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[Closed] Rotten door step - can I replace just the step?

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The external door on a concrete 'shed' has a hardwood doorstep that has rotted. It is no longer connected to the bottom of the frame and wobbles a lot when you stand on it.
Is it possible to just buy the doorstep/threshold or do I need to get something made up? If so, should I fix it by simply sliding it into place and screwing down through it into the concrete base?


 
Posted : 08/06/2012 9:43 am
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Yep, cut it at the base of the frame and also in the middle so you can wiggle it out.

Get some damp proof course from toolstation, comes in a roll double it up, and a door step from the local timber yard.

Treat the underside of step with preservative,or get in a profesional like me to do it for you.


 
Posted : 08/06/2012 9:45 am
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We just did this and bought a step from a timber merchants.
Cost £17 for the step. Stuck a bit of unibond at the back and then screwed it into the brick. Already had the existing DPM which didn't need replacing.


 
Posted : 08/06/2012 10:14 am
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Nice one, thanks guys


 
Posted : 08/06/2012 12:55 pm

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