This is exactly what my idea was...so I set out to google how to level sinking concrete steps to see if my idea was realistic and here it is! Thank you!

@handylandlord

Жыл бұрын

No problem. Good luck on your project

"Van's trashed but I have to get home. Rush rush rush". I feel you on that one.

@handylandlord

Жыл бұрын

Amen

@usindistress

3 ай бұрын

What is the white block?

If don’t like the way he gets things done then don’t watch it?!!!!!

Love the improvising on this one. That's how we can see how its really done. Thank you

Thanks for the step-by-step instructions, no pun intended lol. Both my front and back concrete stairs are off, but not for long!

@handylandlord

Жыл бұрын

hahah Good luck as long as they are not a solid pour you should be good to get them back into place.

@stringlarson1247

Ай бұрын

Oh come on, you WANTED that pun. Own it, mate.

@Vegan4Everything

Ай бұрын

@@stringlarson1247 ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Another great job

First haha. Thanks to everyone that watches, likes and comments.

I wish I possessed on quarter of your ambition. A decade of construction/plumbing/electric/concrete sucked it out of me. These videos must be nearly doubling your workload. Yet are very instrumental for those learning the trades. Gotta hand it to you. A jack of all trades.

@handylandlord

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the nice comment. Sometimes people are so critical on KZread. I just want to help and encourage others on their projects. KZread has doubled my workload but I enjoy making videos and pushing myself. Thanks for the support.

@jlui21

Жыл бұрын

@@handylandlord -- I've leveled a few piers and sills, changed several windows, redid the roof/shingles, installed hardwood floors bc of YTers like y'all. No one is ever perfect but the value is 90% worth it. So continue posting. Watching 30 seconds of leveling concrete steps, I'm like: "It's this easy?" lol.

Good job!

Thank you so much

@handylandlord

Күн бұрын

No problem. Another video below. kzread.info/dash/bejne/c4RqqraEmZmaaNI.htmlsi=AbjmRS267iwdCdvA

That's what a work truck is for 👏

We need to work on my steps now, tell my sister she can wait lol 😂 great video

@handylandlord

2 жыл бұрын

Haha. How’s that wife saying go again?

Nice video

Giving Mom Cred good move😂

This will work as a patch but what you really need here is a concrete slab to have those steps built upon, they’ll slowly just sink back into the dirt over time.

@jgg204

Жыл бұрын

lol who cares...so in a decade he will have to do it again. it's a rental property bro

@handylandlord

Жыл бұрын

Concrete slab would probably be better but… time plays a part, fix issue move on. Thanks for watching.

Good work. I have to jack some up and fortunately there is a basement and ledge underneath i am going to put treated wood underneath sitting on flat concrete blocks like you did.

@handylandlord

3 ай бұрын

Thanks! Not sure what you are working on but some basements have a kick out that the steps are built on, so the steps are the ceiling for the little extra storage in the basement. Hopefully this makes sense. I would just confirm u can lift without any issues. I subscribed to your channel! Another vid Lift Sunken Steps | DIY kzread.info/dash/bejne/c4RqqraEmZmaaNI.html

@ProportunityOpportunityProfit

3 ай бұрын

@@handylandlord I am going to have to hire this out. They are completely smooth and flat underneath with nothing to connect anything to. I trust a professional more than I do myself with these heavy stairs. There are about 8 stairs that are about 48 inches wide and they have dropped at least 18 inches.

Like that van

@handylandlord

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Vid coming. Still working on interior organizing haha 😆

You amazing bro 😎

@handylandlord

7 ай бұрын

Haha. Hopefully the video helps with your project.

Any ideas for doing this with a staircase that's already sitting on concrete? I don't think I can dig underneath the staircase, I think I need to find a way to get under the staircase, on top of the concrete slab.

@handylandlord

9 ай бұрын

I have not. I would look for a gap between steps and concrete. This will tell u how they were installed. If u see a gap between bottom of steps and concrete, the first thing that comes to mind is attaching a piece of angle iron to the side of the steps then you would have a place to jack from. I would be a little concerned of jacking against the concrete slab causing it to crack. I would also look into what's causing concrete next to foundation to settle. Are gutters clear and flowing water away from foundation? I hope this helps and gives you some ideas.

Dear Handy Landy: Every DIY video should start out with the list of tools needed, cost, time, training, and patience -- the viewer would turn away. Thinking about the above will make him fart!

@handylandlord

8 ай бұрын

haha

Hopefully the owner isn't OCD. That slight difference would drive me nuts. Lol

@handylandlord

Күн бұрын

Haha. It was bothering me, but honestly such an improvement from before. Added another video below. kzread.info/dash/bejne/c4RqqraEmZmaaNI.htmlsi=AbjmRS267iwdCdvA

This is something I have to get done this coming spring, just curious are stoops suppose to be level or should I add some a touch of drainage away from house?

@handylandlord

Жыл бұрын

A little slope away isn’t going to hurt anything. Good luck on your project.

Outstanding, I’ve got an entire concrete staircase that’s settled towards the basement and water is leaking in. I’ve tried sealing the cracks with masonry caulking and patch. But it never lasts. I was thinking about pouring concrete on steps near wall to level out. I don’t know 🤷‍♂️

@handylandlord

Жыл бұрын

Maybe too late. Too big to lift? Is the basement wall bowing?

@MrWhitelightning73

Жыл бұрын

@@handylandlord No It’s good solid concrete block. I ended up mixing mortar and leveling each step from the wall out. So far basement is dry.

Really need this at my sisters house

@handylandlord

9 ай бұрын

Another video Lift Sunken Steps | DIY kzread.info/dash/bejne/c4RqqraEmZmaaNI.html

This is great for a temporary fix. Over time (could be one year or five years) the stairs will be facing the same issue. This method does not address why the issue occurred in the first place, or how to prevent it from happening in the future.

@handylandlord

4 ай бұрын

True most of the time the issue involves trees, gutters or downspout issue getting water away from the house.

@toniduval4350

3 ай бұрын

If a lack of effective gutters is the problem, would putting decorative gravel/river rocks on either side of the stairs help stop the soil from eroding away? Rain and roof run off would slam on the rocks and gently seep underneath, hopefully disturbing the soil as little as possible. You at least wouldn't have rain divots on either side of your awning, and less dirt splashing up on to your house.

@stringlarson1247

Ай бұрын

@@toniduval4350 Effective gutters? I'll have to check into those :)

@toniduval4350

Ай бұрын

​@@stringlarson1247I know, right? The house I'm renting doesn't even have gutters, let alone effective ones. My front steps have sunk a foot into the ground and at a slant. Due to the lack of gutters, I fully expect my front stairs to become a total ice rink during the winter. Pray for me, and may the salt gods have mercy on us all 😢😢😢

If you look at the beginning of your video, the top of the stairs should be level with the top of the first course of bricks.

@handylandlord

2 жыл бұрын

Yes in the beginning of the video the step was on top of the root. I cut several inches off of the root. I believe the front dug in some when I lifted the back. Thanks for watching.

I was wondering what you were going to put underneath it to hold it up. I've seen people use foam. Concrete seems like it might work but maybe both?

@handylandlord

Жыл бұрын

I used a few concrete blocks. This set of steps was originally held up by angle iron attached to the foundation. This failed after many years allowing the steps to settle.

@stringlarson1247

Ай бұрын

I'd go with concrete footings. There are a lot of people using GreatStuff expanding foam on slabs; however, I'm dubious about that. There are foam products engineered for lifting/supporting concrete. They don't balloon as fast and/or over expand. They stay liquid longer and penetrate into the substrate whereas the GreatStuff is made to fill empty space quickly but is not really intended for structural use. The specialty stuff is more epensive, but designed to be structural.

I borrowed my moms tools as well brotha

@handylandlord

Жыл бұрын

My mom just upgraded to Milwaukee but will not let me borrow them. So she gave me all her ryobi tools. 😂

Brah, put a piece of 10×10 wood between the jack and bumper and jack and concrete step

@handylandlord

Жыл бұрын

I already had planned to remove bumper. Hitch install and too hard to load my drain machine with bumper on.

My children can't touch my tools. Lol

I hope you bought mom a new chainsaw chain…😊

@handylandlord

3 ай бұрын

Haha I never return tools I borrow.

@lowandslow3939

3 ай бұрын

@@handylandlord And you still find people willing to lend you tools? You’re a BAD doggie.

Mom's chainsaw is wrecked.