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Yard pathways and brick patio questions
Posted on 4/25/20 at 12:35 pm
Posted on 4/25/20 at 12:35 pm
My house sits on a few acres that are heavily wooded. I’ve spent quarantine clearing a good bit of my front yard of underbrush but leaving most of the trees. My plan is to leave it wooded and not worry about growing grass.
I have a brick cistern that’s a pretty cool feature that has been uncovered and is visible. I’d like to make a pathway/walking trail to the cistern and through the property with the area around the cistern maybe being brick. I don’t intend on the entire walkway being brick.
So 2 questions - 1. What’s the best and least expensive way to do a brick walkway?
2. What are some appealing walking trail ideas that won’t cost a fortune?
I have a brick cistern that’s a pretty cool feature that has been uncovered and is visible. I’d like to make a pathway/walking trail to the cistern and through the property with the area around the cistern maybe being brick. I don’t intend on the entire walkway being brick.
So 2 questions - 1. What’s the best and least expensive way to do a brick walkway?
2. What are some appealing walking trail ideas that won’t cost a fortune?
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Posted on 4/25/20 at 12:40 pm to Tman928
Edging, landscape filter fabric, and crushed rock might look good.
Posted on 4/25/20 at 12:43 pm to Tman928
Decomposed granite with a brick edger.
Posted on 4/25/20 at 2:18 pm to Tman928
Posted on 4/25/20 at 2:42 pm to Tman928
Posted on 4/25/20 at 2:50 pm to Zappas Stache
quote:
Decomposed granite with a brick edger.
Zappas,how is decomposed granite sold - by the yard, weight/tonnage, can you purchase bags, etc?
Posted on 4/25/20 at 5:42 pm to Zappas Stache
quote:
Decomposed granite with a brick edger.
BINGO winner winner chicken dinner
Posted on 4/25/20 at 6:15 pm to Tman928
least expensive:
-geotech or landscape fabric
-pea gravel
-Liriope border
you can clear the path by hand or with a box blade and tractor
-geotech or landscape fabric
-pea gravel
-Liriope border
you can clear the path by hand or with a box blade and tractor
Posted on 4/25/20 at 6:17 pm to Tman928
least expensive brick walkway is to buy reclaimed brick from a demo job but make sure they’ve knocked the mortar off. New face brick is about 500/cube
prep the area with landscape fabric after cleared, put down a couple inches of mason sand, set your brick and then brush in more sand with a stiff push broom
prep the area with landscape fabric after cleared, put down a couple inches of mason sand, set your brick and then brush in more sand with a stiff push broom
Posted on 4/25/20 at 6:33 pm to cgrand
Thanks for all of the ideas... decomposed granite looks good. Hoping it is within budget.
Thanks again!
Thanks again!
Posted on 4/25/20 at 9:41 pm to Tman928
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Hoping it is within budget.
Pretty much the cheapest gravel out there.
Posted on 4/27/20 at 8:49 pm to cgrand
"Least expensive brick walkway is to buy reclaimed brick from a demo job but make sure they’ve knocked the mortar off. New face brick is about 500/cube
prep the area with landscape fabric after cleared, put down a couple inches of mason sand, set your brick and then brush in more sand with a stiff push broom"
Do not do this ever. I did this and regret it constantly. I used limestone fabric and poly sand. Old brick holds alot of moisture which grows green and black algae. So I have to chlorox 50/50 every two weeks to kill it. Nothing else works. After a while the old brick turned turns white haze due to salt deposits from chlorox that you can only get off by pressure washing which blows out the sand everywhere that you have to replace. Just don't. But damn it looks good around the pool when clean.
prep the area with landscape fabric after cleared, put down a couple inches of mason sand, set your brick and then brush in more sand with a stiff push broom"
Do not do this ever. I did this and regret it constantly. I used limestone fabric and poly sand. Old brick holds alot of moisture which grows green and black algae. So I have to chlorox 50/50 every two weeks to kill it. Nothing else works. After a while the old brick turned turns white haze due to salt deposits from chlorox that you can only get off by pressure washing which blows out the sand everywhere that you have to replace. Just don't. But damn it looks good around the pool when clean.
This post was edited on 4/27/20 at 8:54 pm
Posted on 4/27/20 at 9:53 pm to Tman928
I too have a heavily shaded yard - I put down flat natural stones in a random pattern and let the moss fill in the gaps. I think they are flagstone. About 1” thick and variety is shapes and sizes most about 1’x2’.
Posted on 4/28/20 at 1:19 am to Tman928
Pavers? Maybe the cheapest,but not inspiring
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