I’m going to forming up a slab with two steps down. Becouse of the long run (8m long) my question is which is the best way to support these staps, and at the same time make them pretty straight. Thanks
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See if this meets your needs.
It's not the most fancy of formwork but it served the purpose and the steps are good.
Basically a floating box on a box with bracing. More bracing was added after the pic was taken.
Use a low slump mix and your palm sander to vibrate the sides of the form to minimize the voids that will occur.
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Edited 10/13/2008 7:53 am ET by RalphWicklund
What type of soil are you working with?
This was about 8m long;
Fwiw, on second - lower section - used long jet rods, with 2x8, poured, waited, pulled, filled rod holes - for small step.
Remodeling Contractor just on the other side of the Glass City
What's a "jet rod"?
The round metal concrete form stakes.
Totally worth the money to have, for all kinds of uses, though they aint cheap.Remodeling Contractor just on the other side of the Glass City
How do you store your form stakes?
I'm looking for something better than the buckets I'm using now, but still be easily lifted.
LOL ---- Buckets.
They get heavy pretty quick!
but I lose half of them, just as quick. I swear they just walk away.Remodeling Contractor just on the other side of the Glass City
but I lose half of them, just as quick
So do I, but I'm more apt to leave them laying where I pulled them out. I put in a 4x6 form for lime dust last summer. Used a bunch of stakes, then pulled the after I compacted the dust insde the form.
Found one with the mower a few weeks ago......, need to at least count the darn things when I use them.
Nail a 2 X 4 board to connect the tops of the riser form board to stiffen them. Wider steps require a "W" patern to the bracing. I cover the riser forms in 10 mil plastic to give the risers a slick finish.