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A new front pathway and garden made with weed mat, pavers, stones, sleepers and concrete.
The project
This is our front pathway, which was originally infested with weeds, poor quality grass, bricks and rocks from the previous owner. With our cars always parked out the front, this strip is the primary walkway to our front door. To the left you see our single gate to our backyard, our fence and our letterbox. You can also see one of the poles for our front carport shade sail.
Measurements are as follows:
I ripped the majority of the rubbish out but my wife and I were a bit stumped as to what we would actually do. I looked for a bit of design advice from people in here, as I've seen some fantastic people put forward some fantastic design options in this Workshop. The only thing we agreed on is having some greenery along the fence. Using suggestions I gathered from the Bunnings community, my wife and I got to work on our front path renovation. This is how we've gone.
After we finished taking out weeds and any loose material, we weed matted the walk space area. We then dug the trench where our sleepers and bricks at the bottom were going to be placed, and also dug out enough space for some concrete to be poured, which was also our first attempt at concrete. We then had three sleepers cut to size, levelled the two end pieces, then cut and placed the middle beam and secured it all into place. We then placed a barrier where we wanted the concrete, mixed it by hand and then poured it.
Next, we placed a heap of sand down, levelled it out, then placed our large pavers down and positioned them how we wanted them to go. Once that was done, we poured a lot of salt and pepper stones down to complete the build, which ended up being fifteen bags' worth. Then I waited for the concrete to dry. The rain didn't help, but it did help the sand and rocks to settle.
I'll most likely put a lattice up behind an empty section of the garden bed that we've made. I plan on having a frog sanctuary in there with some natives on either side. We chose two Myoporum parvifolium (Creeping Boobialla) and four Eremophilas (Summertime Blue). We got these to serve as an eventual sanctuary for our wrens and willy wagtails living around our home.
Before and after
How to lay paving for a path
Experienced Workshop member Adam has compiled this step-by-step method on How to lay paving for a path, including a helpful video and the tools and materials.
More inspiration for your walkway project
Community member Rufaro used pavers and pebbles in his side yard transformation.
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