On Feb 28, 2:01*pm, Jeff Thies wrote:
* One of the projects I've been considering at the rental house is a
patio. The frost line is only a few inches (Atlanta). It is a sizeable
slope and I'll need to do some terracing.

* *I'd like enough of a patio for a few chairs and a BBQ.

* *I've done patios out of brick and concrete blocks (location had a lot
of them), and they are fun to do. I have neither at this location and am
thinking concrete. I have no shortage of people available who have
concrete skills. Roughly, I want it to look decent, but not spend a lot
of money. Labor is cheap and fast and seems to be skilled, the stucco
and landing work I had done is very good.

* *Should I be thinking stamped and stained or casting pavers?

* *Ready Mix or bagged and a mixer?

* *Right now I'm just trying to get a feel before I get a crew together
and stake it out.

* *Jeff

If you have to terrace under the patio you will need to fill with
crush and run unless you want to compact the fill. You're going to
need access to it. If you can'd get trucks all the way to it then you
will need a small front end loader. Frankly the work and cost of
doing that much concrete by the bag is going to end up being better
off just hiring the job out. You are not going to want to wheelbarrow
crush and run or concrete. If you really want concrete I suggest you
just get some quotes for it unless you have a small fornt end loader
or access to one. Otherwise the rental costs plus the labor are not
really going to save you anything.

If you really want to do something yourself I'd consider deck. You
can just use posts instead of terracing and add full width steps down
from that edge or rail at that edge.