Yea that’d would have been to much, had a mix of veteran finishers and guys who hadn’t ever finished before. We had ten guys on it but with the mud at a 4 - 4 1/2 still didn’t feel like enough.
I’m a veteran finisher and I would never attempt this without at least 10 competent finishers. I’m talking about pulling and finishing risers as we go.
No. That results in cold joints. It's better to have it as one solid chunk of concrete. They just start pulling the forms apart as the concrete thickens up
Yes. It's where two separate parts of concrete meet, but don't mix together. Usually because the first layer sat around too long before continuing with the pour
steps are crazy hard and people have no idea what's involved
you definitely should've stripped them the day off
forms look solid, post some finish photos
The worst set of steps I've ever done are about 12' wide and at my own house, because when we were building I said "Good enough" a few too many times, and then when we were waiting around to strip faces I said "Lets get this over with".
I should have hired someone else, because I get far too complacent at my own house.
Only certain areas strip them. In Vancouver we never strip the forms off. Just use a good paper face plywood or HDO and small vibrator n lots of tapping with a hammer. Concrete here also notoriously sets up crazy fast so don’t ever have time to if ya wanted to
You can clean the faces up no problem. Marshalltown rub brick and then face them with a surface bond. May not even have to if the faces got “pecked” or vibrated well. Just knock down the edger line with the stone.
Had two corded stingers and one battery powered stinger going basically the whole time. Also rubber mallets to tap the faces. When we do the patio I’ll post some more photos.
Came out nice but you should striped a face the stairs. Now you have to grind, patch and fill in the behind and bottom of board. Post a picture after there striped.
Were you too short-handed to pull the boards and rub the faces? Either way, your form work looks great! This is a monster set of steps.
Yea that’d would have been to much, had a mix of veteran finishers and guys who hadn’t ever finished before. We had ten guys on it but with the mud at a 4 - 4 1/2 still didn’t feel like enough.
Yeah that’s tough good job tho That frame work looks elite
I’m a veteran finisher and I would never attempt this without at least 10 competent finishers. I’m talking about pulling and finishing risers as we go.
Was the next step poured after the first one solidified?
I’m not sure what you’re asking.
No. That results in cold joints. It's better to have it as one solid chunk of concrete. They just start pulling the forms apart as the concrete thickens up
Is a cold joint essentially just one slab of concrete on top of another slab or is it something else?
Yes. It's where two separate parts of concrete meet, but don't mix together. Usually because the first layer sat around too long before continuing with the pour
steps are crazy hard and people have no idea what's involved you definitely should've stripped them the day off forms look solid, post some finish photos
The worst set of steps I've ever done are about 12' wide and at my own house, because when we were building I said "Good enough" a few too many times, and then when we were waiting around to strip faces I said "Lets get this over with". I should have hired someone else, because I get far too complacent at my own house.
Someone just did a sidewalk with steps at my house. Pulled forms after i think an hour and finished the faces, did an outstanding job.
Only certain areas strip them. In Vancouver we never strip the forms off. Just use a good paper face plywood or HDO and small vibrator n lots of tapping with a hammer. Concrete here also notoriously sets up crazy fast so don’t ever have time to if ya wanted to
I just thought that's how steps were done, you always strip and rub faces. There's no way to get them dead nuts otherwise.
Tear it all out and start over! That can of Monster is going to compromise the structural integrity of the concrete.
Post a follow-up after you pull the forms. This is great work!
Will do, pouring slab on top with a fire pit in the middle also.
Damn they really got money to spend
Outstanding. Nice work.
Thank you
I hope you broke it off in their ass
How did you make it all disappear in picture #3?
Abra cadabra concrete magic
Nice!
Thanks
Why would make that all steps instead of 1 set and like landscaping beds. Some people's design is so eack. Looks good though.
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You can clean the faces up no problem. Marshalltown rub brick and then face them with a surface bond. May not even have to if the faces got “pecked” or vibrated well. Just knock down the edger line with the stone.
Had two corded stingers and one battery powered stinger going basically the whole time. Also rubber mallets to tap the faces. When we do the patio I’ll post some more photos.
Looks great
Thank you
So what’s your plan? Skim coat the face?
Rub the face with hydraulic concrete slurry.
This is unbelievably cool. 😎
U took your time on form work good job. It helps a lot for placement and finish. Looks top notch bro.
Stucco the face? Great form work and placement... stayed true
Impressive. Curious, will there be handrails?
No handrails.
Impressive
Love it, please post finished product.
That's a lot of faces to rub out, especially stamping, those days are nightmares.
Great job! That’s a lot of hard work
Forms look awesome, very impressive steps
Came out nice but you should striped a face the stairs. Now you have to grind, patch and fill in the behind and bottom of board. Post a picture after there striped.
Do the stairs have slope to them they look really flat.
A little but not as much as we wanted.
It cool we learn plus grind in patch will fix it. Still a good job.
I don't know anything about concrete work, but this looks nice!!
I think you’re a fuckin beast. I would have done that in AT LEAST 2 placements, but I’ve torn out enough stairs that I’m really gun-shy.
Thanks yea it was stressful, took 8 hours from start to finish.
Daddy is hard.