Guide to Building a Pathway with Pavers

Pathways lined with pavers bring a rustic look to any garden. In this article, we take you through to building your own pathway with pavers.

Mark Out the Pathway

As with laying stone tiles for an indoor surface, marking out the pathway in your garden is important for getting a clear idea of what it will look like and the quantities of materials required. A garden hose, spray paint, a some stakes and string are all great ways to visualise the pathway.

Materials

Once you’ve marked out the pathway, you can start calculating how many square metres your path will be. Use the measuring tape to obtain a final figure.

• It’s a good idea to incorporate 10 per cent extra when ordering your pavers in case of measurement error or wastage.
• For the sand, keep in mind that the sand bed will be around 1 or 2 inches thick. The larger and heavier your pavers, the thicker your sand base should be. Multiply this figure by the square metre size of your path. You’ll also need a bit of extra sand for levelling the path and filling the gaps between pavers.

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7 Choices for Outdoor Paving

Great paving brings elegance and practical appeal to your outdoor spaces. Outdoor pavers come in a range of versatile and attractive options to suit any backyard or driveway.

1. Sandstone

Use sandstone to introduce the colours of the seaside, rivers and earth to your home. The natural colours of sandstone pavers harmonise with water features such as pools and fountains while setting off greenery. There is wide variation in sandstone quality and this is usually reflected in the cost. Some sandstones are affected by salt from salt water pools so ask your supplier for test results for resistance to salt attack before contemplating its use for pool paving. Sandstone is unlikely to be affected if used around traditionally chlorinated pools.

Sandstone is a naturally forming sedimentary rock with a rich and earthy, yet elegant feel that blends into any landscape.

Sandstone is highly durable and versatile. Little maintenance is required. It’s also worth noting that sandstone ages very slowly and will tend to maintain its appearance many decades later. Sandstone is popular for anything from paving, tiling or cladding. Sandstone used outdoors can It can be cleaned easily with a high pressure water jet.
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Nine Steps to Sealing Your Patio Pavers

If you are building a patio and can’t decide whether or not to use outdoor pavers, then I have some news for you. The truth about outdoor pavers, and especially sandstone pavers, is that they are not 100% maintenance free.
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Go Back in Time With Cobblestone Pavers

Growing up in the heart of suburban Sydney, I’ve always been pretty well used to asphalt roads and concrete outdoor pavers. So you can imagine my surprise when, upon making my first trip to Europe, I discovered many of Europe’s older cities are still paved with cobblestones. Places like Istanbul, Prague and Bratislava are still heavily cobbled and their cobbled streets provide thoroughfares for vehicular traffic. While these streets proved to be a bumpy ride for the buses and bicycles that I made my way around Europe on, it lent these cities an undeniable sense of history and majesty. Cobbled streets may not be ideal for modern roads, but it got me thinking about other uses for cobblestone. Specifically, I was looking forward to heading back to my home in Australia  and finding a way to introduce outdoor pavers with cobblestones to my front yard.
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Five Common Mistakes Made When Laying Pavers

Interlocking bricks that have concrete or other materials as their basic composition are generally known as outdoor pavers. They are also called paving stones, concrete pavers, or pavers.  These concrete pavers are generally used in the beautification of homes, shops and offices to great effect.
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Build Your Driveway with Pavers in Six Easy Steps

When you think of a great looking driveway, then you must think of outdoor pavers. Nowadays, people prefer to use pavers to construct their driveways, and those people who used asphalt initially will more often than not change the asphalt to pavers because of the way pavers beautify driveways, as well as offices, homes and patios.
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Outdoor Paving – Turning Your Outdoors Into Something Beautiful

Browse through any house and garden design magazine and you are bound to see that outdoor paving has become an integral feature in most modern home designs.

These days outdoor paving is so much more than a couple of square or rectangular stone slabs laid in a linear pattern. Your choice of pavers can reflect your style and personality and add interest to a simply designed garden.
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