Rather than stepping down and risking tripping on the grass from your patio having accessible steps eliminates the risks and completes the transition from home to nature.
Concrete patio steps down from house to patio.
Tap the sides of the forms and risers with a hammer and jab a 2x4 up and down in the mix to drive air bubbles out.
If you re planning on having something extremely heavy such as a brick barbecue on your patio your first step will be to pour a concrete foundation for added.
Dig 4 inches about 10 cm deep for raised and 8 inches 20 3 cm deep for level.
Shovel the concrete inside the forms starting with the bottom step and working up.
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Measure down from the batterboards and mark the two end stakes at the finished height of the patio.
Before pouring concrete steps coat the forms with a release agent.
This continued all the way up to the top.
My goal was to create a waterproof concave lip between the wall of the house and the patio and the self leveling sealant obviously not designed for that.
There are also designs that split the difference.
Do a few steps down from the door a mid level raised patio or deck and a few more steps down to the yard.
Decide if you want your patio to be level with the ground or raised.
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Mix the concrete and bring it to the site in wheelbarrow loads.
All of these are nice options and often times which are selected will depend on what fits the house and yard the best design taste material preferences and budget.
How to build patio steps step by step.
Patio steps are often the functional quick access point between the house s tall patio structure and the backyard.
Profile of garden steps built using concrete and pavers.
Photograph below our original step was intact.
The patio must slope away from the house at a rate of 1 8 to inch per foot check local code for the proper rate.
Note that there s another variety that is self leveling which i decided wasn t appropriate for my needs.
Drive the stakes straight up and down firmly embedding them in the ground trim them to height later.
Compact the earth if necessary.
As you can see from the before.
Once the backer rod is in place the next step is to apply the concrete crack sealant.