Hi All,
I'm nearly finished digging out our patio and need to start digging the foundations for our back steps.
The steps are going to be brick, topped with bullnosed sandstone, the same as the patio. I obviously want to keep the brickwork for the steps in line with the brickwork on the house so the sandstone will be laid "around" each step not on top of it.
I've looked on Pavingexpert which suggests building pillars to put each steps flags on. I need to build up 60cm and was going to make this 3 steps, this is some pillar!
Can I build the steps 1 at a time and in fill them with concrete, this seems a lot more solid to me or will it cause me any huge problems?
I was going to start with the bottom step laying the brickwork, fill this with concrete and then build the next step on top of that or is this all wrong?
Thanks for any help, no abuse please if this sounds like madness!
I'm nearly finished digging out our patio and need to start digging the foundations for our back steps.
The steps are going to be brick, topped with bullnosed sandstone, the same as the patio. I obviously want to keep the brickwork for the steps in line with the brickwork on the house so the sandstone will be laid "around" each step not on top of it.
I've looked on Pavingexpert which suggests building pillars to put each steps flags on. I need to build up 60cm and was going to make this 3 steps, this is some pillar!
Can I build the steps 1 at a time and in fill them with concrete, this seems a lot more solid to me or will it cause me any huge problems?
I was going to start with the bottom step laying the brickwork, fill this with concrete and then build the next step on top of that or is this all wrong?
Thanks for any help, no abuse please if this sounds like madness!