Top 5 tips for installing a paver walkway made of Blue Stone for Cheap in Melbourne

Following are top 5 tips for installing a paver walkway, made of Blue Stone for Cheap in Melbourne –

• Tip 1 – Base Preparation – Any paver installation is as good as the ‘base preparation’, so do not skimp here! Taking out the time to do this will ensure that your pavers will not settle or move once they’re installed. To get this correct you have to, have a solid ‘gravel’ base. Dig the existing soil out to accommodate 6 inches of gravel base; 1 inch of leveling sand or small crushed gravel fines & the paver thickness. Yes, that is about 10 inches of digging. Once the base excavation is completed, you have to compact the existing soil with a vibrating plate compactor or hand tamp for larger installations. Always dig a larger area out than needed, particularly around the edges and typically go about 3-6 inches outside of the area where you can set your pavers made out of Blue Stone for Cheap of Melbourne. Place the 6 inches gravel base, spread & compact. It is better to make use of recycled concrete gravel from a source which is about a mile from your house. They take big chunks of concrete & grind it down for this purpose. It is indeed a great way to divert the materials out of the landfill. After you’ve placed the gravel, compact it. For this small project, choose not to make use of the leveling sand instead make use of the recycled gravel fines as a ‘leveling course’. Once the 6 inches base is set, lay two 1 inch diameter metal poles on ‘top’ of the base & make sure that there’s a little bit of pitch to aid you with the drainage. Pavers made of Blue Stone for Cheap in Melbourne are not a solid surface like a sidewalk, so it will drain between the joints naturally, but provide it with a little bit of slope so that the water does not pond. Make use of a 2 inches x 4 inches resting on top of the poles & pull back to ‘screed’ the leveling course. This shall give you the exact 1 inch that you require! Now, you’re ready to lay your pavers made of Blue Stone for Cheap in Melbourne!

• Tip 2 – Sleeve It – Anytime that you’re putting in a novel walkway, put a sleeve in. What’s a sleeve? A sleeve is a pipe that allows you to run any future wiring (electrical or landscape lighting) or irrigation pipe without having to dig up your hard work. In certain cases, you make use of electrical wiring that goes to the pool water feature and landscape lighting, so you use a 1 ½ inches PVC pipe to run through and still have room for future ‘landscape lighting wire’.

• Tip 3 – Use Quality Materials but reasonable like you will get Blue Stone for Cheap in Melbourne city – If installed rightly, remember the base preparation, paver walkways can & should last for many decades! Do not get all frugal on us & make use of cheap materials that will not last or hold up to more foot traffic. To imitate the front sidewalk, we utilized a combination of concrete pavers and Blue stone or slate. Blue stone or slate is a great, hard-wearing natural stone, even when you buy Blue Stone for Cheap in Melbourne. You can find it in your local stone yard, cut in some dimensions. Also, you can buy it in an uncut fashion named ‘irregular.’ For a walkway over a gravel base, we always recommend a thickness of 1 ½ inches to 2 inches. Thinner Blue stone can be mortared over an ‘existing concrete slab,’ but for some, you will need ‘beefy’! You might need an alternating combination of 24 inches x 24 inches dimensional blue stone & concrete pavers kept in a basket weave pattern. The only consideration to be taken in such cases is that you have to add extra leveling gravel as the Blue Stone for Cheap in Melbourne will not be as thick as the concrete paver.

• Tip 4 – Get Edgy – After the pavers have been set, ensure to install a paver restraint to hold everything in place. The edges of the walkway are among the most vulnerable to failure & by extending the base past where pavers are laid & by making use of paver edging, the potential damage on the edges can be eliminated! Paver edging or restraint can be found at any ‘Big Blue’ or ‘Big Orange’ store, and it is pretty easy to cut & install. Place the edging carefully with the flange on the outside next to the paver & install either spikes/pins to hold it firmly in place. Buying Blue Stone for Cheap from Melbourne is recommended. We would suggest you make use of a 10 inches long galvanized nail which is typically used for 6 inches x 6 inches landscape timber construction. The edging has to have gravel underneath it, so it does not settle or move.
• Tip 5 – Poly What? – Do not use play sand to fill the ‘joints’ of the pavers. While play sand might be less costly, look for and get ‘Polymeric Sand.’ ‘Polymeric Sand’ is specifically formed for concrete paver installation & hardens over time to keep pesky weeds from budding in the cracks between those pavers. Once the pavers are laid, spread ‘Polymeric Sand’ across the top of those pavers & work the sand into the joints. You can do this with a broom for bigger areas, but you can also make use of our hands to make sure that all of the joints were filled. Carry out this step first before backfilling those pavers so that dirt does not get into the joints first. Also, make sure to fill the ‘joints’ on the outer edge so that the ‘joints’ between the pavers & the edging are full. Almost done. It’s recommended that you water the ‘Polymeric Sand’ lightly into the joints, but make sure any excess sand is swept off the pavers as it could change the colour of the pavers & nobody wants that.

If you want to buy Blue Stone for Cheap in Melbourne, contact Domko! We are famous for supplying Cheap Blue Stone in Melbourne. You have the liberty to call and mail us. Also, you can visit us and talk to our team who will help you through the patterns and designs and even provide you with a free quote!