| As recycling becomes a bigger issue in today's | | | | be built from small to large sections of broken |
| society and dump fees continue to rise, anything we | | | | sidewalks and driveways. |
| can do, to make a difference, we should. Using | | | | Simply position the broken pieces into decorative |
| recycled sidewalks to build concrete stairs is an | | | | designs, until you have something that functions as a |
| excellent way for recycling old sidewalks and | | | | stairway. Start from the bottom and work your way |
| driveways. | | | | up, until you've created a beautiful recycled concrete |
| The first time I'd seen one, was outside a restaurant | | | | stairway. |
| where I lived and they did a pretty good job, using | | | | If you're planning on building a retaining wall out of |
| the pieces of an old sidewalk, creatively. I never seen | | | | used concrete, simply stack these materials on top |
| anything like this before and like most of us know, | | | | of each other, until you've created the retaining wall, |
| there's a first time for everything. Building concrete | | | | you envisioned. I don't recommend building retaining |
| stairs with recycled materials got me thinking about | | | | walls higher than 24 inches with these types of |
| other things that we could build with recycled building | | | | materials. |
| products. | | | | I know I didn't go into a lot of detail, but you |
| People aren't just using recycled concrete for | | | | probably got the basic idea. Have fun and use your |
| stairways, they're using them for small retaining walls. | | | | imagination while keeping safety in the back of your |
| Recycled concrete retaining walls and stairways can | | | | mind at all times. |