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04/13/2008 10:25 AM
we are doing a houise right now, and the excavation was screwed up a little. So instead of the house and garage steps being spread apart buy at least a 20 ft, they are all together. One consecutive step after another, about 8 in total. And they are barley even 2 ft apart, but they are 16 1/2 inch steps, so it should work out shouldn't it? Or is that far to many steps, to close together?

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04/14/2008 6:38 AM
What type of foundation blocks are you using? What are their dimensions? Is the height of the steps correct for that block system? With the steps so close together, I would be more concerned with forming the steps correctly. So much work so close together tends to lead to mistakes during the forming process. I would consider re-excavating so that these many single steps are made into fewer double or triple height steps. Less prone to mistakes in forming.

Wes Shelby Design Systems Group Murray KY wandr@ainweb.net

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04/14/2008 3:44 PM
Want to understand what you're describing. Could you post a diagram or a photo to better explain? Thanks Dave

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