Needing advice on a timber step

[Sadruddin]

Hi. I need to make a step.
We have an interior brick floor, laid, not yet finished.

In front of the door there's a concrete area which I want to cover in a wooden step.
The area is 1680*360*25mm
Initially I was thinking of ply, but really I guess the answer is hardwood.
Am I likely to get a bit of timber, that size, anywhere?
Any thoughts/ideas gladly invited.
Thanks, people.

 

[Notch7]

Maybe solid hardwood panel

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Or buy some machined hardwood and glue up a panel yourself

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[foxhole]

Window board?

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[big-all]

would a sunken door mat not be a better choice??
timber becomes unstable in greater than around 5- 7" wide so 360mm would probably be 4x 4x1"[21x93mm] glued together
furniture board will be soft and easily marked, as will any wood just in side a door with all the detritus from the outside world

 

[Ollyfp]

would a sunken door mat not be a better choice??
timber becomes unstable in greater than around 5- 7" wide so 360mm would probably be 4x 4x1"[21x93mm] glued together
furniture board will be soft and easily marked, as will any wood just in side a door with all the detritus from the outside world

I concur with this idea! At my mum's place, I cut and glued (sticks like **** turbo) a nice hardwood frame and coated the sunken area with 2-part epoxy resin. We then cut a washable mat to sit neatly inside the frame. It's a great solution, and it's non-slip!

 

[^woody^]

I'd suggest plastic looking at the threshold.

 

[Mr Chibs]

Why didn't you just keep going with the bricks right up to the door?

If there is no dpc under the blocks you may get moisture making it's way up through any wooden step.
You could cement/glue down some STS board first, then wood to this.

What about brick slips?