How To Build A Stone Walkway
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- Опубліковано 3 лип 2024
- Naomi from Purple House Properties and a couple of her feathered friends walk you through how to build a stone walkway. This path is made of limestone paving stones and decomposed granite. Add some landscape plants and some low voltage lighting for a finished pro look that will add value and appeal to your house.
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Materials from Whittlesey in Austin
music by "Ledillo Studios" (Jake Langley)
filmed on an iphone 4S and edited in Perfect Video
sound recording on a RODE NT4 Stereo phantom powered mic and mixed and rendered in imovie - Розваги
Wow! Thank you, thank you, thank you. This is by miles the best presented instructional video on UA-cam. Well done 👌😊
You guys have been so complimentary! Thanks!
This video really helped out big time!!! Thanks alot! I understood everything step by step and the necessary tools I would need!
Yay! You're welcome! Good luck with your path!
Good video. I love your bubbly personality and laugh. Made my day.
That was awesome!
AWESOME video and comments Naomi . . . thanks so much for sharing! I wanna redo my pathway and your tips I'm sure will be very helpful. I'll post some before and after pictures once I'm done. Cheers! :)
Wonderful video. Easy to follow. Beautiful job.
A nice project for this quarantine.
Great work
Excellent video! Very helpful.
Your how to is so enjoyable to watch, especially with that nice background music. I'm going to attempt something similar to you today just much shorter!!!
This is a great video! Thank you so much for all the tips. Very good.
You are welcome! Good luck!
Nice job! Well done
This has been really helpful - thank you. Also, the music was great!
That's a great idea!! I have tons of big rocks and they're doing nothing in our yard, so I figured I can make a pathway on the side of the house leaving to the pool.
I hope I can do it 🙏
Great job!! Hi from the UK!!
nice work qt! i love the look of a decomposed granite footpath, but the pavers really help keep the tracking down. a spin off this project could be filling the cracks with dirt instead and planting seeds.
Well Done!
Turned out so beautiful! I have been planning to do this, I am going to use my tiller though. I actually find more beauty in the imperfect pathways. The look is far more natural and you don't have to fight the layout. They are far more ZEN.
I agree. there are times when you want to add structure to Nature and other times when you just let Nature dictate the lines. Plus, this kind of walkway is so much more changeable and repairable. No cracks in mortar or heaving.Just refill when erosion occurs between stones. And if you hate the whole thing no jack hammer to break it apart!
Njoyed your soothing voice...
It's wonderful
great video 😊👌
She sounds great
Good job 👏
FINALLY....a great DIY video on how to make a flagstone pathway! I've scoured UA-cam for 2 hours trying to find a simply explained, step-by-step, DIY instructional video on a flagstone pathway. This was absolutely what I was looking for...PERFECT. There are some horrendous videos out there that look like sh*t! And even better, you are in Austin. I just purchased my material from Whittlesey in Round Rock, delivering to my house in P'Ville this Friday, I will be referencing your vid often in sure. I'm using the saw-chopped block border as well. Once your project had settled in, did you have any drainage issues or rain puddling from the blocks trapping the water? You didn't mention anything about grading the pathway before or after you laid down the DC, if you did, my apologies. Great video Naomi! Thank you!!
I only have a couple of small changes I would make, because we have zoysia grass and it is quite invasive. First I dug down a bit more and used weed barrier fabric (old roofing material works well too) and set the flagstone into a 3” base of concrete as well as used concrete for an inch of the perimeter grout. I then laid my decomposed granite between my flagstone making it look like the stones were held in place by the decomposed granite, while all along the flagstone was more permanent mounted in place with concrete. I may have gone a bit overboard with the construction of this sidewalk; however I was after minimizing my labor later and not having to fight this intrusive Ryle grass.
I like ur courroux kooooooo u did very nice work !👍🇨🇦🤔🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
I've started gathering flat stones from our forest, TONS of flat stones out there it's a cheap person's dream haha....anyhoo, this is what I have bern looking for, and no idea where to begin with planning my own walkway. Thanks for this vid, very clear instructions, and the 'after' is awesome! Saving this one to my summer 'to do' list. 👌🏼👍
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All done?
So glad it helped. Lucky you saved money on found stones!
+Judah Soremy not even close. Started and have an area that is about 10 ft by 5 ft and using stones that are from the near our property line in the back. It's going to take a long time as we've got a large back yard.
witch2eyes24 I started mine too. About the same size actually.
Very nice
thanks for the video, i'll be building a stone sidewalk at my house and this information was very helpful. i decided to build it at my house before i try building one for someone else so I can practice and so if i mess up then at least it's at my house haha
Very good job i love the byoutifule shikene
Phew I am starting to redo my flagstone pathway because I never liked how it turned out. Gotta do it myself so I can make it how I want. Sure is hard work!
Thanks much!
You are brilliant that is hard work lady and you crushed it, it looks really great. Thanks for sharing it I'm going to give it a try.
Nice job and nice voice!
Perl and Phyllis look delicious!!🍗
Lovely work, Noami. The concrete remnants of my old patio are currently being transformed into a new garden path. I find it very heavy, awkward work, but doable, even for a 68 year old woman. Just sayin, Mingoocz
It can be very hard on the lower back! Use your legs and I actually wear a back brace for support!
You all prolly dont care but does someone know a way to get back into an Instagram account..?
I stupidly forgot my password. I would appreciate any help you can give me!
@Rex Kaiser instablaster =)
Muy buenos ..Formas de construir
You can use a damp sponge to clean your mortar joint. It will make it really clean!
Absolutely! Great suggestion!
the laying of stones onto the raw earth is a subject not well addressed on YT so this is valuable..there is the irony that the old folk who knew the tricks of raw stone work are so unlikely to bother with the tech of creating these valuable videos, keep looking..
CHRIS RIDLEY whats the gain from grounded stones
Making it look pro. Thanks for making me laugh.
This is great! Loved the video! Don't listen to the music snobs!
I sure won't! I love the music!
Thanks
lmao... i was just watching this thinking... she sounds fam... and then i saw jakes name and i knew it was you... great stuff !!! i saw the chickens too... that should have been the giver on that one
Hi! Are you building a stone walkway? Nice to see you!
nah building a off grid cabin project... really cool and we will incorporate your path project one day... cheers Naomi
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buenos videos
construccion
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I laid out a small patio with flagstone with large gaps exactly like yours. I used paver base to stabilize the stone and also to fill the gaps. The patio is on a slight slope and gets lots of water runoff. Most of my paver base washed away and the water also undermined the stone.
I'm interested in the decomposed granite. Is it much more durable in withstanding water runoff? Can you provide more specific info about the decomposed granite (brand, type, size, etc) Thank you very much!
No, actually it won't tolerate slope runoff very well. Well, a slight slope is fine but it will get washed away over time but the great thing is, you just buy more and freshen it up by sweeping it in!
Great job
Can I use spec mix between stones?
Nice work, I would like ideas in doing it around my pool if you can...
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Did anyone else notice the ground mole at :33???? He climbs up onto the walkway and just mosey's away.
made me look
Do you get weeds in the cracks with the decomposed granite?
7:53 haha !! Go you can do it !!
is decomposed granite the same as builders sand?
delicious video!! 9 m.37 second it was full creamy!!
i might have missed it, but DG doesn't harden unless you add stabilizer. Did you add? important for us folks that never worked with it before to know that
Yes and if your sprinkler hits it, DG un stabilized or sealed will sprout weeds or grass.
What crawled out at .32 seconds? A mole?
Great job! Was it done in one day?
Kappa
This was done in about 2 1/2 days. Make sure you have all materials and then you will save time on running around getting stuff you're missing.
Hey hi.... Can I work there with you😊.... Without any paycheque 😊
SIMP!
Use a garden spade instead.
What decomposed granite did you use? The actual name of it? Can you color it to resemble the stone color?
Thanks, merry CHRISTmas.
Larry in Tennessee.
Sorry for the late reply! On the "Whittlesey" website ( www.989rock.com/ ) it says this DG is "Naturally decomposed granite from the Texas Hill Country. This material is screened to meet 1/2" minus specifications and packs great for joints between patio stones. Makes excellent driveways and walkways. Also great for added drainage and minerals to gardens and flower beds.
Available by the bag & by the yard. Please check our price list for current pricing, call us for availability at 512-989-7625, or request a quote using the link below.
SKU 211556, BAG SKU 211125. Other DG can be grey if source from another area. I believe it's kind of a local thing. BUT I could be wrong! Maybe one could tint DG! I don't really know!
What is the creature that crawls behind your boot at 0:31 seconds ?
thats a loooong path
a sod cutter would have made it easier
Trying to do it more cheep and getting a workout at the same time!
I saw a rat crawling slowly to try to get away from the laday and the chickens !
Where did you get the rocks?
Whitlesey Lanscape Materials in Austin TX. Limestone is the native stone in Austin so they were the cheapest and easiest to find. There is a delivery charge but they will dump the materials anywhere you want. They also provided the huge bags of decomposed granite.
Any chance anyone know how much granite needed to fill. 30x3ft path cracks, spacing looks similar to thos video
30 in or 30 feet?
30 ft x 3 ft
90 sqft
@@fahs 30 foot by about 3 foot. The spacing looks similar to the vid. Thanks for any help
@@bradleyrounds9148 Assuming you are going down 2 inches..... Converting inches to feet means 1/6 of a foot. So.... 30 x 3 x 1/6 equals 15 cubic feet. :-)
@@fahs we'll give that a go, thanks
you didn't have to use the liner... However great job!
you tamped down "sand" as a base, but later talked about decomposed granite being underneath the stepping stones. Are they the same thing? Also is your edging stone real stone or concrete man made pavers? The latter do contain a small percentage of slag which in turn can contain fly ash (contains mercury) from coal burning. I guess no one thinks about this though. Such is everywhere now.
Hmmm interesting about the coal ash! No these are limestone chop blocks. They come in different cut sizes. The sand is the base for a level surface to lay the stones and the DG is for the edging trenches (better drainage) and in between the pavers. Sometimes also under the pavers if there is a large discrepancy in levels between stones.
This wouldn't work in a northern climate that has seasonal temp changes.
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0:32 what the heck is that creature crawling from the grass?
That's called a chicken
Where do I find a woman that can move sod like that?!?!
well you are adorable!
Sup Pearl?
So disappointed that you didn't do the path yourself. And that you didn't get any video of the guys who did it doing it. .
Sorry to tell you, but I did actually do the work myself. I rolled the stones I could, and when I needed help, I asked my husband to help carry the heavier stones. The only part of the work I did not do, was tweaking the levels of each stone by filling underneath with sand or DG. I was running another project so just got two guys to do the leveling. Don't be disappointed! These how to videos are never perfect!
Purple House Properties thanks for the info. Now I'm super impressed with you. Love to see other women doing the hard labor. I got the impression initially that the guys you hired did that whole part. The clarification means a lot. Thanks! Keep it up. Best wishes.
Purple House Properties thanks for the info. I will definitely check it out. Best wishes
use a prepared mortar mix. Also, the way any cement based mortar hardens is a chemical process, not "drying" as implied by this video. Overall, this is a very amateurish job. It will not last.
How would you have improved this ?