concrete stairs

Solid gray steps

Concrete stairs are steps made of poured concrete, common in utilitarian or outdoor settings—apartment buildings, parking garages, fire escapes, public parks.

They're durable and low-maintenance but often associated with institutional or working-class environments: We sat on the concrete stairs outside the school.

The phrase sometimes evokes urban grit or childhood memories of neighborhood gathering spots.

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risers · treads · stoop · porch · basement · climb · descend · handrail · crumbling · cold · gray · urban · gritty · weathered · footsteps · echo · steep · slippery

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material composition

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Staircase made from lumber

metal stairs · marble stairs · rope ladder · stone stairs · ladder

surface treatment/covering

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Steps covered in color

formality and aesthetic quality

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Imposing architectural stairway centerpiece

spiral staircase · floating staircase

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G