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Comments (7)I bought mold on e-bay but the better place is Garden mold 16 inches X 16 inches Good plastic. New for this spring 2005 it's totem WOW Here is a link that might be useful: garden mold...See Moreusing sanded grout for stepping stone
Comments (17)Hello, I cut & grind my glass, apply glass to clear shelf paper ( wait a day for it to settle) then spread vaseoline jelly in my mold, mix my concrete. I use sand mix & add a polyfiber (just a pinch) which gives it its strength (make sure that you mix this very well). About 17 cups of concrete to 4-5 cups water for a 16 in. round mold (give or take). Then pour into mold & gently tap mold to get rid of any air bubbles. Wait a couple of days, un-mold & peel off shelf paper. I usually don't put mine out in the sun for a couple of weeks. Good luck....See MoreBig step in our life
Comments (46)my prayers and hugs to you also. im going through it myself now yet again, i stayed away for a year and like a fool i went back because he was sick and needed me....oh what a mistake that was! good luck to you its hard but as another poster said STAY STRONG, you will love yourself for it. i like country bumpkins essay. youll find confidence and a belief in yourself you never even knew you had and that will in turn help your child also!!...See MoreYard/steps repair - steps pulling away, big gap between lawn and steps
Comments (7)Your pictures don't show much in the way of surroundings, so it's not possible to gauge what else the problem could possibly mean. But I doubt it is more than the common settling that is seen around foundations over the course of years. It looks like the steps have sunk more than the adjacent walk. The fix is either to have it jacked and support placed underneath (a process called mud-jacking) or to demolish it, compact the supporting soil well, and then rebuild a new steps, or steps and walk. Obviously, the latter option will be more expensive. However, it's a small job so might be relatively costly for the mud-jacking process. You just have to contact mudjackers and get prices to know where you stand on that. The mud referred to in mud-jacking is a concrete mortar mix. But a newer version of this process uses polyurethane foam. You might watch some Youtube videos of the process and see if it's something you could take a stab at (of course using home-spun solutions) as a DIY project. The jacking is done using conventional hydraulic and mechanical jacks and the mud or foam is squirted into the cavity created when the concrete is jacked back into position. A couple cans of Great Stuff might be enough to pull this off. If not, you'd be back at square one with little lost....See Morekarinl
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