Tag: ashlar steps

We have had more success today and all of the steps from the lounge down into the sunken garden are in place.  And with no damage!

The large bottom step that got damaged yesterday was removed and replaced with a slightly slimmer one.  It doesn’t really matter as the flagstones will cover this part of the step.

Paddy and Jonny spent all day on these steps, but they went away smiling as they went in without any damage. You can see that the bottom step on the right is slightly slimmer than it should be. This is ok as the bottom is covered by the flagstones.

These steps look great – big and chunky, but very heavy. Everyone is relieved to see these in place.

We are getting prepared to lower some of the large stone steps into place outside the lounge.  Just the sheer weight of these steps make them a major challenge.  To make life a little easier, the steps themselves are being preformed using concrete blocks and concrete.  The ashlar steps should then just sit on top of these preformed steps.  Well that is the theory anyway!  With some of the stone weighing more than half a tonne, this is not going to be easy.

The steps into the sunken garden have been pre-formed using concrete blocks and bricks. The wires running through the steps are for an external power socket and for the lights in the sunken garden. I am not sure where the little knitted Santa came from!