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Repairs of Ocean-Front Stairway

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This is a concrete stairway leading from a very popular promenade down to a Pacific Ocean beach. The treads and risers have been rounded by beach pebbles and other debris being pounded into this stairway by extraordinarily strong tidewaters. This is a concrete stairway leading from a very popular promenade down to a Pacific Ocean beach. The treads and risers have been rounded by beach pebbles and other debris being pounded into this stairway by extraordinarily strong tidewaters.

The steps were thoroughly cleaned of salt and other debris prior to placement of the forms.

 The steps were thoroughly cleaned of salt and other debris prior to placement of the forms.
A FUSION-CRETE® concrete-adhesive/enhancer was mixed into the Portland cement and silica sand used to repair the upper steps. These mixtures were prepared in a wheelbarrow to a very dry consistency. A FUSION-CRETEŽ concrete-adhesive/enhancer was mixed into the Portland cement and silica sand used to repair the upper steps. These mixtures were prepared in a wheelbarrow to a very dry consistency.
Each step was first dampened and then primed with a FUSION-CRETE® “PRE-MIX” solution before placement of the repair concrete which was thoroughly compacted and immediately finished before going down to the next step. Each step was first dampened and then primed with a FUSION-CRETEŽ "PRE-MIX" solution before placement of the repair concrete which was thoroughly compacted and immediately finished before going down to the next step.
The FUSION-CRETE® concrete-adhesive / enhancer was mixed with a fast-setting (1 hour), high early strength cement and silica sand for use on the lower steps. Note that the upper steps (Portland cement) are gray in color and the lower steps (rapid-setting cement) are tan in color. The rapid-setting cement was used for the lower steps, setting up solidly in I hour, so that these steps will not be vulnerable to damage when the high tide comes in after working hours. Note the rusted, exposed steel rebar at the base of the stairway railing. This rebar was thoroughly wire-brushed to remove the rust and then coated with a highly-concentrated FUSION-CRETE® “pre­mix” solution as a rust-inhibitor. 

 

 

 The FUSION-CRETEŽ concrete-adhesive / enhancer was mixed with a fast-setting (1 hour), high early strength cement and silica sand for use on the lower steps. Note that the upper steps (Portland cement) are gray in color and the lower steps (rapid-setting cement) are tan in color. The rapid-setting cement was used for the lower steps, setting up solidly in I hour, so that these steps will not be vulnerable to damage when the high tide comes in after working hours. Note the rusted, exposed steel rebar at the base of the stairway railing. This rebar was thoroughly wire-brushed to remove the rust and then coated with a highly-concentrated FUSION-CRETEŽ "pre­mix" solution as a rust-inhibitor. 
Look at these detailed before and after photographs which show how beautifully the bases of both stairway railings were repaired. The use of FUSION-CRETE® concrete-adhesive/enhancer allows for the placement of a dry concrete mixture over these areas and immediate sculpting and shaping, without any type of forms, to match bevels and other details in the original stairway for an incredible finished repair! Look at these detailed before and after photographs which show how beautifully the bases of both stairway railings were repaired. The use of FUSION-CRETEŽ concrete-adhesive/enhancer allows for the placement of a dry concrete mixture over these areas and immediate sculpting and shaping, without any type of forms, to match bevels and other details in the original stairway for an incredible finished repair!
This photograph shows how magnificently this Stairway was restored with the use of FUSION-CRETE® products. Each step was subsequently covered with a steel plate and nosing to provide further protection for the steps in the future.  This photograph shows how magnificently this Stairway was restored with the use of FUSION-CRETEŽ products. Each step was subsequently covered with a steel plate and nosing to provide further protection for the steps in the future. 
Estimated time required for this project: two men; five days.

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