[pedFlicle]

This thread would be better with pics.

[ThzinChang]

np, in fact on any pic you want posted from the other thread all I have to do is edit the other post, copy the stuff about the pic and paste it in your thread, just give the commentary you like and the pic # and I'll post it for you below your commentary. ...if you like.

[glagoliska]

Are the construction workers unionized? Are you scabbing?

[chzvacmyye]

Yup, he gave them a raise ...

Never put a union guy in charge of finances. Next, I'll probably organize a strike and drive myself out of business.

[fedelwet]

This ol' scam. That could be anyone's house.

[leareliovag]

[SAUNDERSAN]

Nope. What I said was...
Leave a meter at the bottom of the steps. I know waves will wash pebbles over the last few steps, and that's fine.
The steps should be no steeper than 45 degrees--but they don't need to be long and shallow.
Having more than a meter at the top of the steps is fine and is, in fact, desireable.

[patrycjakolekk]

If you're talking about the laundry room shown in the other thread, here's what's going on.

Right now, it's being built as a secure storage area. Soon, a wooden front with a door wide enough to take the cement mixer will be built. As the project is being finished, the wooden wall will be replaced with a cement wall with a normal-size door.

[Soulofpostar]

Zkrib, to achieve a 45 degree set of stairs the riser would be the same as the step, if my brain were functioning correctly for once, and that would be kinda difficult. ?

[Mearticbaibre]

Ok, got it...a meter between the last step at the bottom and the big rocks.

[healty-back]

Oh, memories of childhood...

My brother (know it all 16 year old in calculus) and my dad (failed basic math in highschool) arguing over how to build the stairs going into the addition we were building. Heath (brother) doing the maths, Dad cutting boards according to some book's recommendations.

Neither worked.

My suggestion is what worked then: Lay a piece of plywood at the angle you want, make the horizontal steps with a level, presto. Template for staircase.

[ditpiler]

Club House thread

[Automobill]

When I'm right, you benefit.

I had Sho up just before we left this morning to review everything, stairs etc. I even showed him my PM to you where I made the suggestion about stiffening up the wall facing thickness and painting the metal bar with epoxy (he suggested 'All Purpose') and tieing the metal bar from the facing in to the house posts so he knows about that.

I suggest you send the whole lot of anything you want done to Tito. He is more likely to understand the math involved and give instructions for a workable form to Sho and Uncle Iking who is our most expert form builder. I know how I'd do it and I'm interested to see if he does something like. Just for yucks I'll tell you how I'd do it. I'd determine the height of the wall and divide by the 8" rise of each step. That would tell me how many there are. Then I'd multiply that # by the 1' step to determine where the steps will end and landing begin starting one meter in from the big rocks of the BBall. Then I'd start making pours 8" high and as long as needed and repeat until done moving 1' in each time. Alternately I'd make a form maybe 32" or 40" high with cavities for several 8" steps to increase the size of the pours, but either way. Then the upper landing will fall where it will...

I took some pics this morning which I hope to upload when Loni gets off the other comp. Also Dolores puts them in 'my pictures' in a much more organized fashion than I ever did last year. Anyway the question pertains to the circumference wall and where it will meet the seawall before the pipe that runs under the street and its gully. (Down the far end) The reason is that Sho wants to put the roots of the metal bars for the posts of the circumference wall into the seawall to give them good footings. There will be maybe 2 or three circumference wall posts deep into the seawall which should stiffen that end up nicely if that's what you want. So, once you have pics you can better decide. You've seen what we did at our place for privacy and how it worked...

So, when the pics are up it will be the time.

[Indidockobeni]

Shoot. I just thought of something.

I designed the interior stairways to have a 45 degree slope--for a meter and a half, they climb a meter and a half, then there's the landing, and the stairs come back, climbing a meter and a half in a meter and a half. This means the stairs are too steep. To be correct, they should climb a meter and a half over about two meters. Gack. Very tired now. I'll think about this problem over night.

[alias]

This is where the wall turns the corner by that grove of trees which would be an excellent place to have a friend, perhaps even a supervisor, over for a cold one.

Does the circumference wall end right there on the bend? Or, if elsewhere...where? I'll put more pics.

[wmzeto]

Even coming a ways around the bend might not be a bad thing. The gravel on the other side is rather high which we didn't have at our place.

[Deseassaugs]

Tried to get some varying angles of the situation...

[logpogingg]

[Nikkkola]

Zkrib, Dolores just served up the most excellent chicken soup, you're going to love it!

[baskentt]

After this house is built, I can't wait to see the sequel thread on watching it collapse.