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Posted by Ben on August 30, 2008, 6:49 am
I have a stone walk from the front of my house to the driveway, which
has three steps. The stones that form the top step have come loose
and I want to reset them. These stones sit half on dirt and half on
other stones that serve as risers from the step below. I couldn't
tell if there was any gravel or sand used under the half on dirt. For
the other half, it looks as though something was used between the
riser stone and the step stone, but roots have grown in between and
compromised whatever was there.
Any suggestions as to how I should reset these stones?
Thanks!
-Ben
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Posted by LouB on August 30, 2008, 9:11 am
Ben wrote:
> I have a stone walk from the front of my house to the driveway, which
> has three steps. The stones that form the top step have come loose
> and I want to reset them. These stones sit half on dirt and half on
> other stones that serve as risers from the step below. I couldn't
> tell if there was any gravel or sand used under the half on dirt. For
> the other half, it looks as though something was used between the
> riser stone and the step stone, but roots have grown in between and
> compromised whatever was there.
>
> Any suggestions as to how I should reset these stones?
>
> Thanks!
>
> -Ben
First comment: Where do you live? Freezing a problem?
Lou
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Posted by Ben on August 30, 2008, 9:54 am
> Ben wrote:
> > I have a stone walk from the front of my house to the driveway, which
> > has three steps. =A0The stones that form the top step have come loose
> > and I want to reset them. =A0These stones sit half on dirt and half on
> > other stones that serve as risers from the step below. =A0I couldn't
> > tell if there was any gravel or sand used under the half on dirt. =A0Fo=
r
> > the other half, it looks as though something was used between the
> > riser stone and the step stone, but roots have grown in between and
> > compromised whatever was there.
> > Any suggestions as to how I should reset these stones?
> > Thanks!
> > -Ben
> First comment: =A0Where do you live? =A0Freezing a problem?
New York State, so we do get cold in the winter...
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Posted by LouB on August 30, 2008, 10:21 am
Ben wrote:
>> Ben wrote:
>>> I have a stone walk from the front of my house to the driveway, which
>>> has three steps. The stones that form the top step have come loose
>>> and I want to reset them. These stones sit half on dirt and half on
>>> other stones that serve as risers from the step below. I couldn't
>>> tell if there was any gravel or sand used under the half on dirt. For
>>> the other half, it looks as though something was used between the
>>> riser stone and the step stone, but roots have grown in between and
>>> compromised whatever was there.
>>> Any suggestions as to how I should reset these stones?
>>> Thanks!
>>> -Ben
>> First comment: Where do you live? Freezing a problem?
>
> New York State, so we do get cold in the winter...
If the steps are used a lot you might want to have a stone mason do it.
Very bad things could happen after an icy night.
Lou
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Posted by Jim Elbrecht on August 30, 2008, 11:22 am
>> Ben wrote:
>> > I have a stone walk from the front of my house to the driveway, which
>> > has three steps. The stones that form the top step have come loose
>> > and I want to reset them. These stones sit half on dirt and half on
>> > other stones that serve as risers from the step below.
-snip-
>New York State, so we do get cold in the winter...
If what you are calling the top step is flagstones or large flat
stones that span from an apparently stable base to a "dirt" base that
will shift through the seasons- then I'd tear it apart and do it
right.
Either let those stones float up and down with the seasons. [not a
great idea as they will tend to tip forward and back at will]. Or
make sure that the steps are completely supported by a solid base that
goes below the frost line. [on the south side of a house in southern
NY that might only be a foot or two--- north side in the Adirondacks,
you might want 4-5 feet.]
Jim
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> has three steps. The stones that form the top step have come loose
> and I want to reset them. These stones sit half on dirt and half on
> other stones that serve as risers from the step below. I couldn't
> tell if there was any gravel or sand used under the half on dirt. For
> the other half, it looks as though something was used between the
> riser stone and the step stone, but roots have grown in between and
> compromised whatever was there.
>
> Any suggestions as to how I should reset these stones?
>
> Thanks!
>
> -Ben