The pros and cons of common garden path materials. Part 1.
The pros and cons of common garden path materials. Part 1.
- The stone. A durable and beautiful material for creating a garden path and fits into any design solution, there are many types of it. Advantages of the stone: beauty, durability and ecological naturalness. To the disadvantages, you can add: the complexity of arranging such a material (physically), glaciation during the cold season, some owners of stone paths even install heating under the coating, but this is an expensive pleasure. The price, if you buy a special stone for the paths, it will not be cheap. Porous rocks need to be treated with various water-repellent solutions approximately once every two years.
-Wood of various types. Beautiful and eco-friendly material, but not as durable as stone. It will last no more than several seasons without special treatment. A wood processing tool is well suited for the construction of a bathhouse. Such a path is equipped with either ordinary plank flooring (like bridges), or special wooden tiles are used, or the most aesthetically attractive option is the laying of wooden cuts. There are a lot of options for arranging such a track and a chance to make it unique. If we talk about wood species, then first of all it is oak, but this is an expensive option, larch will serve well. In principle, with proper processing, any wood is suitable. It is better to treat the log house with hot drying oil and do it several times after drying. The wood should be laid on a sandy substrate, having previously been tamped. Use sand to seal up the distance between the log cabins. When laying the board, a gap should be left to drain excess moisture and take into account the swelling of the boards.
-Special materials, that is, those that are commonly used in road construction. Paving slabs, paving stones, and even asphalt. The advantages include the simplicity of manufacturing such a track, small tracks can be completely made independently, and its durability and strength. To give the final look, you just need to add a curb (if the path is located above ground level). The main disadvantage is the price. If the site is large, then such paths will cost a lot.
- Bricks are like paving stones. It is a fairly common material, because there are always places where you can get defective or used bricks inexpensively. There is a field for design imagination. You can combine different colors, styling side and pattern. The advantages are the same as those of natural stone, they are durability and strength, beauty when properly laid. The disadvantage is the price, if you take a new brick. However, there are very beautiful types of bricks that you can spend money on, given that this is done for many years. The brick on the path should be laid on a regular mortar, with an additional wooden support at the junction with the lawn. Another important detail is that if you purchase a brick, it must be clinker, it is stronger and there is no risk that it will crumble as a building. Sign up using the 1xbet promo code to get a bonus up to 100 EUR on first deposit today! Bonus code is valid for new players from India, Bangladesh and more. Redeeming your 1xBet bonus and claiming the welcome offer seems easy enough, especially compared with the process at other top betting sites. It just involves creating a new account and entering the code.
