Future-proof renovation of stairs in an old building

Hello everyone,

none of my acquaintances and colleagues can (or want to?) give me any ideas, so I thought I’d introduce myself here.

On 19.06.2019, I took over the two-family house (built in 1976) from my grandmother as a gift (primarily it was about disputes in the family regarding the inheritance, etc. – due to the compulsory portion supplement claim, it still won’t be financially fun for me later – but I’m getting off topic) and gradually moved into the ground floor with my dog.

In the first step, together with my father, I put up a double rod wire fence around the grounds/garden behind the house. We also converted the old barn into a garage (with sectional door) and carried out small renovation work here and there (renewed the bathroom, replaced lamps, etc. – small things).

The main issue this year is the staircase (even before the facade). I was told what it was like before and what was done.

A good 10 years ago, the staircase you see below was properly tiled (by the tiler – picture 0081 still shows a small base on the side of the stairs, which was left as it was). As I recall, it looked quite nice. But of course, it didn’t hold up because water apparently penetrated everywhere, froze in winter, and then flaked off one after another.

Following that, the other daughter’s husband took care of it, removed the tile remnants, and apparently painted it with some kind of “plastic paint” (liquid plastic as floor covering). Apparently, it wasn’t applied properly, as you can see in the pictures. Someone of you can certainly assess this better, but my guess here: water penetrated (or it wasn’t paid attention to during application) and then flaked off when freezing?

Anyway. Now the question is what I could do here. As you might imagine, I would prefer a solution with which I can finish the stairs and have peace for a few decades (especially considering what else still has to be done on the place).

Many thanks in advance and best regards,
Constantin

I have covered my outdoor stairs with high-quality, non-slip tiles (only the treading surfaces). They still look like new.

Permanently, it should be clad with natural stone.

Chisel away the entire ugly staircase and redo it to taste. Is that really a solid block? Much more than just the paint is coming off there, you can't properly tile on that either.

Break off the entire ugly staircase and redo it according to taste. Is it really a solid block? Much more than just the paint is clearly coming off, you can't reasonably tile on that either.

That was also my first thought. I don't find the staircase itself particularly worth preserving and would personally replace it here with a staircase suitable for outdoor use in the long term, perhaps also a bit more airy in appearance, which stylistically also matches the newly renovated / designed house.

Thank you very much for the abundant input. It is best to have it done by a professional company with the appropriate warranty. The priority here is indeed that I can consider the staircase as a completed project for the near and distant future and focus on the many other things in/on the house.

Regards