The network of paths connecting among themselves separate zones of garden is its functional and decorative element. At design of this network it should be taken into account style in which the garden, and assignment of paths is issued.
It is required to you
- - sand;
- - material for paving;
- - roofing material;
- - drainage.
Instruction
1. Before works on the device of paths think over the scheme of their placement. If at registration of your garden there is large number of elements of regular style, paths have to be straight lines. Landscape styles assume availability in garden of twisting footpaths. To make sure of correctness of the chosen place, sand future path and pass on it.
2. Depending on function which will be performed by path, determine its width. The main garden walking highways are recommended to be done by not less than a meter wide. For the paths providing access to work areas of garden, rather half-meter width allowing to pass to the person with tools or to take wheelbarrow.
3. Pick up material which will pave path. The paving slabs with rough surface will be suitable for regular garden. If your garden is solved in colonial style, make soft paths of wood spill, crushed stone, pebble, wood decks or saw cuts. For paving it is better to choose larch as it is rather durable type of wood. There are concrete imitations of wood saw cuts. The clinker brick will be suitable for garden paths in style of country.
4. Material thickness of path depend on strain which will be experienced by this element of garden decor. For walking footpaths choose material about five centimeters thick. The parking, access path and economic zone will need thickness from seven to ten centimeters.
5. On the place where the path will be located, remove soil, having provided bias for water drain. Depth of dredging depends on thickness of the drainage layer which is keeping within it. For walking paths enough drainage ten-fifteen centimeters thick, for access roads and economic zone will be required about twenty centimeters. Stamp bottom of the turned-out trench and cover it roofing material or geotextiles.
6. Make drainage pillow. For this purpose the layer of crushed stone, slag, beaten brick or gravel will approach. Over the stamped drainage fill five-centimetric layer of sand and level it.
7. Lay the material chosen for paving of path. Ways of its laying can differ: stone flags are put, as a rule, on concrete, clinker brick and paving slabs – on sand. When laying wood decks or saw cuts the intervals between them fill up with pebble gravel. Before laying process tree the structure preventing rotting. The surface of paved path has to appear above ground level on four centimeters.