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I took a vacation. To Guelph. To lift a 1000 pound stair into place.

So Yesterday Dave got to drive the tractor from our mutual friend Brian's...

Tom got to use the tractor for the actual work.

I drove it home. Kids with their toys

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We prepped the step on an angle in the slings so when it was pushed backwaards int place it would be better aligned.

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Bu the best laid plans... dont always work out the first time. The mortar was not dry and in the process of sliding the top step into place despite my repeated warnings to lift their side higher they didn't and dragged their end and dislodged the supporting rear partial stone.

So we decided to stop here, add a brick ledge support and to reset the dislodged stone in fresh mortar later in the week.

We had to get the tractor back...

Also, if you ever think, do I need a tractor, the answer is yes. Yes you do.
 
Used to have in-laws who emigrated from England in the late 90s. Uncle-in-law was constantly amazed by North American concept of home improvement. Over here, everyone is a painter / carpenter / plumber / electrician / mason / auto mechanic. Back home in Coventry, all that sort of stuff was done by the council on-call tradesman, and only hobbyists fixed their own cars. As I get older I begin to see the wisdom in hiring others to do the heavy lifting.
 
Susquatch said:
I'm fine with that change in my own thinking too. HOWEVER, if they can't or won't meet my expectations for cost, quality, and timing, then I am back to... Get out! I'll do it myself!!!
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My friend is not a pauper.

But trying to get someone to do a tricky task at an affordable price is not easy.

Plus the more I save him the more he can spend in his shop.

But I have now said repeatedly that I think I am done moving machines.

BUT I can be tempted...
 
We played musical chairs, and shuffled things around to completely redo this,...
Rented a grinder to take the height down about 1/4" all around because the riser height on the top step was too short to meet code.

Done and dusted now. The two steps are both perfectly level except for a tiny slope to the front to drain. Exactly 7" rise on each.

Next up is the final grading and landscaping in the spring

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