Last Saturday I had a chance to pick up a steel ledge from a residence in Wayzata that needed some alterations. Over the years a boulder retaining wall has settled over several inches and with it this steel ledge, that sits on top of it. To have this steel ledge, which defines also one side of a patio, again lifted to its original height, some new legs and spacers had to be made to be reinstalled properly. Here are some pictures of the process.
Here is the ledge in my shop after picking it up in the rain. Had to clean it first to be able to start working on it! On this side, the pavers of the patio bump into the steel ledge, flush with the top. Most of the lower portion will be buried in sand.
This is the bottom view of the ledge, with the legs in front to support and hold it above the boulders.
Originally the ledge was built and welded on site. The legs have no adjustability and are pretty flimsy. So they had to go!
Grinding flush what was left of the old legs an getting ready to weld on the new ones!
Here are the new legs welded in place. They are a little more substantial!
A close up of the leg levelers.
Here are the adjustable spacers for the back side of the ledge, to make up for the amount the retaining wall has settled over the years.
A close up of one of the spacers, upside down.
I welded some angle pieces to the bottom of the ledge to be able to bolt some plates to the backside. They should help to keep the sand for the patio pavers in place.
Another view!
The patio steel ledge is installed on top of the bolder retaining wall. With the ability to adjust each leg, setting it in place was very easy.
A picture showing the spacers in the back, bolted to the existing concrete footings amd the steel plates in place to close of the area. All done, and another happy client! 🙂
