Vendome Job w/ stone steps

[musclecarboy]

Here's a few final pics, minus polymeric. I'll finish it all off tomorrow and meet with someone down the street for a job to start monday. Things go well when you do quality work:thumb:

[musclecarboy]

Now that I see it, that asphalt edge still looks like crap after I cut it off flush. What a PITA!

[zedosix]

Looks nice, first time I've seen that stone in application. If I could make a suggestion though. When working in a runner bond pattern such as what you've done, try running your lines side to side, not up and down as you've done. It also would of matched the stone on the house. Did you set your steps on the walkway, kinda hard to tell by the pics.?

[musclecarboy]

Looks nice, first time I've seen that stone in application. If I could make a suggestion though. When working in a runner bond pattern such as what you've done, try running your lines side to side, not up and down as you've done. It also would of matched the stone on the house. Did you set your steps on the walkway, kinda hard to tell by the pics.?

Thanks, I appreciate any suggestions. I specifically asked her and told her about the brick (clicked in my mind after) and she insisted it be run this way because of the soldier course and because of how it looked from standing on the driveway. The step is set on the walkway, PL'ed in place (will mortar the gaps around it tomorrow). Is there a better way to do it?

[zedosix]

Thanks, I appreciate any suggestions. I specifically asked her and told her about the brick (clicked in my mind after) and she insisted it be run this way because of the soldier course and because of how it looked from standing on the driveway. The step is set on the walkway, PL'ed in place (will mortar the gaps around it tomorrow). Is there a better way to do it?

If you look at your second picture you see the way the brick should run, just like in a driveway, don't ever lay the brick in the same direction as travel, you should run them opposite, its not as crucial in a walkway but you get the point. It just looks classier in my mind to see the broken lines rather than a runway. :) About the step.... yes (always) bury the step partway down and lay the brick up to it. Its much more solid this way and you avoid the having to shim or put mortar under it. I've been at this longer than you are old and I still learn something new almost daily. Thats why I love this work. You younger guys should consider yourselves quite fortunate to have us old farts work out all the bugs and give you solid advice. Take care and keep at it, its lookin great!

[musclecarboy]

About the step, its only 6.5" thick so how would you work that once its buried? Would you have used 3 steps in that situation?

[zedosix]

If those were the steps the mrs wanted to see at her front door, I would of buried and inch below grade. Still would of been more solid than just sitting there on the pavers. Why did you chose this type of step, or did you? It is nice but I'm not big on the one piece steps.

[musclecarboy]

If those were the steps the mrs wanted to see at her front door, I would of buried and inch below grade. Still would of been more solid than just sitting there on the pavers. Why did you chose this type of step, or did you? It is nice but I'm not big on the one piece steps.

Ahh ok I thought it would be stronger since the pavers would hold the step a bit... but at least I learned something.

She was bent on having these steps... we met at the stone yard to pick colours and she LOVED this step since it was on a skid out front. Personally, I like the big steps but they're an adventure to install without a skid:yield:

[kootoomootoo]

Ditto ....pavers are running wrong way.

[musclecarboy]

A few post-polymeric pics... and the flower beds:mad2:


Zedo, see the POV in the last pic, thats what she was most concerned about, not the view from the street or door... she wanted it to look good from the driveway:noidea:


Man, I really need a camera... no more of this blackberry camera BS