Got sloppy with the Dingo cleaning up the irrigation company's pile of sod and nicked the front steps of a client's house with the bucket.
Well what I thought were rock solid steps turned out to be wood-framed deck lumber with a stone veneer covering. Of course the Dingo bucket caused the lumber base to shift, cracking the veneer the entire length of the step.
Besides feeling like an idiot, I have the distinct pleasure of trying to figure what can be done to fix this thing.
I forsee two problems: 1) Matching the pea-gravel used to make the veneer will be tough, 2) The structure underlying the steps is probably weakened after my abuse, and repeated cracking could occur.
One consolation at least, the sides of this step already suffered from the same cracking...Maybe I could get them to replace the whole damn thing.
Anybody ever seen this type of stone work/masonry before, and have a clue how to fix this???
Anyway, here's the mug shots