Hello,
Time and weather permitting, I have built my garden steps. I laid a slab of concrete (thanks to the advice to an earlier question) and I have use bricks to make the "frame" of the steps. I just need to lay some paving slabs to make the treads.
I was hoping to use 400mm x 400mm paving slabs and have two side by side, to make a step that is 400 mm x 800 mm. However, these overhang the bricks by up to 65mm.
Web sites give me different answers: some say the nosing (overhang) should only be one centimetre; others say it should be one or two inches. Having a 65mm nosing would save me having to cut it but some web sites suggest a big nosing is a trip hazard.
Other web sites suggest a big nosing would be a fulcrum causing the slab to lift off the stairs.
What do you think the optimum size should be?
Thanks, Stephen.