Hell yeah comrade, same here
I appreciate the blunt advice, that would really suck to deal with.
Unfortunately, I've come to learn over time that the best options for home improvement stuff usually turn out to be the more expensive ones and are often a pain in the ass labor-wise
It's funny how it always works out that way.
I hate having to look at a sub-par job for all of eternity when I know I could have done it better/the "right" way.
Yeah, definitely get that. You end up living with a reminder of your own impatience
Makes sense. Thanks for the tips!
You should be fine laying new steps on the existing provided they’re in good shape. (Relatively level, no cracks)
Cool, these do seem like they're in decent shape so tearing that out seems like a shame.
I would probably at least pull that bottom layer of decorative pavers out and lay new corner pavers there to provide a better base for the steps
Certainly couldn't hurt. Seems like the other steps may just be on a bed of cinderblocks, can't quite tell though. Should probably try to match that while tearing the other pavers out.
Do you think these steps were bound with something like pl500? Doesn't look like mortar to me
Makes sense. We briefly looked into mortar, but kept bumping into the other 2 options. Probably a case of DIYers trying to minimize work though.
Thanks for the advice!
We have these 2 paver steps that are awkwardly tall. I'd like to add 2 steps to this by adding another layer of pavers to the lower step here, then adding 2 steps going off of that.
Would it be a bad idea to just lay the new steps directly on the existing ground level patio steps?
I've seen mixed guidance on using construction adhesive vs just polysand. Any thoughts on that?
The struggle is super relatable. I've taken to letting my lib friends share complaints with us then when voting comes up mentioning PSL and Green parties. They don't live in a swing state but still are visibly shocked by the suggestion.
Wth, that's obnoxious. They don't even need a printer, a stamp or something should be fine
All the venues around here that I go to (nothing large, I'm pretty cheap) let you buy at the door. Obv depends on the show, but plenty of shows don't sell out, so you can save yourself the fee by buying the ticket there
fwiw PSL and Green have shown up to some of the the same protests this year