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Stairs in the gardenshould be designed taking into account their future function. If they run acrossa steep slopeand are to be used for quick ascent and descent - they should be relatively narrow and high.
In most cases, however, they are built todecorate the garden , connect the elements and additionally facilitate walks on sloping terrain.
- To begin with, you need to determine the appropriatesizes of the stairs(sandstone slabs will not be the same, so you have to accept a certain tolerance limit). It is worth preparing a project in advance.
- Thenshape the embankmentso that it is easier to lay the boards later. At the first lower step, a hole is dug in the ground (the size of a stone slab) to a depth of about 80 cm.
- You need to put about 10 cm thick rubble into the excavation, and then pour it with concrete. When it freezes, put a cement mortar on it, and then you can set up the first stone block.
- The next stepsdo not require pouring the foundation, but there should be a 10-15 cm layer of bedding under each stone. In turn, underneath it there is a layer of sand approx. 20 cm.
- Each next stone must overlap the lower one by at least a few centimeters. Thenconstructionwill be stable. You should only choose thick (and similar) sandstone slabs so that you can walk on them freely.
- Stone slabs"hammered" lightly into the bedding with a rubber mallet.Use a spirit level to check that the stone has been laid straight (with the previously mentioned invisible slope so that rain can run off it).Sandstonecan be shaped in some way using a masonry hammer, but for the inexperienced (especially with thick stones) it will be quite difficult work.
After completing the setting of the last step, the whole thing should be watered with water so that the bedding can bind. Suchstone stepscan be made in any garden.
Robert Leszczyński
