Tiling Or Decking... Please Help!

LauraRose_2

Hey... on a mission to sort out the garden..! I have three steps leading from patio doors onto paving in the back garden. The steps are tiled, but are a total mess, all broken and chipped. I have been given a few suggestions (bearing in mind, on a budget and my diy skills are basic at best!) So please help here - what would be a the best option - take off all the tiles, level it out (chip it all off then skim it??) then paint them, or as my father in law has suggested, put decking over it. He has offered to do this, but he's not exactly diy man, and I have worries that putting decking over steps wouldn't work?? And the slabs, don't you need to put posts into the ground to make it stay up?!!

The steps are are about 2.5 metres wide and about 1 metre out. Would I be better taking them off and gettign someone to retile??? I've two kids that run in and out of here all the time and need to take this into consideration.

Whew... first post, I hope someone is kind enough to respond to this serious ramble...!!!!

Thank you!!

adandem

You can put decking over steps but bear in mind that decking can become very slippery when wet so it might not be the safest option.