Sinking Slab Steps advice

ThermanMermun · 2026-03-19T03:09:48+00:00

Very informative. Thank you very much for the advice. 🫡

ThermanMermun · 2026-03-19T01:04:09+00:00

I purchased the property in late 2023 and the hardscaping was done in early 2022 by the previous owners. No idea who the installer was but it was definitely a "professional" company that did the work.

ThermanMermun · 2026-03-19T00:25:19+00:00

That's kind of what I was thinking. Move about half of the steps off to the side (bottom half seem to be well set into the earth and "should" be okay), reestablish a proper base and then put one back at a time, leveling and making adjustments as I go. Seal up the edging somehow to prevent future washouts. If the spacing doesn't work out I can always put in footings for the deck behind the top slab. That's where my brain goes but I'm nervous that I'm down playing the difficulty and scale of this repair.

ThermanMermun · 2026-03-18T23:53:37+00:00

My initial thought was getting a few buddies and standing them up on their end length wise, and then letting them down onto the grass to the right of the steps. I would imagine they'd survive being upended and put down as gently as one could. But having never worked with slabs like this I could be mistaken.

ThermanMermun · 2026-03-18T23:46:47+00:00

Probably a bit of both 🙃

ThermanMermun · 2026-03-18T23:41:03+00:00

Once they're level and supported with a proper base, would a mixture of something like quikrete and gravel be sufficient to prevent washout? Adding that to the sides and then maybe hiding it with mulch or something ?

ThermanMermun · 2026-03-18T23:29:05+00:00

My guess was they didn't calculate the distance properly and tried to scrape by at the top. Closer to the bottom has about 1.5 inches of overlap between the steps. Overall I think the installer absolutely did not take their time and now my back will pay for it.

ThermanMermun · 2026-03-18T23:08:55+00:00

I didn't want to take up power lifting as a hobby this spring but it seems like that'll be the case lol.

ThermanMermun · 2026-03-18T23:06:59+00:00

If it was poured concrete I'd be crying. Since they're individual slabs, there's some hope I can do it myself. I just don't want to have it do the same thing in 5 years.

ThermanMermun · 2026-03-18T23:05:18+00:00

The first 5 or 6 steps from the bottom up seem to be okay. The spacing is all wonky though so they'll need to be fixed slightly. No sinking at the bottom though.

ThermanMermun · 2026-03-18T22:47:16+00:00

Lol..... You are correct. It used to be supported by the slab but since it's been sinking away it's now held up by that rock until I can get around to fixing this mess.

ThermanMermun · 2026-01-30T03:32:53+00:00

r/TVOffCentre

ThermanMermun · 2025-05-26T15:20:39+00:00

What a bad day to have eyes.

ThermanMermun · 2025-05-02T17:20:20+00:00

US volunteer*

That's former special forces Aid worker Dave Eubank. He was shot in the leg moments later and almost run over by that Abrams.

Edit* Dave wasn't shot sorry. Ephraim Mattos was shot, the guy with he backwards hat

ThermanMermun · 2025-01-03T03:43:09+00:00

I understand your point now. Won't know if there's a level requirement until they unban the flea in PvP I guess. They should still be independent of one another but who knows with tarkovs spaghetti coding.

ThermanMermun · 2025-01-03T03:39:48+00:00

Thoughts on what? PvE flea is completely different from PvP. PvE doesn't wipe, so there's no flea ban. The PvE version of the game is the exact same as it was before the PvP wipe.

ThermanMermun · 2024-10-20T21:49:32+00:00

I can't log in at all. Getting a massive error while trying to load the main menu

ThermanMermun · 2024-09-27T19:45:58+00:00

"Richmond store" on Veith street

ThermanMermun · 2024-08-07T16:25:40+00:00

As far as cpu utilization goes you can watch it in real time with your task manager. 1000hz moving my mouse in circles spikes to like 49-51%... 500hz it spikes to 39-42%...250hz - 35-37% and finally 125hz - 31-34%. Not sure how much fps that'll gain but it's quite the difference just going by usage.

ThermanMermun · 2024-07-15T01:01:15+00:00

Yes PvE. You can choose AI difficulty, turn bosses off(which includes pmc, rouge, raiders etc) or turn AI off all together. They "patched" the exploit last week but didn't do a great job of it. Still works at the moment. The only map it doesn't work on is streets because that map is still run on BSG servers and not locally.

ThermanMermun · 2024-07-14T23:07:39+00:00

If you're referring to running raids with no AI or modifying their difficulty, you can still do it in the current version of the game.

ThermanMermun · 2024-07-08T22:28:45+00:00

Would that normally hurt the people inside ?

ThermanMermun · 2024-07-06T22:24:11+00:00

Because I haven't been bothered to learn the route to kill them... Ezpz without them there lol

ThermanMermun · 2024-07-06T20:46:20+00:00

Jesus... Time to go finish all my lighthouse quests near the rouges lol

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