Forming Concrete Steps Between Walls

See how you can make a professional set of concrete stairs with this eye opening video.
Forming concrete steps between walls. When forming between walls or other flat surfaces such as plywood where you will be able to mark riser locations positioning risers is easy. To form a concrete wall first set up plywood boards on either side of your concrete footer and attach them together with wire. In this video we go over how we built and poured 10 concrete stair steps. Your concrete steps will lie upon a subbase of granular fill like open grade stone which will protect your poured concrete steps from shifts in the earth or deterioration.
To make the wall as strong as possible pour the concrete in layers no higher than 20 inches working from 1 end of the wall to the. Rebar is short for reinforcing bar and is very important for many concrete applications. Then pour your concrete inside the form using a chute or hose attached to the mixer. A split riser allows you to remove the forms without damaging wet concrete.
Using icc approved adjustable brackets you can construct concrete fo. It s not necessary for these stairs because there are concrete footers underneath the block walls and a the bottom of the steps. Set riser boards to the marks and fasten them to the walls or side boards. So if you need to know how to make your own concrete stairs we hope this video give.
A set of stairs already exist but an electrical upgrade triggered the requirement for three feet of standing space in front of the new panel. In the video above david odell of odell complete concrete shows how he forms and places concrete stairs between walls on a project in the los angeles area. The guys also made sure there was about 4 of clearance between the stone and the bottom of the forms.