Ah Spring!, this is a time of burgeoning pot holes inside streets and
expanding honey do lists at home. Perhaps one of the things on your honey do
list is always to repair that troublesome broken edge on the concrete steps.
After all, who would like to start the backyard barbecue season by having an
accident waiting that occurs? Thankfully repairing concrete steps is really a
surprisingly simple task once you know what to do. What follows are my five
simple actions to getting the task done.
1. Gather the Materials stair treads
Before starting the project you simply must gather together these items;
Cold chisel Hammer Garden hose Trowel Cement Patching Mix One roll of polyethylene Scissors Four wooden 2x4s Flat little bit of flake board or plywood Six bricks
2. Prepare the Affected Area
With the items assembled it's break out your hammer and cold chisel. Use the hammer and cold chisel to slice the step's broken edge back and fashion it in to a V shape. The V shape groove is important because it will give the patch something to stick to. After the V shape is place you will have to clean away any excess debris with a garden hose.
3. Prepare the Form
Take a flat piece of flake board or plywood and put it upright about the riser below the involved area. The edge from the board should be level using the tread or top in the affected step. The board will probably serve as your form. Once the board is in position, secure it in position by buttressing the board against the riser using the bricks.
4. Apply the Patch
While sticking with the manufacturer's instructions mix increase cement patch material. Once the patch material is ready, remove your trowel. Load the trowel while using patching material and liberally insert the material into the V shaped groove. As you go along make sure that the V shaped groove is packed tight with the patching material. Leaving gaps could create further problems later on. With the V shaped edge tightly packed, you could possibly now use the trowel to smooth the patching material flush while using board.
5. Curing stair treads
Depending about the cement patch mix used, you could possibly need to maintain the patch damp for seven days. This is because with some cement patch mixes the longer it remains damp, the stronger the patch becomes. If this is the case with your cement patch mix simply cover the repaired area with a sheet of polyethylene. Place one end from the polyethylene sheet for the tread across the repaired area and also the other end for the tread below the repaired area. Then, to prevent the wind from taking off using the polyethylene, weigh down each end which has a wooden 2 x 4. Once the cement patch has successfully cured the polyethylene may be removed and also the repair is going to be complete.
1. Gather the Materials stair treads
Before starting the project you simply must gather together these items;
Cold chisel Hammer Garden hose Trowel Cement Patching Mix One roll of polyethylene Scissors Four wooden 2x4s Flat little bit of flake board or plywood Six bricks
2. Prepare the Affected Area
With the items assembled it's break out your hammer and cold chisel. Use the hammer and cold chisel to slice the step's broken edge back and fashion it in to a V shape. The V shape groove is important because it will give the patch something to stick to. After the V shape is place you will have to clean away any excess debris with a garden hose.
3. Prepare the Form
Take a flat piece of flake board or plywood and put it upright about the riser below the involved area. The edge from the board should be level using the tread or top in the affected step. The board will probably serve as your form. Once the board is in position, secure it in position by buttressing the board against the riser using the bricks.
4. Apply the Patch
While sticking with the manufacturer's instructions mix increase cement patch material. Once the patch material is ready, remove your trowel. Load the trowel while using patching material and liberally insert the material into the V shaped groove. As you go along make sure that the V shaped groove is packed tight with the patching material. Leaving gaps could create further problems later on. With the V shaped edge tightly packed, you could possibly now use the trowel to smooth the patching material flush while using board.
5. Curing stair treads
Depending about the cement patch mix used, you could possibly need to maintain the patch damp for seven days. This is because with some cement patch mixes the longer it remains damp, the stronger the patch becomes. If this is the case with your cement patch mix simply cover the repaired area with a sheet of polyethylene. Place one end from the polyethylene sheet for the tread across the repaired area and also the other end for the tread below the repaired area. Then, to prevent the wind from taking off using the polyethylene, weigh down each end which has a wooden 2 x 4. Once the cement patch has successfully cured the polyethylene may be removed and also the repair is going to be complete.
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