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Has anyone ever used the concrete Molds for stepping stones??? bdeditch 04-10-2007
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Posted by bdeditch on April 10, 2007, 6:00 pm


Just wondering on the experiences with using this type of step-up for
stepping stones. I am thinking of getting a mold and making my own.
Any hints or help would be helpful.


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Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on April 10, 2007, 9:12 pm



> Just wondering on the experiences with using this type of step-up for
> stepping stones. I am thinking of getting a mold and making my own.
> Any hints or help would be helpful.
>

How may do you need? How many a day can you pour? I've looked at them but
figured it would not save very much and be a lot of labor on a daily basis
for any quantity. Please report back if you decide to go ahead.



Posted by hallerb@aol.com on April 10, 2007, 11:39 pm


>
>
> > Just wondering on the experiences with using this type of step-up for
> > stepping stones. I am thinking of getting a mold and making my own.
> > Any hints or help would be helpful.
>
> How may do you need? How many a day can you pour? =A0I've looked at them =
but
> figured it would not save very much and be a lot of labor on a daily basis
> for any quantity. =A0 Please report back if you decide to go ahead.

my brother and sister in law used them, thanks to a poor base they
movd all over place after first winter.


Posted by Jim Elbrecht on April 11, 2007, 8:01 am



>Just wondering on the experiences with using this type of step-up for
>stepping stones. I am thinking of getting a mold and making my own.
>Any hints or help would be helpful.

I've looked at them. . . . priced redi-mix [& portland when I had
piles of sand and gravel lying around] . . . considered the amount of
work it would be. .. . wondered what I'd do when the uncured blocks
started breaking. . . and ended up buying a few ready-made stepping
stones.

As a craft project they might not be too expensive to play with. But
if you really want a decent path, spend your time and effort preparing
the base, and put down pavers or stones of your choosing. There is a
wide variety out there - and they are already culled and cured.

OTOH- I never throw out any concrete when I have a batch mixed. I
keep a few cut off 5gallon buckets around & pour 2" pancakes in the
bottom of the bucket. I've got a dozen of these 'rounds' in various
places around the property. Some are colored- some have gravel
embedded in the surface- some are plain. Better than wasting
already mixed concrete- but I don't walk on them for several months
until the concrete is cured.

Jim


Posted by Roger Shoaf on April 11, 2007, 10:48 am



> Just wondering on the experiences with using this type of step-up for
> stepping stones. I am thinking of getting a mold and making my own.
> Any hints or help would be helpful.
>

Avoid the temptation to mix the concrete too wet and you should be fine.

You will need enough molds to cast enough stones per batch so you don't have
left over concrete after the molds are full, so you probably need to make
smaller batches than a full sack of redimix.

You can play with color and texture if you do it yourself.


--

Roger Shoaf

About the time I had mastered getting the toothpaste back in the tube, then
they come up with this striped stuff.



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