This is driving me nuts. My husband has informed me that the next project is the front steps. I've been putting it off mainly because I keep going back and forth about what I want to do, and also the lack of any "concrete" ;) instructions on anything other than poured concrete steps. A photo of what I have to contend with can be found at this url: [url]http://www.rosehawke.com/photos/steps.jpg[/url] I really would like something other than "plain vanilla" concrete steps, but again, I can't seem to find any instructions. Does anybody know of any sites that might give some further info? I suspect that I'm going to end up building the steps out of concrete and then facing them with something, faux stone or thin brick or such. Comments, suggestions, enlightenment, encouragement, etc., all welcome!

Any suggestions on what type of mortar to use or special gloves to use to prevent getting the glass shards lodged into your fingers while using typical mortar building small brick projects?:confused: