete steps.
First of all you have to make sure the stairs are perfectly level plumb and even.
If the stairs are not even you have to pour a mortar bet as to make them level.
Tiles come in many different colors styles shapes and patterns.
Both ceramic and stone tile can be installed over stairways constructed of concrete steel and wood.
In this video show how to install tile proper way.
There are many different types of tiles that can be used on concrete steps.
Before you can tile the stairs you should wait several days until the mortar dries out.
Consequently you have to use a level and a tape measure to asses the state of the stairs before starting the project.
Installing tile directly on concrete.
Yet this application does make sense since concrete is heavy solid and is typically thought of as an unbending uncompromising material.
It is not showing how to precast stairs installation or how to build concrete stairs form work.
Ceramic and porcelain tile are so frequently installed at or above grade level on a cement board underlayment or directly on plywood that it almost seems novel to install tile directly on concrete.