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brick walkway: do-it-yourself?
brick walkway: do-it-yourself?
Posted by Jessica
from Houston, TX
on 2001-03-20 12:39:08
my yard for my two huskies. For that I
need to remove the lawn and put in brick
walkways. I don't have any money to hire
professionals to do it, can I do it
myself?
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Depends...
I guess it depends on your idea of hard
Posted by Jerry from St. L. 5b on 2001-03-20 12:40:43
work ....
Yes, you can do it yourself, but to do
it properly, it can entail a lot of hard
work. The soil needs to be removed a min
of 6-8" with gravel and sand added to
form a stable base. The sod removal is
the toughest part - anything more than a
few sq yds may easily take an afternoon.
The more clay in your soil and the more
weeds and grass roots, the more
difficult removal will be.
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Another step
Quoting Jerry: ------------
Posted by Kimm from 4/5 on 2001-03-20 12:41:52
-I guess it depends on your idea of hard
-work ....
-Yes, you can do it yourself, but to do
-it properly, it can entail a lot of
hard
-work. The soil needs to be removed a
min
-of 6-8" with gravel and sand added to
-form a stable base. The sod removal is
-the toughest part - anything more than
a
-few sq yds may easily take an
afternoon.
-The more clay in your soil and the more
-weeds and grass roots, the more
-difficult removal will be.
You will also need a soil tamper after
you get the "base" installed which can
be a manual type (fairly inexpensive) or
a gasoline engine driven type (pretty
expensive) and when you set the bricks.
The tamper is needed for stability of
the walk, installing a brick walk
without tamping can easily result in
uneven settling and loose bricks that
could cause sprained ankles.-
Brick walks, etc.
I saw it suggested that you should tamp a brick walk. A good idea. I saw a proffesional do it. He used a piece of plywood over the bricks. This both protected the bricks and helped make the walk flatter.
Posted by Ashley from Arizona on 2006-01-19 01:54:00 -
Brick walks, etc.
I saw it suggested that you should tamp a brick walk. A good idea. I saw a proffesional do it. He used a piece of plywood over the bricks. This both protected the bricks and helped make the walk flatter.
Posted by Ashley from Arizona/5 on 2006-01-19 01:54:00 -
Brick walks, etc.
I saw it suggested that you should tamp a brick walk. A good idea. I saw a proffesional do it. He used a piece of plywood over the bricks. This both protected the bricks and helped make the walk flatter.
Posted by Ashley from Arizons on 2006-01-19 01:53:00 -
Brick walks, etc.
I saw it suggested that you should tamp a brick walk. A good idea. I saw a proffesional do it. He used a piece of plywood over the bricks. This both protected the bricks and helped make the walk flatter.
Posted by Ashley from Arizons on 2006-01-19 01:53:00
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