On Fri, 23 Mar 2007 05:07:08 -0400, "3G" wrote:


"Goedjn" wrote in message
news | On Wed, 21 Mar 2007 12:32:02 -0700, aspasia wrote:
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| On Wed, 21 Mar 2007 06:24:49 -0400, "3G" wrote:
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| 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.
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| I take it
| the 9" step is the bottom step?
| of course it is............................
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| No! 9" is the TOP step! Very awkward/dangerous to navigate.
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| remove and rebuild them.
| it's not worth the time to cut and grind.
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| That's what I want -- to remove and rebuild, pref. with wood.
| I was never suggesting "cut and grind".
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| My problem is locating a contractor.
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| 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.

Very good. 25 points.

don't you mean two 7.5" risers

I"m sure he does.

why not just add concrete (sand mixture) to the bottom step?

More work. Might not stay attached. Might crumble and be dangerous.

I thought the bottom riser was higher.

Above it says 9 inches. Raise the step below it 1.5" and that will
leave 7.5".

the top riser too tall is too easy to fix without removing anything.

I thought there was talk about removing the stairs or is that step.
$4600 for 1 step...........yah right.
1 step (2 risers) would cost about $300 where I come from.


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

Sounds right.
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