Dan said:
"The problem with where I live is that you can't get a
truk anywhere near my house. The absolute closest you could get,
by using the neighbors behind me, would be about 120 feet and up
about 10 to 15 feet. "
I think I remember someone saying the place they got them
from i
Aloha Dan,
Recently a friend had a similar problem in that they couldn't get a
truck near the planned pouring area. They had the company bring a
crane of some sort that dropped the cement mixer and other items they
needed up on an area near the area to be cemented. Just a thought...
Betsy
At 10:
I guess I could look into pre-formed stairs, but what fun would that be?
*GRIN* Also, getting those puppies up all the steps to the courtyard
would be a bitch and a half. Not impossible, and probably not as bad as
trying to haul up bags of concrete, but still not as fun.
The problem with wher
Thanks Dale,
Some of the sidewalks sections have gaps far too wide between them; I
suspect that either the concrete was put down after curing or 2" by 4"
boards were used between when the sidewalk was poured. I need to do
something about those huge gaps as well as fix the one section that has
shi
, May 24, 2007 2:50 AM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] pouring cement stairs.
Since we're on the subject of pouring concrete I have a project that could
use an informed tip. The sidewalk section that butts up to the bottom of my
concrete steps into the house is badly shifted and I want to re
Since we're on the subject of pouring concrete I have a project that could
use an informed tip. The sidewalk section that butts up to the bottom of my
concrete steps into the house is badly shifted and I want to replace it with
a newly poured section.
The shifted section is 36" by 24" and of cour
a and Nanook at our polar bear habitat.
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From: GenePoole
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Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 10:04 PM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] pouring cement stairs.
I suspect this is probably oversimplified, but I have heard that if you can
Dan Have you looked in to precast modular cement steps? I have not used them
or know of anyone who has used them.
Art
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Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 1:26 PM
Subject: [BlindHandyMan] pouring cement stairs.
ne Ontario Canada
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Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat.
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From: Dan Rossi
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Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 4:38 PM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] pouring cement st
ome and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat.
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From: Dan Rossi
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 4:38 PM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] pouring cement stairs.
Thanks guys. I knew I could count on you. This i
han
Kansas City, MO
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William Stephan
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.Hi Dan,
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.Mostly your assumptions are
Thanks guys. I knew I could count on you. This is a future project, so I
have some time to learn and do some experimenting.
So Dale, I can build a hollow box and pour the steps over that? Will the
wood eventually rot and the concrete will be strong enough to maintain
it's structure?
The sid
Hi Dan,
Mostly your assumptions are correct.
I have poured steps both solid and hollow. I have never sloped the cheeks but I
have considered sloping the risers back at the bottom as an alternative to
making a nose overhang on the tread. This reduces the chance of chipping or
cracking some of t
My late father-in-law was a plasterer, stone mason and cement finisher. He
had a file box of recipes for different applications. There is one set of
church steps in town that he patched about 25 years ago and they still are
holding up.
Anyway I helped him a few times with steps. The one trick th
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