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What can I put between the seems of a limestone wa

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Bryan

07-18-2003 13:28:05




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Now that you guys got me convinced I can smooth out limestone rock enough to make a sidewalk out of it, I've got another questions regarding the joints were each seperate rock will meet. What can I put in between them that won't crack and heave with each spring thaw? I live in Southern Minnesota so I've got to worry about this stuff. The wife doesn't want to let grass grow between the seams so I'm looking for other alternatives. Also, what kind of sub-base should I put underneath it? Gravel first, then sand on top of that? I'd like to have them stay put throughout the year. Any and all help is greatly appreciated!

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Jim P

08-25-2003 18:40:08




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 Re: What can I put between the seems of a limeston in reply to Bryan, 07-18-2003 13:28:05  
I live in eastern PA & I installed a paver walkway last fall. The hardest, & most time consuming of any paving job is the preparation. I bought some of that prepacked stone @ Home Depot. They have two grades, a courser base material & "fines" to bed the stone in. First you need to lay out your path & start digging. Figure about 4" of coarse stone bedding & about another 2" to 3" for the fines. Try to make the sub-base (soil) as consistent as possible. It should match the contour of your finished path. Compact any loose areas with a hand tamper or "wacker". During you planning, make sure you keep in mind the natural drainage pattern of the area. Don't created any water dams or ponds. Once you have the subbase prepared, lay down a good quality landscape fabric. I nailed mine in place with some spikes. Then put down the course stone & compact it to a final thickness of 4". (You might want to talk to a landscaper in your area & increase these thicknesses per his recommendations) Once you have that done, you can put down the fines & compact them. Before you lay your pavers in the stone, do a trial fitting to see how the stones work together, think of it as a mosaic. When your happy with you layout, start working them into the stone. wetting the stone first also helps. Push each paver around in the stone until you get full contact underneath, and the paver embedded about a half inch or so. The paver cannot rock or shift back & forth or it will eventually crack. This is very important. I also set up some string lines to help keep the walkway level. It's a lot of work but it will hold up if you spend the time in the sub-base & stone preparation. As far as the weeds, spray the area each spring & do some hand weeding. Weeds & grass are easily pulled from the stone.

Good Luck.

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arthur

07-18-2003 17:48:11




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 Re: What can I put between the seems of a limeston in reply to Bryan, 07-18-2003 13:28:05  
your stones will want to move any wayyou do itto stop grass try some of that mesh that they put under asphalt it lets the water go through stops weeds to find talk to your road commishner or some one that puts down pavement good luck



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