DIY stone walkway

Dear site visitors, from the material presented by the author, you will tell how you can pave garden paths on your summer cottage from stone, pavers or paving slabs.

Today, most of the summer residents and country people are passionate about landscape design, that is, they ennoble, divide into zones, decorate, and generally bring warmth and comfort to their 6 acres. One of the main things in garden design is, of course, paths; various materials are used for their paving, but the principle is the same everywhere. First of all, you need to determine the direction and location, then make markings with the help of pegs and a rope. Next, a layer of turf or the upper layer on the bayonet of a shovel is removed and the lower part of the recess is aligned with the edges. At the bottom, gravel filling is laid out, and on top of the sand cushion, depending on the occurrence of groundwater, that is, if close to the surface, then drainage from gravel filling is necessary. And then on a flat sandy surface is laid stone, pavers or tiles.

Let's look at what exactly the author needs to pave the garden path?

Materials

1. stone
2. sand
3. gravel
4. board 25-30 mm

Instruments
1. shovel
2. mallet
3. roulette
4. sand leveling board
5. pegs
6. rope
7. vibrating plate

Step-by-step instructions for paving a stone garden path do it yourself.

As already mentioned above, the first step is to mark the future path with a rope and pegs, having previously measured the length and width.Next, you need to remove the top layer of turf and earth, dig a trench with a shovel.The tracks should be level, for which you need to use the level.Then we pin boards to the pegs, which will serve as sides.Then, gravel filling is placed at the bottom of the recess, because the author has ground water in the area close to the surface, thus creating drainage for water drainage.A sand cushion with a thickness of at least 10 cm is laid on top of the gravel, then the master levels it with a wooden plank. Of course, it is advisable to soak in water and rammed with a vibrating plate.Only then on a flat and prepared sand surface can you start laying stone, paving stones, or paving slabs (first make a calculation for the width so that you do not have to cut the tile or stone)Stacked stones should be aligned as they are laid, this can be done with a wide board and a mallet, or as in the photo.After the stone path is laid out, it must be sprinkled with sand or fine gravel, the gaps between the stones must be tightly filled.Excess simply swept away with a brush or whisk.
The intricacies of laying a garden path.
1. the path should be slightly inclined in both directions — this is necessary so that rain and melt water quickly flow from the surface and do not linger.
2. stones or tiles should protrude 1cm above the ground.
Also, let's look at examples of similar wizard works.It looks very beautiful and harmoniously fits into the design of the site. As you can see, laying out a garden path is not so difficult and quite within the power of a person without experience and special education. And most importantly, you will save money for the family budget, because the services of landscape designers are not cheap. So feel free to take and do it! Go for it friends!

This concludes the article. Thank you very much for your attention!
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