You ll need roughly a day to excavate build forms mix concrete pour and finish the pad s surface.
Concrete landing front door.
A typical pad has a 4 inch layer of gravel underneath and about 4 inches of concrete on top.
A top landing is not required where a stairway of not more than two risers is located on the exterior side of the door provided that the door does not swing over the stairway.
I ve got a building with several exterior doors all opening inward.
The slab and walk up is about 18 from the ground.
Code requires that i have a 36 x36 landing pad outside each exterior door.
With concrete the decorative options for entrance walks are endless.
All great entryways begin with a welcoming walkway that ushers visitors to your front door in grand fashion.
Doors other than the required egress door shall be provided with landings or floors not more than 7 3 4 inches 196 mm below the top of the threshold.
This landing must be at least the width of the door and 36 in.
Deep in the direction of travel with an exception for juliet balconies accessed only by door and the landing can be sloped for drainage or construction tolerance up to 1 4 in.
When building a landing for deck stairs typical codes require the pad to extend beyond the steps about 36 inches behind the steps about 12 inches and on the sides of the steps about 6 inches.