How to form & pour Concrete Steps with a Pier Foundation. D.I.Y.

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In this video I demonstrate how to form and pour a set of 5 step concrete entry stairs with a pier foundation. Around 3 yards of concrete was used to construct this staircase and pier foundation.
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@FrankMason406 Жыл бұрын

I've never seen steps done without stripping the risers and finishing them. Unless it's being covered with tile or not finished floor. To each their own, it came out great. Thanks for sharing.

@marko_s1000r Жыл бұрын

Gives it that industrial look

@marekzalewski8447 Жыл бұрын

This is the clearest and most helpful description I've come across. Thank you very much

@rl945 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome narrative, all beef no rambling

@ahmedhadidi6961 Жыл бұрын

With all the additions of dirt and blocs, those stairs are going to stay there for a long time solid job right there👌

@DavidJohnson-nw3dz 13 сағат бұрын

Until all those air pockets make it fail 😂 ever hear of a vibrator

@lmtd4r966 Жыл бұрын

Great job, can’t go wrong with a hard working wife Sir, y’all make a great team. Thank you for the knowledge you share with us newbies.

@zeridiusmagus1676 9 ай бұрын

Those are some beautiful steps! Thank you for the very detailed break down of each step.

@joecanad7893 Жыл бұрын

Really informative and great work... this fellow knows his stuff!

@chaiselabrie6965 Жыл бұрын

Very professional work and description. People like you are the hero’s of KZfaq 👍👌

@D.I.Y._All-in-One Жыл бұрын

I appreciate that!

@chaiselabrie6965 Жыл бұрын

@@D.I.Y._All-in-One hey man you deserve it. Ur a smart and hard worker. U deserve any positive happening in ur life

@rubenheymans1988 13 күн бұрын

Would it also possible to do this with a 12 steps stair and 2m width? Or it that just too much for diy

@AMMhair 2 жыл бұрын

You guys are so awesome and inspiring!

@joelsmith6050 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video. As an option, the steel beams could be eliminated by reinforcing the concrete wall to create a "concrete beam". With that span (2) #5's top and bottom, 16" apart would work.

@godbluffvdgg Жыл бұрын

Great job and one thing for sure it will NEVER EVER EVER, NOT IN A MILLION YEARS, EVER sink...:)...General contractor in philly for 35 years, I've used a few italian concrete guys over the years for steps...We do them a bit different. We pull forms when the concrete is still green, then use a 1-1 pointing sand and portland mix to coat the entire thing...Like a skim coat...Also steel trowel the finish, with grooving on the treads and Bull nose edges...

@pardeapsambi9465 2 жыл бұрын

Very inspirational and informative

@RoseBrosHTX Жыл бұрын

Amazing video. Thank u 🙏🏼 so so much for sharing. I learned so much. Please make more

@killazftw 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video it took a bit for me to finally find someone that would describe the consistency at which to start finishing the concrete ( the 1/4 in press you mentioned ) the only downfall is now I have to start my project

@chadchad9407 Жыл бұрын

This was a good video.. Very well explained. Thank you.

@D.I.Y._All-in-One Жыл бұрын

Thanks man

@juanrafaeltosado1812 Жыл бұрын

¡¡ GREAT JOB ( BEAUTIFUL & SOLID STEPS !!!🙏).

@hotdawg9840 Жыл бұрын

It's a good idea to set up the foundation for the steps the way this guy did it for sure but I would just recommend more than anything getting a giant chunk of foam that is one piece that you can sit down inside this thing that takes up a lot of unnecessary concrete fill making it lighter and less likely to ever sag or settle. We always use foam in our concrete steps because it's lite and it's a no-brainer... Steps that are all concrete on almost every single house you see all start sagging and falling away and it's only because they're not supported right and they're too heavy

@lisasolis7399 Жыл бұрын

Wouldn't the weight of the cement crush the foam?

@benjaminurista9742 7 күн бұрын

Do you have a video or a picture to show us so we can see what you’re talking about?

@jonasoliveira9366 Жыл бұрын

Best video so far! Thanks for the great explanation

@viankalobosvalenzuela7456 3 жыл бұрын

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@coloradodayhiker 11 ай бұрын

Turned out really nice. My city is way more relaxed on codes. I like the idea of the steel beams and supports as the ground here shifts over time due to cold winters and hot summers coupled with rain and snow melt.

@BEanz911 2 ай бұрын

That’s a great video man that’s exactly how it’s done brother !!

@josefranco7254 2 жыл бұрын

Great work 💪

@juliomartinez8729 2 жыл бұрын

Good job guys well done ✅

@user-jd1lz8ui7m 6 ай бұрын

Hello my name is vicki I enjoy the work you do on your own home

@alancraigie7951 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, a very informative video. 👍

@fakeaccount4092 2 жыл бұрын

Looks great man!!! Thanks for the tips!!!

@D.I.Y._All-in-One 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@michaelroberson7813 Жыл бұрын

Very well done!

@putsomesugaronme Жыл бұрын

Really informative great job.

@seanmccluskey4581 10 ай бұрын

Very nice. Very thorough, great finish. I have a similar project coming up, slightly smaller, but this will help.

@dogbardave6851 4 ай бұрын

Very nice! Great job on the foundation. Appreciate the setback measurements from rebar to form. The only thing I'd do differently, is I'd use concrete epoxy to glue the rebar to the house. IMO, too much to ask of construction glue. But it looks like you have good fit otherwise.

@sammyg973 8 ай бұрын

WOW!!! Nice. I just need a small form of 2 stairs off of my belco basement door. Impressive.

@h.b2029 11 ай бұрын

Excellent. Very helpful. Thanks.

@coltykuu 10 ай бұрын

Super impressive, great job brother!

@babyboo3236 Жыл бұрын

Amazing. Well done 👍

@tracymankey9314 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice job

@steveverhaeghe7698 Жыл бұрын

Very nice indeed

@junctionrecords876 2 жыл бұрын

Great Job

@frankdasaintdituri9983 2 жыл бұрын

you guys are real good

@D.I.Y._All-in-One 2 жыл бұрын

thanks

@tipboss4374 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful 🔥🔥🔥👌

@D.I.Y._All-in-One 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@CarlosSanchez-bg4wf 2 жыл бұрын

Nice bruh 👌 👏 👍 loving it n keep it moving thanks

@sethhughes2163 Жыл бұрын

Outstanding my friend! Looks beautiful! Seth

@D.I.Y._All-in-One Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@sethhughes2163 Жыл бұрын

@@D.I.Y._All-in-One You bet! Seth

@simonrizk4451 2 жыл бұрын

awesome, thank u

@3jcb123 Ай бұрын

Just commenting to say thanks

@guanako503tyle6 2 жыл бұрын

Pretty neat job 👍

@D.I.Y._All-in-One 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@olddesifusion9806 8 ай бұрын

Excellent. Wish you all the best.

@Saywhatohno 3 ай бұрын

amazing video!!!

@anonymousgeorge4321 3 жыл бұрын

Good job.

@D.I.Y._All-in-One 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@seanpaula8924 6 ай бұрын

Well done.

@joshsundiwa Жыл бұрын

good one thanks for sharing

@byan6189 Жыл бұрын

Great video!

@D.I.Y._All-in-One Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@bigbankhank1337 Жыл бұрын

Nice dude but future reference just start at the top and let the mud run where it’s going to run while vibrating. Then once it kinda covers well and starts to settle work from the bottom up. Otherwise cheers dude looks great!

@Bigrell0326 2 жыл бұрын

EXCELLENT!!!!! Well done, fast, smartly shot, lots of info.

@D.I.Y._All-in-One 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@brianzachary5618 2 жыл бұрын

One suggestion on the osb form, make it 1 1/2" longer running overall of the 2x riser instead of using a block to splice the forms together.

@peteculver3549 Жыл бұрын

Wow great work sir

@D.I.Y._All-in-One Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot

@jimmyphelix2019 Жыл бұрын

Good job 👍

@D.I.Y._All-in-One Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@jacobroberts3961 Жыл бұрын

Nice work, I would have personally buried the down spouts and ran them to the other side of the slab but looks like you got plenty of pitch so shouldn't matter to much.

@billfranks1905 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video

@D.I.Y._All-in-One 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@johnreds1384 Жыл бұрын

Nice!

@romicapintilie9260 2 ай бұрын

Frumos ❤

@KTIIbot Жыл бұрын

In Montreal. Canada. The foundation needs to be at at least 54 inches deep, against frost.

@user-dr2gd4nd3f 9 ай бұрын

cool

@kathyevans8013 7 ай бұрын

Great Video. Thanks for so much information. One minor point, though, shouldn't the broom marks go perpendicular to the intended angle of travel and not parallel? Seems like it would provide more friction and be less slippery that way.

@lorenabrown9311 2 жыл бұрын

Where did you get your hand rail? Very nice!

@stevewort 3 ай бұрын

Good to see you filled in before pouring. I was looking at the finished steps and thinking that would be a LOT of concrete and how did it set in the middle without cracking :) what about using drain rock if you don’t have a bunch of old concrete blocks lying around?

@shovelheadseven 2 жыл бұрын

Nice job. Wondering why you didn't just pour a slab for your foundation.

@conqueringlion420 Жыл бұрын

Exactly, if I saw this being done I’d tell him to pack it up. I want a solid foundation on my steps

@michaele8896 Жыл бұрын

Due to the freeze depth, digging down 36 inches and making a solid block of concrete that deep and thick is extreme. A 4 inch slab won't make it below freeze depth.

@faydogg21h Жыл бұрын

Lol these guys thinking you can just pour a slab 😂 would be nice and easy. Literally you have to dig down 3’ and prep the entire area with 3/4”stone then pour. Much easier way out is digging tubes in deep frost areas.

@sdandrea5245 Жыл бұрын

@@faydogg21h Concrete slab will move for sure.

@romicapintilie9260 2 ай бұрын

Meserie te halesc nota 10

@DAMusic-qu2ec 9 күн бұрын

Whoever built my stairs on my new house might not have built a footing. It has sunk by a 1/4” over time. Not sure how old the steps are.

@rajneeshmilarepa6090 3 ай бұрын

Very nicely done. Did you add a slope at all to your steps? A foreman I recently worked with told me that interior steps can be level, but exterior steps technically require a 1% slope so water runs off.

@antonioschriss 2 жыл бұрын

VERY NICE WORK AND STRONG . VERY NICE BUT DID YOU THINK THAT MAKE WALLS WITH BLOCKS AND STEPS WITH BLOCKS AND THEN FINISH IT UP WOULD BE MUCH MUCH CHEAPER, IS NOT NEEDED SO HAVY CONTSRUCTION FOR 5 STEPS, MY OPINION

@genollanas2110 2 жыл бұрын

I’m really perplexed by the steel I-beams. Is it because the ground is not stable enough to hold the weight of the steps? Also, I have also heard about keeping rebar away from the forms, but I thought it was because they could rust and come through. Does that apply to I-beams also?

@larryzdanis5377 Жыл бұрын

Essentially, to comply with the "footing below frostline" requirement, since only his column piers go down to the footing, he's not permitted to assume the ground above the footing will support any weight at all.. the load path must go to the piers, so he needs a "beam" to transfer the weight of the step to the piers. As another savvy commenter said, he could have eliminated the steel by adding a little more rebar, so that essentially the concrete and rebar would serve as a "concrete beam" across the column/pier footings.

@graysonquenelle Жыл бұрын

Love it but why didnt you finish it?

@browdyy5048 2 жыл бұрын

question? Besides adding filler like the blocks and dirt. Could i just fill the whole thing with concrete instead.. I know ill be spending more on concrete but could i just do that instead ?

@D.I.Y._All-in-One 2 жыл бұрын

Yes. But you will need to use more rebar. And possibly put in a center footing to provide more support for the extra weight of the concrete in the middle.

@loganross1861 4 ай бұрын

is there a video where you show how to do the concrete footing? Do you put the tube into that while it's wet, or how can I learn how to do the footing? Thank you for this video, I've been trying to find good instructions for how to do a pier, for a light pole

@healthyhealthy1781 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for uploading the videos. May I ask a question? There are two flooring nails on my basement near the water tank and the main water pipe. I do not know what the nails are for. However, there has been a small dripping from the main pipe which I did not notice until 2-3 days ago. The floor was very wet and the concrete at the site of the nails site sagged. Now there are two holes on the floor where the nails are. I though the concrete floor is pretty thick. How come it became so thin and sagged into holes. I guess it is because of the water leak nearby. There is wet soil in the holes. May I know your advice about it?. Thank you.

@Seaninirish 8 ай бұрын

Nice video! Is there a slight fall (built into the forms) on each step so that rain water doesn't accumulate?

@g.lav80 8 ай бұрын

Should be

@frezh2deathboii Жыл бұрын

Does moisture build up between concrete and siding?

@shantor100 2 жыл бұрын

And,,,,,, have a helper like the wife

@stevewort 3 ай бұрын

2.5 yards still seems like a massive amount of concrete ??? I am assuming a lot of that is because your fill is hollow concrete blocks vs using a more solid fill like drainage rock?

@1HourBule 2 жыл бұрын

Im new to concrete but want to try, is it okay to put concrete over older concrete steps that look horrible and have some cracks?

@D.I.Y._All-in-One 2 жыл бұрын

It's usually best to just start over, Unfortunately. To overlay the old concrete is an art form in itself and requires quite a bit of skill, and is usually is not very structurly strong.

@reaper-sz5tm 2 жыл бұрын

You can do that but laying it over old concrete will always just be a patch, you’ll have to go back in and touch it up periodically to cover up cracks as it ages, not particularly expensive but it is some labor. I just recovered a 20 year old concrete slab with mortar just to build it back up, it was only 4x4 so 2 bags of mortar did it just fine. It all depends on what your goal is for the project

@richardjacques1731 Жыл бұрын

I am not a pro but would this idea be possible if there is room at the bottom. Extend the top landing by the length of one tread, cut cement board to cover old treads to lessen cracking, them build new forms and pour right over the top?

@pocoyobatista9949 2 жыл бұрын

Never seen a steel foundations for steps on grade,where are you located??

@georgekatsinis5224 2 жыл бұрын

He said there's a 30" frost line.

@sathyanathan235 2 жыл бұрын

What slump you use in this project?

@scottoldham7459 2 жыл бұрын

4 it looks like

@TraderIsaac Жыл бұрын

How much would this cost in April 2023 to have someone do for me? Are these steps/installation cheaper than composite steps? Wondering about cost/value of concreate steps with patio slab vs. composite deck just for overlooking backyard, no water views.

@louish.9414 Жыл бұрын

Why put railing on top of stairs not on side for more strength.

@dolphin3299 Жыл бұрын

How do you quote this job?

@slinkypow 2 жыл бұрын

No slope for ext stairs?

@D.I.Y._All-in-One 2 жыл бұрын

Slight slope.

@imacyclepath440 Жыл бұрын

I’d be worried about the angle iron on the edges. It looks great and makes it more slip resistant but I feel like water would get caught up there. Even if it flows to the sides because there is a gap at the ends. Some water is bound to stay there and pool a bit. But hey, I could be wrong. Nice job overall. Looks great.

@dwaynemartin8305 2 жыл бұрын

No bracing on the rise forms ? Tell me they didnt bow ..

@D.I.Y._All-in-One 2 жыл бұрын

It's only 5' wide, the 2x8 did not bow.

@cryptingme1763 2 жыл бұрын

It didn’t bow bc concrete was very rough. Like slump 2 lol. If he did slump 6 were it flows like water that would bow

@iamstevestrough8185 2 жыл бұрын

That's what I was thinking exactly at the very least run one two by four right down the middle I mean geez come on

@iamstevestrough8185 2 жыл бұрын

@@D.I.Y._All-in-One CLS all in one I wasn't breaking balls or nothing bro you know I'm no master at what I do I just got in my front door I live in Philly it's 1:57. right now a.m. I was I did a set of steps in somebody's basement I literally just got home so yeah I mean we all work hard never bash anybody it's just not my style baby stay humble and make that money God bless stay safe