A couple bags of pre-mix cement to make a pad will do the trick. The bricks aren't wide enough to stop the sinking of the bricks into the sand.A 1 to 1 1/2 foot pad on each side of the steps should do the trick. RJ ----- Original Message ----- From: john schwery To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2010 08:48 Subject: [BlindHandyMan] supporting outdoor steps?
Outside a glass sliding door, we have some wooden steps that go from a small deck to the ground. Right now, I have a brick under each side but the bricks are slowly sinking into this sandy soil, in Florida. Is there any way to support the steps better? Should I pile another brick on top of each brick? Or, should I get some bigger stones? If so, how big do I need? Or is there another way? Thanks for any ideas. John Currently in Ocala, Florida Clear, 69°F Wind:Calm Did you know that you are more likely to be killed by a champagne cork than by a poisonous spider? Created by Weather Signature v1.31 . http://www.weathersig.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
