I am planning to build a granite staircase with block stone as an entrance to our house. The height is 100 cm, so I imagine 6-7 steps will be needed. The width will be 150 cm. Additionally, there will be an entrance landing of 100 cm just before the door. How would you make the foundation for this? I'm thinking of either building two support beams with lecablock that the stone blocks rest on or casting a solid concrete foundation that the blocks rest on. The weight of the granite blocks themselves will be 1.6 tons.
How would you arrange the foundation for the staircase?
There is no slope around the house, we have a basement foundation, hence the height.
How would you arrange the foundation for the staircase?
There is no slope around the house, we have a basement foundation, hence the height.
On the sides, I plan to put cladding granite.
I understand that it is customary to have gravel under the steps, but shouldn't it be possible to do without it? An acquaintance had their plastered facade discolored by moisture that was drawn in through a concrete staircase.
The span of the stone should not be a problem.
Thank you for the answer.
Leca or cast?
I understand that it is customary to have gravel under the steps, but shouldn't it be possible to do without it? An acquaintance had their plastered facade discolored by moisture that was drawn in through a concrete staircase.
The span of the stone should not be a problem.
Thank you for the answer.
Leca or cast?
I just read the assembly instructions for block steps on Benders, where 0-32 crushed rock is recommended.
How are you planning to use the lecan? If there's to be any point in having something underneath, it must have a much larger surface area than the block steps themselves.... Pouring a solid foundation is never a bad idea.
How are you planning to use the lecan? If there's to be any point in having something underneath, it must have a much larger surface area than the block steps themselves.... Pouring a solid foundation is never a bad idea.
I plan to cast a slab and then either lay bricks or cast two beams on which the steps rest.
I have abandoned the lecablocks because they are not the same height as the steps.
Youtube has a video that shows approximately how the beams are laid; I need to move them in 2 cm to make room for the cladding stone.
http://www.youtube.com/swensongranite#p/u/0/mP4L-w2yw9o
I have abandoned the lecablocks because they are not the same height as the steps.
Youtube has a video that shows approximately how the beams are laid; I need to move them in 2 cm to make room for the cladding stone.
http://www.youtube.com/swensongranite#p/u/0/mP4L-w2yw9o
Ok, now I understand how you think.
First pour the slab then build sides with leca. That the lecablocks are not in the same height, is it really a problem? It's easy to cut with a reciprocating saw for the block steps.
EDIT: Cheating like hell to have a crane truck when doing this. I had to unload my 150kg steps by hand.
First pour the slab then build sides with leca. That the lecablocks are not in the same height, is it really a problem? It's easy to cut with a reciprocating saw for the block steps.
EDIT: Cheating like hell to have a crane truck when doing this. I had to unload my 150kg steps by hand.
Thankfully, we will have an entrance floor weighing 500 kg that requires a crane truck. Did you place your steps on 0-32 in the slope or? The question is how deep one should be willing to dig for this if, like me, you're quite work-shy.