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northeastern Ohio | I'm working on a century farm house basement this week. It has a sandstone foundation with a dirt floor with bricks over top. Renters always complaining about the dampness and lack of height (could not stand up straight). Renters moved out last week and it needs a new furnace and hot water heater. So I decided it would be a good time to dig out the basement and cement the floor.
I took out 12 inches of dirt yesterday. To get the Bobcat down in there I had to remove the sandstone outside steps. The steps would need redone anyhow since the basement floor will be so much lower. Now I need to decide what type of steps to install and how to do it.
Should I go with cement or treated wood for the steps? Do I form up 3 walls and a single flat bottom OR go with two flats (top and bottom)? Or maybe a straight cement slab ramp instead of steps? I would love to do a straight walkout without the incline or steps, but the location of the current door is on the upper side of the lot and the lower side has a crawlspace under the house.
Help me with some suggestions or examples.
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Century farm house walkout basement door steps?
