The wife is working with the insurace company to get a hitch lift for her power chair and I am making the house accessable. The end of Sept I built an 'L' shaped wood ramp from the French doors onto the back porch.
Two weeks ago I dug out and set the forms for concrete ramps from the porch and the front walk into the yard. Poured the front ramp last week and the back one today. I will get the forms off it tomorrow after work and back fill around both of them with the sod I removed when I dug them.
Finally to the subject at hand. The last ramp is from the front door to the walk. The sidewalk is a reverse 'L' and the corner was broken when I bought the house in '90. Until now I didn't see any reason to repair it, other than asthetics. Decided to break out the busted off section and pour a new corner with the ramp. I rented a 60# electric jack hammer from Lowe's last night just before the rental section closed. 1/2 day rental for overnight and my eldest came over to help. Took about an hour and a half to break out and remove the corner. He did most of the hammer work and I hauled the pieces out. This morning I busted some of the bigger chunks up before returning it. One of the best $50 I ever spent. It is still a workout, but nowhere close to busting an 8" thick walk with a sledge hammer.
Got the forms built and 2 of the 3 sides set today. During this week I will finish setting the forms, set rebar (None in the original pour!) to tie the 2 sections together and fill/tamp the center to a 4" thickness. Weather cooperating, I will pour the concrete next Sunday. Mixing my own with Portland, sand, and gravel.
Two weeks ago I dug out and set the forms for concrete ramps from the porch and the front walk into the yard. Poured the front ramp last week and the back one today. I will get the forms off it tomorrow after work and back fill around both of them with the sod I removed when I dug them.
Finally to the subject at hand. The last ramp is from the front door to the walk. The sidewalk is a reverse 'L' and the corner was broken when I bought the house in '90. Until now I didn't see any reason to repair it, other than asthetics. Decided to break out the busted off section and pour a new corner with the ramp. I rented a 60# electric jack hammer from Lowe's last night just before the rental section closed. 1/2 day rental for overnight and my eldest came over to help. Took about an hour and a half to break out and remove the corner. He did most of the hammer work and I hauled the pieces out. This morning I busted some of the bigger chunks up before returning it. One of the best $50 I ever spent. It is still a workout, but nowhere close to busting an 8" thick walk with a sledge hammer.
Got the forms built and 2 of the 3 sides set today. During this week I will finish setting the forms, set rebar (None in the original pour!) to tie the 2 sections together and fill/tamp the center to a 4" thickness. Weather cooperating, I will pour the concrete next Sunday. Mixing my own with Portland, sand, and gravel.
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