Flagstone Patio - create and factory

Flagstone Patio Installation

Flagstone Patio - create and factory

Flagstone Patio - create and factory

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Flagstone Patio - create and factory

Flagstone Patio - create and factory

If you have ever looked into high end scenery installations, you will find that the products are of a natural quality. Man made products are an antithesis to landscaping. The purpose of landscaping is to be in nature. This is why high end landscapes typically use flagstone for the patio and walkways. High end landscapes most often use opt flagstone. opt pieces are much larger than average. Then, moss or thyme is planted in flagstone cracks. Moss and Thyme keep out weeds, hold the stones in place, and flower tiny beautiful flowers. Elfin Thyme is favorite because it grows very dense and low to the ground.

To perfect this scheme you will need, a strong back, shovel, pick, boots, gloves, level, two by four, large mason chisel, mini sledge hammer, helper, and a skill saw with brilliant blade. You may also need metal scenery edging, bender board, and stakes.

Stone Beauty

Select stones are quite striking. There are shades of glittery gray, brilliant white, deep red, feathery blue, and tortoise green. They somehow shimmer back at you in a cordial way. You can create quite a masterpiece by using manifold stone colors, shapes, and hand picking unique stones. Irish Moss and Elfin Thyme soften the hard stone, cool it, and bring in natural beauty.

Pricing

You can expect to pay nearby .00 per quadrilateral foot installing yourself. Contractors fee .00 to .00 per quadrilateral foot (including material).

How To Install

Dig Out Dirt

First, if necessary, dig out the dirt. Stake out the patio edges and determine how high the patio can be. In most cases, you will need to dig down six inches. The stone will be 2 inches, the gravel base will be 2 inches, and the sand will be two inches.

Install Edging (Optional)

Use metal scenery edging or bender board to hold the edges in place. This step is purely optional. The larger opt stones will stay in place well without the edging. Edging is more principal if you use smaller patio stones.

Compaction

After you dig out the dirt make sure the base is compacted well. You can rent a plate compacter from a building rental store or you can use a hand tamper. Once the base is compact, add two inches of gravel or road base and contract again.

Gravel And Road Base

For larger jobs road base is the best way to go. State spec road base is a blend or gravel and dirt. It compacts legitimately well to make roads and will work well for your patio. In any case, you can also use fine gravel. The finer gravel will contract tighter and be easier to work with. You should use tasteless gravel because it will contract better. tasteless pea gravel is a good choice.

Sand

The stones are not uniform. You need sand to adjust for stone height. Add 2-3 inches of sand on top of the compacted base. Make sure the sand is coarse. Like gravel, tasteless sand compacts better.

Install Flagstone

You will need at least two population to lift and place the stone. Use a mini sledge hammer and blue mason chisel with a yellow hand guard to break the stone. This will give you natural breaks. You can also use a skill saw with a brilliant blade, but the cuts will not look as natural. Wet saws will be too small to do anything for you. If you ordered correctly, you will have mostly large stones with some smaller stones. This will cut the cutting time.

To see if the stone is level, it is helpful to have a level two by four. Lay it on the stone and look for depressions. You can also put a level on the two by four.

The stone should not be perfectly flat. A small slope is needed to help water run off the patio. Every foot of patio should have a ¼ inch slope (at least).

Ordering Stone

One ton of flagstone will cover roughly 80-125 quadrilateral feet. There are many variables. Stone weight and thickness vary. Check with your stone yard for the exact kind of stone you wish to purchase. Most flagstones will cover 125 quadrilateral feet with one ton. One variable is the gap between stones. For best results, order opt stones. A lot of population throw in some smaller patio stone to fill in smaller gaps. It's a wee less high-priced and you don't have to break up the larger stone.

Ordering Gravel

One ton will cover roughly 80 quadrilateral feet in a two inch depth.

Ordering Sand

One ton will cover roughly 124 quadrilateral feet in a two inch depth.

Calculating Tonnage

Length * Width * Height / 27 = Yards Then, each product will weigh a separate amount. You should use a separate multiplier for each product. A rule of thumb is to use 1.5. So take the yards and multiply by 1.5 to get the tons that you need. There will be more tons than yards. Sand has a multiplier of 1.2 and gravel has a multiplier of 1.4. Flagstone will be nearby 1.5.

Final Tips

You can also select a polmeric sand to put between the stone cracks. It looks like sand, but with three Light water applications it will dry as hard as concrete. If you have an unstable area, you can setup the flagstone on dry cement. Then, water the cement down so that it will dehydrate and cure properly.

Flagstone Patio - create and factory

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