"mm" wrote in message
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| On Fri, 23 Mar 2007 05:07:08 -0400, "3G" wrote:
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| "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.
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| Very good. 25 points.
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| don't you mean two 7.5" risers
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| I"m sure he does.
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| why not just add concrete (sand mixture) to the bottom step?
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| More work. Might not stay attached. Might crumble and be dangerous.


more work than removing and replacing
I doubt it.
it will stay attached if installed correctly with pins and wire.






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| I thought the bottom riser was higher.
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| Above it says 9 inches. Raise the step below it 1.5" and that will
| leave 7.5".
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| the top riser too tall is too easy to fix without removing anything.
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| 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.
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| | Actually, you've only mentioned two risers, which
| | implies only one actual stair? Probably it was
| | installed midway, and just sank.
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| Sounds right.
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