Dear friends, I am going to cast an entrance staircase "pyramid style," meaning it should be possible to go up and down on three sides. A large tread at the top and then two more treads and two risers. I have read everything I can and watched all YouTube videos, but I have a few questions as I haven't seen anyone cast exactly this type of staircase:
1. I need a slope perpendicular from the house at 1 cm/m. How do I smartly get the frame at that angle? I will be using 45 x 195 which I will split to the right dimension. Can I just tilt them down a bit, or will it cause issues if they don't fit tightly against the foundation? Or should I just lower the front piece of the form and let the beams stick up on the side?
2. Should I attach dowels or drill in reinforcement into the foundation I am casting against? I don't understand the joint between the staircase and the foundation, as I would have to place something between the staircase and the foundation when casting, and then remove it? Impossible?
3. I need to cast against the plaster a bit to get the height I want, is that a disaster?
4. What on earth should the top part of the form rest on? I could let the front piece be longer and extend over the sides so it rests on the form for step two, but then it will be in the way when I use the trowel.
Hope someone has some good thoughts...
Best regards
