Natural Stone Steps Diy

After the joints are packed with mortar and allowed to dry for several days the new steps are ready to use.
Natural stone steps diy. These stone steps are coated in moss and plants giving it a wonderful natural appeal. A 1 layer of mortar is spread and the stones are laid one riser and tread at a time and tapped into place with a rubber mallet. Traditional landscape by friday harbor landscape architects landscape designers island gardens company. A 3 foot wide set of stone steps will fit nicely with most paths and is easy to build.
I normally try to make my steps with 7 to 8 rise and try to get 14 to 16 of run and i usually try to use one solid stone per step if you have thinner stone than your rise you will need to shim the face of each step so that it resembles a stone wall and fill and compact behind your shims before placing your top step stone. Glue the second course of step blocks directly over the base with the front faces flush. Lay a base a gravel at least 4 thick for each stone and level your base with 1 of bedding sand before placing the stone down with a very slight forward pitch so water will run down the steps not collect at the seams of each step where it can freeze and cause damage. It is very important to.
The stones you use must be flat and heavy enough to stay in place under foot traffic. Carve out space in your slope for each stone individually. Glue corner blocks and step blocks with two squiggly beads of polyurethane adhesive photo 5.