Therefore if you anchor the stairs of an attached deck to a cement pad it must have footings under it to the frost line like any of the other deck footings.
Concrete pad for deck stairs.
A concrete pad does not require the footings to rise above grade like other landing types.
Concrete landings make for stronger deck stairs.
By installing a concrete landing you not only provide a very strong base for the bottom of the stairs but you also help to reduce the load requirement for a posts pr beams that are attached to stringers on the stairs.
Here we will be installing a concrete pad.
A concrete landing for your deck stairs will always result in a stronger stairwell.
Once the pad has cured the stairs from the landing can be built.
A concrete pad is formed to terminate the two tread run from the landing above.
Attaching deck stairs to footings one of the easiest ways to attach deck stair footings to concrete is through the base plate.
After setting and filling the form screed the concrete flush with the top of the form and trowel it smooth.
Always follow building codes when installing.
You have many choices you can attach your step stringers to your rim joist of the deck with a header and then use a ground contact rated pressure treated footer at the bottom or you can go an additional step and pour a pad at the bottom of your steps and attach your post and stringers there.
Attach the short stringers to a 2x nailer bolted to the pad.