step

[kilty55]

some one in my street aproached me to do there step,,,this is becoming a regular thing these days:lol: any way went to look

seems the recent sever cold snap has killed the tiled step all have fallen off and also part of the step at the bottom has fallen away,,i have shuttered steps in the past but wondered would a sand n cement render be strong enough just for the bottom part or should i shutter it,,opinions please

 

[White Room]

How deep is the thickness that you have to replace

 

[kilty55]

about 25mm beam,bottom half of thr 1st riser the brick is showing

 

[White Room]

I'd do a bit of render with sbr mate mixed in, that won't be going anywhere

 

[kilty55]

thanks beam,,saves the expense and hassle of shuttering of a small step

 

[White Room]

Damp down the substrate first or wipe a bit of sbr onto the old bricks

 

[kilty55]

ok will this help it bond

 

[White Room]

OH yes

 

[merlecollins]

I'm with Whitebeam on this one - dampen the brickwork with water first then prime with a strong SBR mix, before coating up with an SBR modified sand and cement renderThat'll not go anywhere:hurray: