You have many choices you can attach your step stringers to your rim joist of the deck with a header and then use a ground contact rated pressure treated footer at the bottom or.
Concrete pad for deck stairs.
Determine what type of landing you are going to have.
Making a concrete pad for porch steps concrete decks sheds.
A concrete landing for your deck stairs will always result in a stronger stairwell.
Attaching deck stairs to footings.
A concrete slab may be raised one step above the yard or an adjacent patio surface or it can be set just above ground level.
A long lasting pad prevents the problem.
A typical pad has a 4 inch layer of gravel underneath and about 4 inches of concrete on top.
When you are building your porch or deck one of the last things you will need to do is build your steps.
A concrete pad does not require the footings to rise above grade like other landing types.
Learn how to anchor your deck stairs to a concrete landing pad or footings.
A solid concrete pad is 4 inches thick rests on a bed of well tamped gravel and is reinforced with reinforcing wire mesh.
Follow our step by step instructions with photos.
Concrete landings make for stronger deck stairs.
By installing a concrete landing you not only provide a very strong base for the bottom of the stairs but you also help to reduce the load requirement for a posts pr beams that are attached to stringers on the stairs.
One of the easiest ways to attach deck stair footings to concrete is through the base plate.