Steps · Pavers Columbus
Paver Step Installers in Columbus, OH
Steps built course by course with even rises and solid treads. Ask for a free estimate.
Paver work in Columbus and 31 towns, inside I-270 and beyond
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Paver Steps
Paver Step Installers for Columbus, OH
Paver steps are a small retaining wall turned into a stair. Each riser is a course of segmental block sitting on compacted base, the tread is a paver or cap unit, and the step above sits back on base that was compacted behind the riser below. Building it that way means no step is resting on loose fill. We use steps at front entries, from a back door down to a patio, and to climb a slope between two levels of a yard.
Before any block goes down, we measure the total rise from the bottom landing to the top and split it into equal steps, usually in the 6 to 7 inch range. Treads are kept deep enough to plant a whole foot. Block is cut on the saw for the returns at the sides, caps are glued down with a construction adhesive made for masonry, and the bottom step is set flush with the walk or patio it lands on, so the whole run reads as one piece.
What's included
What goes into paver steps
- 01
Rise and run math
Total height measured and divided into equal steps so no one trips on an odd one.
- 02
Compacted pads
A stone base under each riser, compacted with a plate or a hand tamper in tight spots.
- 03
Block risers
Segmental block courses set level, with returns cut at the sides.
- 04
Treads and caps
Paver treads or bullnose caps, adhered and set with a slight pitch to shed water.
- 05
Landings
A landing at the top or bottom sized for standing and for a door to swing.
- 06
Tie-in
Bottom step flush with the walk or patio so the transition is clean.
Examples
Paver Steps: examples
Example photos of the type of work.
How it works
Paver Steps, step by step
- 1
Measure total rise
We find the height from landing to landing and lay out equal steps.
- 2
Dig and base
Excavate under the full footprint and compact stone in lifts.
- 3
Stack the risers
Set each block course, backfill with stone and compact before the next.
- 4
Set treads
Glue caps or lay paver treads, pitched slightly forward to drain.
Questions
Paver Steps questions
Why do steps need a compacted base if they are just block?
Because frost and wet clay move anything sitting on soft soil. A compacted stone base under every riser, with stone backfill behind it, drains and stays firm through freeze-thaw. Steps set on dirt rock and separate within a few winters.
What affects the price of paver steps?
The number of steps, how wide they are, whether they have side returns or curves, the block and caps you choose, and what has to come out first, such as an old concrete stoop. A tall run of steps with a landing is a bigger build than two steps off a patio. The estimate is free.
What prep do paver steps need?
An 811 locate, then digging the footprint down to firm soil and compacting stone where every riser lands. If the steps replace a concrete stoop, the old slab comes out first. Larger entry steps may fall under local building rules, which we look into at the estimate.
Can you build steps into a slope?
Yes. Steps cut into a hill are built the same way, with each riser on its own compacted pad and short wall returns on the sides to hold back the soil. It is one of the cleanest ways to connect two levels of a yard.
Will the caps come loose?
Not if they are glued with a masonry adhesive onto clean, dry block. A cap that does loosen over the years can be lifted, cleaned and reglued without taking the step apart.
What we install
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Block Walls
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Paver Patios
Backyard patios dug, based, screeded and laid with clean cuts, a firm edge and polymeric joints.
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Service area
Paver Steps around Columbus
We install paver steps in Columbus and in each town below.
Franklin County
Pickaway County
Fairfield County
Delaware County
Licking County
Talk to us about paver steps
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