Pavers without Solder Course Border??
bryanaz
12 years ago
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neilaz
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please help with awful front border (pics)
Comments (29)Wow you received lots of responses. Without reading all the posts, my first thoughts are: Remove existing walkway and make a new one that is 4 feet wide, flares at both ends and is 4 to 5' from the house. You need a deciduous med size tree on the left side of your house to soften the hard lines of the house cornor and to visually off-set where your house ends. A large tree in the back of your house will help balance the scale between the size of your home and the never ending sky, I am a big fan of plantings that are viewed from the inside of the home. I can't be sure from the photos how much room you have so my ideas might be way off. Pictures tend to make spaces seem bigger then what it really feels like when standing in the site. So forgive me if my ideas prove to be totally of base. These are just some of my design principals. I do not think you should put taller shrubs under the window, it will only create a bulky look. Try small low groundcover 12inches, evergreen, and carry the bed to the other side of the walk so you are walking between a sea of green, maybe long blooming clematis w/trellis on wall if exposure is apropriate or something like an Enkianthus which is an upright growing decideous shrub with great follage and a growth habit that can be prunned and kept natural and airy and NOT sheared into a ball or square thus making your house look more boxy. Good luck. Remember that works of art take time so rather then you budget controlling the final results, let the best design do the controlling a little at a time. Ally...See MorePaver OVER asphalt driveway? Possible?
Comments (7)1.5-2" of sand is way too much. also, the stability of a paver installation rests on the quality of the base. maybe your driveway installation was top-notch, maybe not. I know many of the driveways I've ripped up have only had an inch or two of base; when we started working on our house after moving in, we discovered that our driveway was 1.5" of asphalt poured on dirt. If you're planning on that much sand with the intention of using it to level out any wheel ruts or settlement areas in the asphalt, it won't work. Those areas are there because the base is inadequate, and those inadequacies WILL telegraph their way to the surface. And, what woodyoak & rhodium said....See MorePaver Patio - choosing stone color
Comments (14)I should be applying joint compound but I have never done this so I am hesitant . The grill is gas or charcoal? HUbby says he will never drip grease and he does. When we redid the patio in NJ I boxed in the gas grill with 1 and a quarter inch stone .PEa gravel gets kicked whereas the bigger stone laid placed. Husband hated the idea in laying the large stone where the gas grill was . There was no disruption to the pavers when I needed to replace the unit and no stones were ever kicked from around the grill. I added the stones cause I did not have the money to replace the grill . Do telephone "call before you dig" before even sketching a design. I did see the link . I think you have a very beautiful home with a nice sized yard. The patio will be a welcomed retreat. Think about your view from the deck. Most flowering plants need sun but hostas tolerate shade and give off a nice bloom . The hedges along the split rail have a border plant? Think about the entire yard not just the patio space. Think not as one looking in at the home but what you will view sitting. You do not need to spend a fortune. You can also do this in stages. Grass and plants absorb water................ will the pavers cause an irrigation issue. Will you lay the pavers up to the home? Will you have a garden and then the pavers. I bought a home where the previous owner used the garage wall to hold the topsoil. I removed the topsoil and installed colored stones and urns along this 18 foot section. I have a floral garden and herbs in some of the urns. I do not need to weed or mow this area. Just think about function and see what ideas you find on the internet. Houzz has great photos too. Have fun. Joint compound is calling me....See MoreBorder for Paver Patio
Comments (31)This is another drawing of my planned project. The scale is horrible, but I just wanted to include it as an overview of everything I already have on my plate. Keep in mind, I'm not a landscaper or engineer. I've never tackled anything like this before, so I am trying to maintain some simplicity wherever possible. Briefly, I will be relocating some of the old pavers to a row along one of our back fences. I will be constructing a retaining wall along the adjacent fence for an additional garden area, where I will attempt to relocate a good portion of dirt I excavate for the new patio area. I understand your point about wanting it to be a more visually interesting space and not just a simple addition. To that end, I plan on putting a paver bench in that corner, around a brick fire pit. I don't love the idea of two rectangles, but I'm trying to keep it simple and doable. Oh, and I also have to grind down an old ash tree stump where the fire pit is currently located, along with whatever roots might be in the area of the new patio. The tree beside the old patio is actually much closer than I indicated in my first drawing. Because of that, and because of how much more excavating would be necessary to account for that grade, I abandoned the idea of expanding that patio further into the yard. I figured the step might provide some nice separation between the two areas, perhaps allowing us to use the old space as more of an outdoor dining area. I just wanted to illustrate just how much work I'm already planning on doing (mostly by myself), and how much thought I have put into this, so you don't think I'm just discounting your suggestions. I want to do it well and do it right, but I also need to keep it somewhat simple, otherwise it'll never get done. *I neglected to include the garden along the house in my drawing, which will remain....See Morenielsens2001
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