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Concrete steps

To get a bag count and cost, this concrete steps calculator needs the number of steps, riser height, tread depth, and width. The riser is the step height; the tread is the step surface. It models solid poured steps, where each step is a full block down to the ground. Add an optional landing, and you get 80 lb and 60 lb bag totals, ready-mix volume, and cured weight.

Concrete steps

The yellow figures beside the drawing accept typing or tapping to change their values.

A landing depth is optional; entering one adds a top platform, and empty means no landing.

Bags needed
4380 lb bags
= 57 x 60 lb bags
About $257.14 in 80 lb bags
= 0.85 cu yd ready-mix
Weighs about 3,437 lb cured
Total rise: 30 in, total run: 44 in

Avg US retail price, checked Aug 2026. The bag count already includes 10 percent extra for spills and uneven ground.

Solid poured steps are built as one continuous block against the ground; each step forms a block, and the volume is the total of those blocks. The calculator applies a 10 percent waste factor to cover spills and uneven ground. For the cost estimate, it uses an average price of $5.98 for an 80 lb bag, checked in August 2026. The optional landing is a flat platform at the top, set at the same height as the steps, and its volume is added to the step volume. This tool works the same for a concrete stairs calculator, since steps and stairs use the same measurements.

The calculator shows riser, tread, width and landing depth in inches or centimeters, based on the unit system you choose.

What are solid poured steps?

Solid poured steps use a single block of concrete against the ground, with no hollow form underneath. Starting at the bottom, the first step is one riser high, the second is two risers, and the pattern continues to the top, so each step is a full block down to the ground. This calculator models that shape.

What riser height should I use?

The common residential maximum riser height is 7.75 inches. The calculator defaults to 7.5 inches, which leaves a little margin. For most homes, staying at or below the maximum is typical.

How does the optional landing change the total?

An optional landing adds a flat platform at the top, set at the same height as the steps. Its volume equals the width times the landing depth times the total rise, and that volume is added to the step volume. This increases the bag count and cost by the amount of extra concrete needed.

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Last updated 2026-08-29.

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