Finally getting new front steps
Hubby is out taking down the old crumbly cement steps that were way to small and falling apart. We found in the old days they used way to much rock and not much cement. Now you need more cement to last longer, but to remove the old he had to rent a jack hammer and work like crazy. As he did loosen the rocks I would gather them and place in the rock garden. End up with quite a few rocks after he was done. Contractor came and then he laid out the boards for the cement to be placed in. Had to make sure it was nice and tight so the cement would not run out, as we were making these steps 6 inches deep with cement. Cement truck arrived and began dumping all the fresh made cement. Was a lot of fun to watch the process of getting new steps. Grandson came over to lend a hand. He worked hard helping out but also learned a few tricks in the process. The hardest part was trying to get the cement nice and level. They used a long board and slide it across the top and the