cement stairs

scotty123

My cement stairs leading up to my front porch have badly deteriorated over the last few years. They are cracked all over and they are not nearly smooth. I was thinking about taking some cement and just smoothing it out. My question is what is the best cement to use, and how would i be able to make sure the cement would be the same color as the old cement?

itsreallyconc

we'd suggest a polymer-modified coating after proper prep altho most others'll use a top 'n' bond product avail at any apron store,,, coat the whole step unit & take the color match out of the game,,, whatever you do, if the prep's not done correctly, nothing'll work well !

ps - cement is an ingredient of concrete.