Well, that turned out to be cat crap...
I should have waited much longer before using the float.
I smoothed the whole surface, will check tomorrow if it's good enough, otherwise I'll redo it in the spring.
I should have placed a board in the corner from the start to get it right immediately...
It probably takes more than a few hours of work to be able to plaster and get it good
It's a foundation, so it's not that damn important really... I'll probably get the technique down when I work on the backside where no one will ever see if it's well done...
Do people usually have metal window sills, or do they just plaster directly against the windows on the base? Behind the cardboard, there is a PVC window and there they have only plastered with a facade edge for drainage.
Received an invoice for the sandblasting
Unfortunately, I don't have the hours but it is
1 sandblasting 3500
1 sand 960
Plus VAT, totaling 5575:-
Spoke with one of them who did it and the stairs were quite heavily blasted but the foundation was easy.
I will hire them again, maybe not next year but, in the future at least to blast the rest of the foundation.
A large part of the amount is probably setup time, transporting the compressor and sand there, so I'll check if I can arrange that, picking up and dropping off the sand and compressor, and then returning it when it's done.
But of course, that depends on how much or little work they have...
In any case, it's quite a bit of money, but at the same time, how else would I have done it?
Now everything is cleaned off, and I have a good base to continue working from.
I plan to continue in the spring. A new front door is supposed to come in March, then new siding for one side of the house in April.
The landing on the stairs seems to be cast concrete, maybe cast elsewhere and lifted there. There is a drip edge on the outer edges, but in one place there is an old repair that has made it disappear...
Last fall, when it rained the worst, most of what I plastered was dry, but where the drip edge was missing it was very wet, so I probably need to take the angle grinder and cut a new edge in some way because it seems to serve its purpose well.
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I thought about casting another step on the bottom step so it's not so high...
Should I make a mold and place double age-resistant plastic against the steps and just cast it?
I'm thinking you might not want contact with both the steps and the lower "step"?
Spackled today, used around 7-8kg A46 for the first round.
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The surface was really poor so it will need at least 2 layers of spackling, close-up on one step.
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Done for today, hope it dries by tonight
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There seemed to be a cast channel between the last step and the big lump at the bottom.
Going to clean it and see if I can tweak something....
Thought about splitting a 50 pipe and casting it there.
How does the staircase look when A46 has set?
I would love to see how it looks once it has dried.
What does the surface look like when A46 has set?
I would like to see how it looks once it's dried.
It's probably concrete gray, then you can adjust the surface yourself.
If you want it completely smooth, you go over it with a damp hard sponge and polish it.
I only applied one layer of A46 ☹️ and it was just a rough filling, so there are a lot of edges, etc.
I'll sand down the edges and apply another layer, sometime 🤔🙄😄
It's probably concrete gray, then you can adjust the surface yourself.
If you want it completely smooth, you go over it with a damp hard sponge and polish.
I only got one layer of A46 ☹️ and it was just rough putty, so there are a lot of edges etc.
I will sand down the edges and apply another layer, sometime 🤔🙄😄
Can I see a picture of how it looks after a few weeks?
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