Building a Pea Gravel Patio
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Stabilizing Pea Gravel
Comments (6)I have a similar problem with a large covered portico. There are ~150 12" square step stones all surrounded by pea gravel. I'm in a constant maintenance mode trying to keep the pea gravel in place. The following advice was recently offered to me. I have yet to investigate this but it sounds like something worth lookoing into: "I've been on several pathways that have clearly been some sort of stabilized agg product. They're sold as soil stabilizers (type that into google and settle in), but the principle is the same. I haven't used them myself, don't know how they're affected by climate (the website below is for a mfr in Phoenix), and don't know how well the product works as a "retrofit"- but it *could* work. Come to think of it, one of the private residences in Colonial Williamsburg has a stabilized pea gravel front walk." Here is a link that might be useful: Stabilizer Solution...See MoreQuestion on securing pea gravel around square cement step stones
Comments (7)I've been on several pathways that have clearly been some sort of stabilized agg product. They're sold as soil stabilizers (type that into google and settle in), but the principle is the same. I haven't used them myself, don't know how they're affected by climate (the website below is for a mfr in Phoenix), and don't know how well the product works as a "retrofit"- but it *could* work. Come to think of it, one of the private residences in Colonial Williamsburg has a stabilized pea gravel front walk. Here is a link that might be useful: manufacturer site...See MorePea Gravel Depth Question
Comments (2)You want to set a bistro set or park bench in this spot that is only 4' deep? It seems to me that it's way too narrow for this purpose. Measure out a 4' space on your driveway with masking tape and then set a bistro set on it. Maybe the bistro set will fit but leave no room for you to actually walk up to a chair and sit on it. Seems to me that filling this spot (19 feet by 4 feet by 10" deep) with pea gravel will take a LOT of pea gravel. You could probably find some kind of calculator on line to find out how many cubic feet of pea gravel this spot requires, and then check to see how many cubic feet one bag contains. One more thought. We used to have walkways made of pea gravel. It was like walking on marbles. You want to put flagstone on top of marbles?...See MoreCan I build a path with pea gravel and pavers on a slope?
Comments (4)The steeper the slope and the more frequently it is used, the more the gravel will travel. Maybe something that is sort of terraced might keep gravel in place but you wouldn't be able to lay the rectangular stones as in your pic. Well u could but it would be busy, not the sleek effect you're hoping to achieve...See MoreGingerBlue
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