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I want to have one installed.
First - it's a garden path, not a driveway, foot traffic only, not even a lawnmower to be moved over it.
About 1.1m wide, 13-14m long, dead straight, if any of that matters.
Is it still a job for specialists, or can any competent landscaper who does paths and driveways cope with it? Obviously there's always a risk of cowboys whatever, but if done the way it should be, is there any reason why it shouldn't be OK?
I've got very solid clay soil - if I just wanted loose gravel I'd hire a turf stripper, lay in some geotextile, put down interlocking gravel grids, and lob the gravel in, being prepared to top up any areas which sank over time. But that won't work for resin bound.
Am I right that this is how I should be expecting the it to be constructed? (cross section)
So on top of the soil, some kind of geotextile, then a sub base (MOT 1? Or would Type 3 be suitable? I quite like the idea of the better drainage with T.3)
What sort of depth?
Then another membrane, and the resin bound (20-25mm deep?).
To the left of the path in the drawing will be grass, and to the right a trench with loose gravel in it - that's alongside the base of a log cabin, and I want it to minimise splashing up the walls when it rains. So I'm assuming alumininium or stainless steel strips to edge the path.
Also, I'm toying with the idea of having porcelain tiles inset in a "stepping stone" style
as I already have them, and it would tie in with the patio paved in them.
Is it a workable idea? Complicated and time consuming to install, leading to a significant hike in cost?
First - it's a garden path, not a driveway, foot traffic only, not even a lawnmower to be moved over it.
About 1.1m wide, 13-14m long, dead straight, if any of that matters.
Is it still a job for specialists, or can any competent landscaper who does paths and driveways cope with it? Obviously there's always a risk of cowboys whatever, but if done the way it should be, is there any reason why it shouldn't be OK?
I've got very solid clay soil - if I just wanted loose gravel I'd hire a turf stripper, lay in some geotextile, put down interlocking gravel grids, and lob the gravel in, being prepared to top up any areas which sank over time. But that won't work for resin bound.
Am I right that this is how I should be expecting the it to be constructed? (cross section)
So on top of the soil, some kind of geotextile, then a sub base (MOT 1? Or would Type 3 be suitable? I quite like the idea of the better drainage with T.3)
What sort of depth?
Then another membrane, and the resin bound (20-25mm deep?).
To the left of the path in the drawing will be grass, and to the right a trench with loose gravel in it - that's alongside the base of a log cabin, and I want it to minimise splashing up the walls when it rains. So I'm assuming alumininium or stainless steel strips to edge the path.
Also, I'm toying with the idea of having porcelain tiles inset in a "stepping stone" style
as I already have them, and it would tie in with the patio paved in them.
Is it a workable idea? Complicated and time consuming to install, leading to a significant hike in cost?
