PATH CONSTRUCTION 2PATH CONSTRUCTION 2: There are many other attractive patterns. After setting the edge courses, make a template formed to the width and crown of the path. Set the ends of this onto the edge courses and drag the template along, smoothing the sand fill so that the bricks for the body of the walk may be evenly laid. The joints between the bricks should not be too wide, but on account of irregularities in the size of brick some will have to be wider than others to take up the pattern and to keep it going uniformly. Fill the joints with sand that has been screened through a quarter-inch screen. Sweep the surface clean and lay down a length of heavy plank. Pound this repeatedly with a heavy tamper to bed the walk solidly. This pounding is important. Finally wash more sand into the joints with a forceful stream from the hose. Leave some surplus sand on the walk to be swept into the cracks later. In laying
the walk it is advisable to have the edge
courses stick up at least an inch above
the walk itself, and to have the walk crowned
in the center anywhere from three quarters
of an inch for a 3-foot walk to as much
as 3 inches for a 10-foot area. The template
will, of course, be cut to fit these predetermined
dimensions. Be sure to obtain hard-burned
brick for use in all walks. Soft brick,
such as is commonly sold for use in interior
chimneys or vertical walls of buildings,
absorbs too much moisture, which then freezes
in cold weather and causes the brick to
burst and crumble away. on to paved areas... ©2004 garden planning dot us |
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