I need to repair a brick step to a garage.
It’s about 51″ wide by 34″ deep. Unfortunately, there’s another layer of bricks below it that are 1-3/8″ shorter. As a result, there is a dangerous overhang on the leading edge. It wants to lever up as it’s being stepped on.
The bricks are 4-3/16″ x 8-3/8″ x 2-1/4″.
Can anyone suggest the simplest, most direct way to steady up the step?
Thanks.
Neal
P.S. I’ve attached photos of the step. (At least I think I did.)
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Are you saying there is a 1 3/8" nosing on the step and these edge bricks are loose? BTW - those aren't standard sized bricks. Actually, I think they are concrete pavers, not bricks, so I guess they are not mortared in place? You might have trouble finding more to match. What is under the "bricks" on the step? Looks like par for the course homeowner work. How about removing the loose pavers, cleaning everything real well, and gluing the loose ones down with slathered on construction adhesive(assuming a hard firm substrate)?
That looks like a bunch of pavers loosely laid down. If so, what I would do is remove the top course. Space the lower course so that it has the same size and shape as the top course. Fill any voids with mortar. Put a bed of mortar on top of the lower course and replace the top course.
This approach is neither elegant nor permanent, but it seems like the simplest.
-Don