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Whelp, it's all but ready for a new landing slab. I'll post some final pictures in a few days when I get the chance to build a form, really finish tamping, add crushed more gravel, and finally pour the actual concrete. There will be some regrading tasks in the area as well, to prevent all...

I was scared of putting water on an electric saw as well, so I found a wet/dry blade and just wore a dust-mask. Progressing well this morning. The hole beneath the steps swallowed a rake handle and started to turn the corner beneath the lower slab. I packed in gravel beneath the other slab as...

$50 at the home center for a 7" wet/dry diamond saw and a sledge hammer, 1hr of sweat, and a very lucky frog... Success! The slab was 7" in places, since this is where it turned down for the stairs. The 3" saw cut made a great break point for the sledge work. Will have to look closer...

kok328: Break up how much? Just the landing or are you suggesting the steps as well? I'm comfortable repouring the landing, hoping not to have to do the steps if I can avoid it. joecaption: I'm not familiar with your terminology. The piece that is broken off appears to have been poured in a...

My house ('74) has a basement door with accompanying concrete stairs to get up to grade. Unfortunately, there appears to be a large cavern beneath the landing and the stairs. I was raking leaves in the fall and decided to find out how large/deep the hole was, and it swallowed the whole rake...