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NOOB needs advice: porch stairs using retaining wall blocks

kolya
13 years ago

Hi.

We bought our first house last autumn so I'm complete noob and really hope to get some good advice.

I'd like to build porch stairs using retaining wall blocks and copings. It'll be 4 steps high, about 25 inches from ground to highest step.

I've already drown sketch and more or less made my decision with blocks. The only issue I have left of how to prepare soil. More specifically do I need to rent plate compactor, or jumping jack, or hand tamper would be enough to compact soil and crushed stones for this project?

Could you please give me some advice here?

Thank you in advance. :)

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