On Wed, 21 Mar 2007 12:32:02 -0700, aspasia wrote:

On Wed, 21 Mar 2007 06:24:49 -0400, "3G" wrote:


aspasia wrote in message
om...
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| This is So.Calif West LA area..
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| I need two dangerous side steps replaced. They are concrete; go way
| back before I bought the house. One is 9" high; the other is the
| usual 6". That first step is awkward, even for a normal-sized person,
| and I am very short. People have taken a dive on those steps.


I take it
the 9" step is the bottom step?
of course it is............................

No! 9" is the TOP step! Very awkward/dangerous to navigate.

remove and rebuild them.
it's not worth the time to cut and grind.

That's what I want -- to remove and rebuild, pref. with wood.
I was never suggesting "cut and grind".

My problem is locating a contractor.

You don't need a contractor. YOu need a 1.5" thick
slab of wood on top of the bottom step. That
will get you two 1.5" steps, which is about normal.

Actually, you've only mentioned two risers, which
implies only one actual stair? Probably it was
installed midway, and just sank.