Inexpensive DIY Concrete Steps- Tutorial

• Make a form out of 2 x 6’s (for whatever size step you want)
• I nailed the form to a piece of plywood so the concrete wouldn’t run out on the garage floor, which I’d covered with a tarp.
• I put some 6-7” rocks (large enough to suspend a grid [see next step]  to the middle of the form).
• I made a grid with ½” re-bar and laid on top of the rocks to help make the concrete stronger.
• In a wheel barrow I mixed up enough pre-bagged concrete mix to fill the form. I used 3, 80 lb bags of mix for a 5 ½” thick x 35” long x 23” deep step.  These are heavy suckers!
• I colored the concrete with concrete dye (can be purchased at Home Depot or Lowes).
• I poured the concrete in the form tamping well with a rod, or stick, or whatever works.
• Finish the top of concrete as desired.  We used leaves and some salt to “pock” the finish.
• Let dry for 2-3 days, depending upon the outside temperature.  Don’t leave for too long or the form won’t come off.
• I carefully knocked the forms off to release the steps.
• I allowed them to cure another couple of days so they wouldn’t break when I moved them.

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