Entrance steps

[captain ron]

I have some solid oak prefinished 3/4" hardwood floor, enough to do my steps and drivers area. My question is how should I do it? I was thinking about screwing down 3/4 plywood first and then fastening the hardwood to it. Any thoughts or suggestions?

[kyle4501]

I think your idea is as good as it gets. Just be sure the 3/4 plywood is well supported & you should be good to go!

[captain ron]

I forgot to mention I was putting this over my existing stainless steps in my MCI8.

[kyle4501]

Why not polish the stainless & get some free Bling? 

You might even be able to get a local sign shop to cut some of that black self adhesive grit paper to put a cool design on the steps, like your logo. ? ? ?

[captain ron]

Kyle, Good Idea. I just had this material and wanted to get some more things done. The only issue with your idea is I would think there would be a lot of maintenance keeping the steps shiny. I will at least do the drivers area in the hard wood.

[Ednj]

Kyle, Good Idea. I just had this material and wanted to get some more things done. The only issue with your idea is I would think there would be a lot of maintenance keeping the steps shiny. I will at least do the drivers area in the hard wood.

Ron Just don't screw or nail into your spare tire.lol
I was thinking of doing my drivers area in polished diamond plate, I like to drive bare foot
and think the cold metal would be nice,maybe I could find new pedals to match.

[HighTechRedneck]

I like the idea of hardwood flooring in the front.  But I think you would be better served with Kyle's approach on the steps.  Especially in rain or snow.  You need something for traction and easy watershed on the entry steps.

[captain ron]

Ron Just don't screw or nail into your spare tire.lol
I was thinking of doing my drivers area in polished diamond plate, I like to drive bare foot
and think the cold metal would be nice,maybe I could find new pedals to match.

The polished diamond plate will not be polished for long. I used it on my counter tops and now it is dull and scuffed up. I will eventually find something cool to replace my pedals with.

[JackConrad]

We used Australian Cypress in the drivers area, but I was concerned with the amount of wear and "tracking in" on the steps. We ended up tearing out the entire OEM steps and building new ones so that we now have 4 steps with about a 7" rise instead of 3 with a about a 9" rise. We covered these with a textured ceramic tile that nothing (such as diesel at truck stops) can soak into or that can be sratched by sand. 6 years and still working/looing good.  Just our way, YMMV.  Jack