Easy Brick Step From Start to Finish
Stu builds a simple brick step from start to finish. Setting out, building the riser, laying the tread and finishing it off, on a job small enough to follow in one sitting.
A brick step is one of the smallest jobs a bricklayer does and one of the most useful to watch, because you see the whole thing in eight minutes. Stu builds a simple step from start to finish: setting it out, building the riser, laying the tread on top and finishing the joints.
Small as it is, a step has to be right. The riser needs to be plumb and the tread level side to side, with a slight fall so water runs off the front rather than sitting on it or running back to the door. The bond on the riser should be staggered properly, and the tread bricks or slabs need to be bedded solidly so nothing rocks underfoot. The video shows the checks being done as it goes rather than at the end.
It’s shot vertically, so it works well on a phone, and there’s not much talking. You watch it being built.
Who this is for: DIYers wanting a first project that’s genuinely achievable, beginners learning to work to a small set-out, and homeowners who want to see what goes into a step before asking for a quote.
What a homeowner should expect from a good job: a step that’s level across its width, with a slight fall to the front, a plumb riser, a tread that doesn’t rock, joints that are full and neatly finished, and a height that matches any other steps beside it. A step is walked on every day, so it needs a proper base under it. If it’s sitting on soil or loose hardcore it’ll move within a year.
