A Transition From Grass To Stone!

For years my parents have walked the grass path from the driveway to the house. The walkway was just grass. No patio stones, flag stones, bricks or gravel. When it rains the walkway is like a little swamp and you could easily slip where the muddy spots were. This all changed and boy are they happy. I was in between jobs and although patio walkways and interlock brick work is not my trade I offered to build them a walkway. I have some experience in interlock from years back and was still confident in being able to take on this task.

I dug down the grass and soil 12" deep because the soil was really hard and had lots of clay. I needed to be deep enough to allow for drainage.

I had two different materials delivered to the driveway. I used 3/4" clear stone as the base and crusher dust for fine leveling and laying the stones.

I used a plate tamper/compactor which we rented from the local equipment rental place to compact the base .

I installed two different types of stone, the main patio bricks and the border bricks.

I decided to add a unique artistic touch to the patio.

Then I installed a flex lock sand material in between the joints. After that the patio was sealed with a glossy finish sealer.

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