StreamlineGT
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Here's the latest.... taken from another forum, so disregard the timeline..
1. Front Steps...
Part I of this project actually has nothing to do with wall blocks and pavers, but it had to be done to do the project. This afternoon I moved the old precast concrete steps we needed to get our final CO on the house. I wanted to craigslist them, but the wife wanted to keep them, so this is the best use I had for them. They were not at all the right stairs for the application, but they got us in.
Before:
The John Deere didn't like it much, but she was recruited to move them, along with some trusty 2" straps (pic coming later) and got them out of the way. I took all the stone that was there and put it back on the pile in the driveway.
Next I dug out where they were to go, so I was able to mount the steel angle brackets. I put a piece of 4" Rigid PVC pipe under the brackets for future wire fishing for the low voltage landscape lighting going in much later.
Next I dug out for the piers, which are just cinder blocks, carefully measuring to ensure it was somewhat level.
Backfilled, not really crucial to be pretty..
The poor girl struggling with the stairs..
Stairs set, and leveled with shims.
I then dug out 6" of material in front of the stairs and put in some driveway stone, along with a flat rock I have been saving for just such an occasion. I still have some back filling to do, but enough for today.
On Monday all the Ideal wall blocks and coping stones come for the big project. I have to make a trip on Monday to get some processed gravel and some stone dust or sand. Updates as things progress.
1. Front Steps...
Part I of this project actually has nothing to do with wall blocks and pavers, but it had to be done to do the project. This afternoon I moved the old precast concrete steps we needed to get our final CO on the house. I wanted to craigslist them, but the wife wanted to keep them, so this is the best use I had for them. They were not at all the right stairs for the application, but they got us in.
Before:
The John Deere didn't like it much, but she was recruited to move them, along with some trusty 2" straps (pic coming later) and got them out of the way. I took all the stone that was there and put it back on the pile in the driveway.
Next I dug out where they were to go, so I was able to mount the steel angle brackets. I put a piece of 4" Rigid PVC pipe under the brackets for future wire fishing for the low voltage landscape lighting going in much later.
Next I dug out for the piers, which are just cinder blocks, carefully measuring to ensure it was somewhat level.
Backfilled, not really crucial to be pretty..
The poor girl struggling with the stairs..
Stairs set, and leveled with shims.
I then dug out 6" of material in front of the stairs and put in some driveway stone, along with a flat rock I have been saving for just such an occasion. I still have some back filling to do, but enough for today.
On Monday all the Ideal wall blocks and coping stones come for the big project. I have to make a trip on Monday to get some processed gravel and some stone dust or sand. Updates as things progress.
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