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- Subject: Re: Help! Sinking Front Steps
- Message-ID: <1993Jan22.173815.1902@falcon.aamrl.wpafb.af.mil>
- Date: 22 Jan 93 17:38:15 EST
- References: <1993Jan14.232944.19774@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>
- Organization: USAF AL/CFH, WPAFB, Dayton, OH
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- In article <1993Jan14.232944.19774@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>,
- ghuntres@nyx.cs.du.edu (Gary huntress) writes:
-
- > Two years ago I built a set of fieldstone steps capped in bluestone.
- > Since then they have sunk almost two inches. Short of digging them
- > out, I can't think of a practical way of stopping (or slowing) their
- > downward slide.
- >
- > Has anyone successfully conquered SSS (sinking step syndrome)?
-
- No, but I did read in Home Mechanix magazine about some sort of cement that
- expands as it dries. Apparently it is designed exactly for this type of
- problem. As I recall, they dig a cavity below (e.g. your step) from the side,
- then backfill the side of the step (the idea is to make sure you keep a cavity
- under there). Next they drilled through the step and pumped this special
- cement in (amount?). As it dries it expands, pushing the step up in the
- process. If I can find the actual article, I'll post a reference. Hope this
- helps.
-
- Steve
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