How do you make wedding cake steps?
Tuesday, September 6th, 2011 at
7:20 pm
I аm mаkіng a Patio аnd I аm рlаnnіng tο mаkе wedding cake steps fοr mу entry frοm thе house tο patio. Mу door іѕ 30″ wide аnd 24″ above thе ground (excluding 4″ gravel).
Please advise ASAP
This really is not an ASAP type of question.
If you are talking about concrete (an I will assume you are for this answer) there is a lot of difficult forming involved. you have to also build a pad base that will be under the stairs unless you want to make them solid concrete. you will need lots of stakes and you will need to take them out at the right time to fill the holes but not deform the steps.
Steps are pretty complex I really would not recommend this for a diy’er.
I will give you a brief over view because I doubt anyone on this site is going to know what wedding cake steps are.
1.you will need a footing 24″ isn’t very high but a footing is always a must.
2. You will need to lay out the steps and figure what rise and run you will be most comfortable with (and what is code in your area)
3. you will need to form the steps with bender board attached to stakes that are well placed in the ground.
4.after the forms are up you will need to fill the area so it will not be solid concrete.
5.after the fill is in you will need to place reinforcement strips from form to form to restrict movement and prevent blow out.
6. after the concrete is just right you will need to strip the forms, remove the stakes and fill the holes in the steps.
7.while the steps are still damp but hard you will need to “face” them or you can do this the next day. if you do it the same day the color will be better.
Remember this is just an over view. Oh and if you meant wood disregard all of the above….