HawkinsHollow
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BRAVO!! Great job, looks amazing. A little rip rap on either side of the stairs and it will blend right in. My vote is these stairs are going to outlast most of us here.
Pouring steps down to the creek/swimming hole...nope, never done it before!
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MotorSeven
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True......we have a close group here, they are all stand up guys, known some for over 40+ years. There is a serious value in true friends.....
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Pretty good friends to show up in the late summer heat to pour a lot of concrete.
AnotherBueller
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Especially the face. I've seen 1X8 lumber bow out from the pressure, and if the concrete was too wet, it can flow out into the step below.
EddieWalker
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I just found this thread and enjoyed reading it this morning. I had a lot of ideas of what should be done, but none of them where as good as what you actually did.
The only thing I would suggest is getting a concrete blade for a 4 1/2 inch grinder and rounding off all the edges on your steps if you wanted a smoother finish.
For a railing, I've seen metal pipe with a T at the end used in hostile environments that seem to have been there for decades. You run a line through the T at the top of the pipe to hold on to, and if the line breaks, you can easily replace it.
The only thing I would suggest is getting a concrete blade for a 4 1/2 inch grinder and rounding off all the edges on your steps if you wanted a smoother finish.
For a railing, I've seen metal pipe with a T at the end used in hostile environments that seem to have been there for decades. You run a line through the T at the top of the pipe to hold on to, and if the line breaks, you can easily replace it.