Rather than remove the old bricks and install a new set of stairs, this DIYer works with what is there. But in the end, you wouldn't guess brick is underneath.

QDEAR TIM: I need a set of brick steps to take me down to a patio. I have no clue how to build brick steps and wonder if I might be out of my element. Is it hard to build brick stairs like this, ...

Once the treads have broken, however, it becomes much more difficult to salvage the steps. On many steps, the brick risers are supported by the tread beneath them – so when a tread cracks, that ...