I want to square off a rounded concrete step - best way
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If it's a large radius, could you construct some timber shuttering to enclose the step which will hold the new mix as it's poured in?
The new cement will stick well enough, especially if any moss etc is brushed off first. Some PVA mix in the new cement won't do any harm.
John
The new cement will stick well enough, especially if any moss etc is brushed off first. Some PVA mix in the new cement won't do any harm.
John
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Its all a bit vague, I would first of all chip the whole surface to clean it and to provide a key for the new " concrete". I would not use PVA, because its not waterproof, try EVA? or SBR. then because I guess you are filling quite a narrow gap I would use sharp sand mortar, 4:1 . If the front is going to be seen, i.e. you are just tiling the top, then you should think about how you are going to match the new to the old covering. Your tiles are not going to be slippery when wet or icy?
Frank
Frank
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So, Claire.....you don't want to tile the step itself, just the path leading up to it. Is that correct?
John
John
There was me thinking i'll just join a forum and ask.... I definitely want to tile the path with a victorian style mosaic which will have a border tile that would be difficult to cut if the step was rounded. I would like to tile the step both top and front edge but need to need to make sure as Frank said they won't get slippery when wet or icy if so then I'll just paint it
Frank's advice is spot on.....any tile with a smooth glaze will be slippy in the wet and frost. Tiling the front of the step will hide any squaring off, naturally enough.
John
John
Yep, that will square off right enough....it doesn't look symmetrical but maybe that's just an illusion.
Are the new tiles going to be set onto a concrete bed?
John
Are the new tiles going to be set onto a concrete bed?
John
Those look like tall steps. You'd be better off scrapping the curvy step and introducing two in place of the one. I bet it is fun descending those especially when you are carrying things on an icy morning.
We are just about to tackle the front garden ( thought we'd leave it till the weather got rainy and cold....) We have got to build it up and level it so that's why the step looks tall. It should be about half that hight when finished.
So you will end up with one tall step and one shallow step then?
That's even worse than two tall ones. Both steps need to be of equal rise.
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