Stairs made of concrete , to move around the house with confidence

Why choose concrete?

concrete steps have many advantages over other ladders:

• They are produced directly at the construction stage, while the wooden set after the completion of all finishing work.In addition, concrete stairs can be used during the construction and carry the necessary materials for it.
• ladder design will not become loose during operation, you can use any surface finish, make an unusual lighting, add various decorative elements.
• cost of this staircase is rather small, as the financial costs only require material and the work can be done independently
• concrete stairs are not afraid of water, and steel reinforcement, which is embedded inside, well hidden from corrosion.
• It significantly increases the strength of the building structure.

Choosing stairs

project before making the stairs of concrete, it is necessary to determine the appearance.In addition, it is better to perform a drawing next ladder and make calculations.First you need to figure out the height of the steps.They should be comfortable for the step.Classical height generally fluctuates around 17 cm, but do not forget about finishing steps.The width of the steps to do better at least 80-90 cm.

Important!The opening should be left for the stairs at the stage of building a house.Another pre-think over how to be enclosed staircase to make the inserts.

Before filling ladder set a firm and rigid formwork, so that it turned out not only quality, but also beautiful.Formwork should not have cracks and gaps.To bathed laitance not follow, in the manufacture of formwork should be used dvadtsatimillimetrovuyu waterproof plywood.Apply it together with boards that are adjusted to each other.This will facilitate the subsequent finishing work.

boards make better use of soft wood.Formwork can be made for each stage separately, either for the stairs at once.The first option is useful to be ideal step height and size.

Thus, the formwork can be made only for one of concrete stairs, and then move it to another.In order to structure is not collapsed during the pouring solution, you need to install on the sides of the pegs-props.

What you need to know to design reliable?

To increase the rigidity and strength of the stairs make a frame made of reinforced mesh.To do this, you need to cook a grid of metal rods.Then this design is placed in the casing in the direction of movement of the ladder.At the bottom of the formwork made put a drainage layer of chopped bricks and gravel.

If the void, cover them with sand.It is necessary to maximize ram this layer to become lower shuttering.Then it must be moistened.The mixer refill the gravel, cement and sand in a ratio of 3: 1: 3 and knead solution.Further, the design of the corners filled with cooked weight.

height layer of concrete must be at least 10 cm. Then you need a good layer to align the allocation of water.Concrete solidifies within a few days.Then you can remove the formwork.Finish lining the stairs are made of tile, stone or wood.To steps were slippery, you can oblitsevat them grooved tiles.A safety railing must be installed.