ᐅ New Building with Exterior Insulation and Finish System (EIFS) – How to Handle Steps at the Front Door and Patio Door?

Hello everyone,

The construction of my house is nearing completion. We have brick walls with external thermal insulation composite system (ETICS). In the base area, the approved insulation was installed accordingly, but we have now noticed in our documents that this insulation is not walk-on resistant.

How can I best connect the step at or under the patio door and entrance door without damaging the ETICS?

Thank you for your help!

der-patrick schrieb:

How can I best connect the step to or under the patio door and front door without damaging the external thermal insulation composite system (ETICS)?

What exactly is planned?

For cases like this, there are, for example, bracket supports.

Thanks for the tip about the cantilever support; that already gives us a starting point.

For the terrace, we planned to lay terrace slabs approximately 60x60x2 cm (24x24x0.8 inches). Either with two steps or using pedestal supports. For the front door, we initially considered concrete steps.

A detailed plan is not yet in place, as the house handover is scheduled for the end of August. However, we were not aware that this is a problematic area that requires a different approach. At least, no one informed us about this beforehand.