SECOND the need for a handrail. From an age advantaged soon to be
78YO.

On Sun, 4 Mar 2007 16:09:03 -0600, "DanG" wrote:

Your plan should work well. A trowel will be too smooth to leave
as the finish, either use a float finish or plan on putting broom
tracks in the top. You will need an edger to run around the
edges. If there is not a rail at that location, I think you
should add one.