Suitable Projects
- Steps up a slope between two levels of a yard
- Front entrance steps
- Steps built through an armour stone wall
- Garden and path steps
Services / Natural Stone Step Installation
Natural Stone Step Installation
Natural and sawn stone steps set into a slope, through a wall or up to a door. Use the step calculator to see the stone on its own and an installed estimate together.
A stone step is one solid piece of stone. Set on a firm base, it will not rot and has no surface to wear through.
Natural steps have a split, weathered face and random sizing. Sawn steps are machine finished to a consistent rise and depth. Both are supplied and installed.
What We Provide
- Natural or sawn step material, sized to the width of the flight
- Excavation into the slope and a compacted base under each step
- Setting each step by machine, level side to side and pitched to shed water
- Tying the flight into walls, walkways and landings
Site and Access
- Access for a machine to the bottom and top of the flight
- Existing steps or concrete that has to come out first
- Door thresholds and landings the top step must meet
- The total rise, which sets how many steps the slope needs
Base and Drainage
Each step sits on compacted granular base, and the flight is laid out so every step bears on firm ground. The rise of each step, the tread depth and how much each step overlaps the one below are worked out on site from the slope.
Equipment
Stone steps are too heavy to set by hand. Each is placed by machine, and the base under it is compacted before the next goes on.
What Drives the Price
Every job is quoted on site conditions, so no price is published here. These are the things that move it:
- Number of steps and the width of each
- Natural or sawn material
- Base preparation and excavation
- Machine access and delivery
- The total rise, which can change the step count