Use outdoors to beautiful stages of your landscaping and unify.

For the construction of outdoor measures of the size standard for interior measures should be used, especially in areas with heavy traffic. The tread of each step, 10 cm deep and the risers around 7 1 / 2 inch. It's a good idea of how surfaces 1 / 4 inch lower in front to back for drainage. A good foundation is essential for all measures other than those of cycles logs. The foundation should extend six inches below the frost line.

Although not always the most attractive of concrete is a material commonly used for the stages. A simple form can be constructed from a series of boxes LX6 and LX8 inch saw timber, each box is the same width of four inches, but shorter than the box the lower step. The boxes are placed one on another and held together by studs. Make sure the corners well aligned. The cement is poured to 1 part Portland cement to 3 parts of sand 6 parts gravel. Then, the peaks of the same measures with the flat side of a plate.

Using pre-cast concrete blocks eliminates the need for forms for step construction. The cost is approximately the same as the construction of concrete measures, but the job - especially for a one-man operation - is easier. It is important that the blocks with each other and you can get a good image by applying a thin layer of concrete general.


Brick is not built in the same manner as concrete blocks over masonry skills are required. A layer of gravel is first recorded in the basement of a foundation. The weakness of the stairs of stone, many joints they need.

In the construction of stone steps, the main challenge is to find the stone. Although this does not create a problem in some areas, in other areas, the stone must be purchased and if so, stone steps are by far the most expensive type to build. They are also one of the most attractive. If enough stones are stone steps can be made of masonry, without fining.

If measures are independent of stone, mortar must be used. The foundation must be prepared with a layer of gravel, the same as for measurements of bricks. The concrete used to make a bed for the stones are carefully placed for a good reason.

Leveling must be precise (a string of characters is recommended). Remove spilled mortar stones that are still moist and easy to remove. If it is dry, however, dry mortar can be removed using hydrochloric acid.

Wooden buttons cut large logs can also create a beautiful and easy to package. The tour is set down in the soil, and the next one is partially covered and a riser. The floor is completed as part of graduate and packed firmly. This procedure is followed until the desired height.

Action of wood can be used to create work for long slopes where there is no need for action, but it is too steep for a path. Ramp steps can be made with risers of large stone flags, logs or squared timber. The roads leading to measures that should be the same width as the steps. The directions should gradually increase, the largest increase is 3 / 4 inch per foot.