Concrete steps sandy land

[bygravey1]

I'm replacing what was decking steps with concrete. The base that's been dug away varies from sandy to clay to a mix with soil. Gonna build a wood frame for the concrete, but with the soft base could I get away with adding reinforced steel bars knocked in to hold all the concrete in place. At the bottom there is an old double skin wall which is solid and have dug a footing channel next to that to act as an anchor. Example steel rod in the bottom of the pic

 

[noseall]

I'm replacing what was decking steps with concrete. The base that's been dug away varies from sandy to clay to a mix with soil. Gonna build a wood frame for the concrete, but with the soft base could I get away with adding reinforced steel bars knocked in to hold all the concrete in place. At the bottom there is an old double skin wall which is solid and have dug a footing channel next to that to act as an anchor. Example steel rod in the bottom of the pic

I'd have deffo marked off those treads before removing them.

Anyhoo, How are you going to construct the shutters - get all the concrete to knit together - whilst at the same time preventing concrete slump and bulge?

Build them from brick and slab....

Al10

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• 2 May 2022

Al7

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• 2 May 2022

Al2

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Planter6

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• 22 Apr 2021

Al5

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• 2 May 2022

 

[noseall]

I'm replacing what was decking steps with concrete. The base that's been dug away varies from sandy to clay to a mix with soil. Gonna build a wood frame for the concrete, but with the soft base could I get away with adding reinforced steel bars knocked in to hold all the concrete in place. At the bottom there is an old double skin wall which is solid and have dug a footing channel next to that to act as an anchor. Example steel rod in the bottom of the picView attachment 338454

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