There are two steps in making over an old patio with re cap.
Steps down to concrete patio.
Compact the earth if necessary.
You will want to rest your stair stringer on 12 of the concrete landing.
Some deck builders install a concrete landing below deck stairs at grade.
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To lay new concrete sweep and clean the old concrete and saturate the old concrete with water.
Glue the outermost row called a soldier course down to the concrete patio with quikrete s.
Before pouring concrete steps coat the forms with a release agent.
Large stoop with steps down to a ground level patio.
This has the benefit of a higher view of the yard and a smoother flow into.
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If your slab patio.
The minimum size for a stair landing is 36 x 36 in front of the stairs.
Make sure the braces are level and lay down a barrier of wire mesh over the existing concrete inside of the barrier.
Raised patio or deck.
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.
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The repair and the renewal.
Mix the concrete and bring it to the site in wheelbarrow loads.
In this case we are pouring a 4 x4 pad.
Then build a perimeter or a wood brace that is the same height as you want the concrete to be.
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This can be nice to open the patio area up to the surrounding yard and have the space blend into the lawn area more fluidly and the only railing needed would be on the steps.
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It s a desert community with little rainfall lots of sun and hot temperatures and yards with more hardscape than softscape the plants that do thrive in this climate include water wise succulents and cacti.
One of the most common methods for curing concrete is to hose it down frequently with water five to 10 times per day or as often as you can for the first seven days.
Decide if you want your patio to be level with the ground or raised.
Concrete patios reign in palm springs especially when the sun sets behind the san jacinto peaks.