brick steps

Outdoor entrance climb

Brick steps are outdoor stairs constructed from bricks, typically leading to a porch, entrance, or between different levels of a yard.

Common in older homes and traditional architecture, they require periodic maintenance as mortar deteriorates and bricks shift or crack: The brick steps needed repointing after years of frost damage.

Related

risers · treads · front · entrance · stairway · fire escape · concrete · stone · weathered · crumbling · swept · railings · landing · brownstone · climb · worn · worn down · threshold

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Opposites
material composition

brick stepswooden steps

Lumber treads for climbing

concrete steps · stone steps · metal stairs · rope ladder

construction style/permanence

brick stepsrope ladder

Flexible climbing apparatus

ladder · stepladder · escalator

Family

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Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G