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Concrete stairs suggestions

Blake M Pursel
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This is a property I purchased recently that I am beginning rehab on. I am just curious everyone’s thoughts on these stairs? Is there a better route to go than to re pour them in concrete? 
Brick/rock wall runs the entire length of the front of the property 

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Josue Vargas
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Josue Vargas
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Originally posted by @Scott Mac:
Originally posted by @Blake M Pursel:

Thanks for the response, by fixing the stairs with concrete I thought my only option would be to demo and re pour. 
I will need to do some research on slab jacking, as I have never heard of that before. 
Could you possibly explain that to me? 

Secondly, what software did you use to create that mock up example? I really like that!

 The Slab Jackers inject "Goo" under the cement to raise it. 

The "Goo" then hardens and keeps the slab at height (for a while), because it's tree roots and soil conditions that make the cement move.

Sometimes they drill hole to inject it, sometimes they come at it from the side.

It's FAST..you can look it up on the web (see YouTube).

For the Mockups I use GIMP....it's like Photoshop with less features, but enough to get the job done.

There is a learning curve to it. I have been doing it for quite a while.

Photoshop is easier, but it costs. 

GIMP is free and it works.

The images I pull down from the net and manipulate in gimp.

 Sorry but I disagree with the "slab jacking" method.  That concrete looks like over 50 yrs old and needs to be replaced, there is no way to get this staircase back to the original shape.  It also looks like the stairs are not uniform in height, creating a safety issue.  Most likely issue is the uncompacted soil beneath the staircase (or possibly swelling soils - lots of silt).  Concrete slab leveling/jacking is more effective when you have the whole structure underneath the issue - the property slab.  For sidewalks or staircase of this type, better off by demoing it, remove unstable soils, replace with good aggregate base course, then form, place rebar, and place concrete.  

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