The stairs took a little over a week and are finally usable. I left the run and rise up to Chui and I would have been happier with a higher step and more foot room. Not sure if that could be done with one less step and make them all a little larger or if it's trickier than that. The next set of steps will be 12 inches wide at least. Going up is fine but coming down is when you need more foot space.
So anyway you see the 'ditch' cut in the brick for the bed of cement to sit on and the beginning of the forms. Next is the bed of cement. When putting in the steps, he starts at the top because he can't work on newly set bricks
So anyway you see the 'ditch' cut in the brick for the bed of cement to sit on and the beginning of the forms. Next is the bed of cement. When putting in the steps, he starts at the top because he can't work on newly set bricks
Beginning of support forms
Cement bed to set the stairs
Stairs started from the top and small bodega below
Mexican stair construction in Pinal Villa
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Looks like he was matching the brick coursing - possibly out of habit... typical exterior stairs in my work are 6" rise and 12" run, and building code in NC requires max 7"/11" for interior stairs.
I thought we agreed on something wider ... but communicating with these guys sometimes does not work. They just have a Mexican way of doing things and it's hard to break the mold.
I showed them some stairs around here that have a 'bull nose' extention (each step overlaps the other) which provides a wider step but overall - no net gain. We can add when finishing
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