Category: Construction

Construction of concrete stairs, part 1

Construction of concrete stairs

The basement stairs outside the house or the cantilever stairs inside the house are made of concrete. Forming and concreting such stairs on their own requires special skills from the DIY enthusiast. We can only proceed to this then, when we have some …

Foundations for pergola posts

Foundation for pergola posts.

As a rule, a pergola is made of wooden beams, which are attached to concrete foundations. Due to the significant deterioration of the wood, caused by moisture from the ground, the beams should be placed at least 5 cm above the ground. Absolutely not …

Pavement tiles

Pavement tiles.

In order to make paving slabs, we pour concrete into a suitable form and carefully dress its surface.

In a simple example we will describe here, how concrete is made into slabs. We can use such boards to arrange the pavement, and the boards of Fr. …

Repair of screed cracks

Repair of screed cracks.

We widen cracks in the screed with a disc, and then we can pour them with epoxy resin.

In the screed, which is not professionally worked or is too heavily loaded, through-out cracks appear. This is often due to empty spaces, …