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Laying Stepping Stones

Do you need a simple, yet attractive way to move about your yard or garden? Stepping stones create a very natural looking walkway through a garden or to the front door of your home. There are a multitude of materials that can be used as stepping stones, everything from large flat field stones that you have unearthed from your gardens to flag stone or the manufactured stepping stones found at the local garden shop.

Concrete Patios

A patio is most often placed adjacent to a rear or side door, but it can also be freestanding or connected to the home by a separate walkway. In its most simple form, a patio is no more than a strategically placed concrete slab. But with a little imagination, it offers a great opportunity for combining unique design and surface treatments with the practicality of concrete construction.

Patios, Walkways and Driveways: Brick, Flagstone, Adobe, Stone

Whether the project is a short walkway, a curving drive, or an expansive backyard patio, brick is a surprisingly easy material to work with. Depending on the particular project design, most tools and materials needed can be found in the home.
 

Laying a Brick Walkway or Patio

The durability and aesthetic characteristics of brick patios and walkways make for the foundation of great spaces around your home. While installing brick walks and patios is not a difficult task, it may be rather time consuming depending on the size of the patio or walkway. When laying brick that will be walked on it is necessary to use paving quality bricks. These bricks are generally fired longer and at a higher temperature making them more suitable for a variety of weather conditions and more durable to wear and tear.

How to Set a Stone Walk or Patio
Flagstone is a natural material so it looks good in almost any setting. Flagstone is especially suited to garden patios and walkways in a rustic atmosphere. The material's highly irregular shape and color are an advantage here where visual texture is desired. However, flagstone doesn't mix well with other materials mainly because of its irregular shape.