Sidewalk stone: advantages of use and styling features

Not too many materials can be used to cover streets, paths, sites and other sites that would be distinguished by reliability and quality. One of them is a sidewalk stone.

Production features

The material is made of the following materials:

1. Natural high-strength stone, which is cut into identical in size and shape elements.
2. Conventional concrete. Moreover, in order to obtain a material with certain characteristics, various additives can be used.

Of course, the cost of natural stone is much higher than that of artificial stone, but if you take into account the operating time of the first and its unique properties, it becomes clear that the funds expended will pay off for many years and excellent aesthetic characteristics of the surface created. That's why everyone who can afford it or wants to see only natural materials on their site, is most often using natural stone. It will be discussed further.

Scope of application

Use stone paving is possible for:

1. Devices of sidewalks, avenues, paths.
2. Formation of hard surfaces in the area of squares, garden arbors, recreation areas, parks.
3. Creation of coverage of access roads to specialized parking lots, private garages.
4. Arrangement of space around high-rise buildings, cottages, office buildings, sanatoria, hotels and other structures.
5. Covering yards in ordinary cottages and near private houses.

Material Advantages

Optimum variant for manufacturing of a covering possessing attractive appearance, durability and durability, - paving stones. Photos better than any words demonstrate the beauty of finished coatings from this material. It will look great everywhere, regardless of the type of construction and its purpose.

Other advantages include:

1. A variety of shades, which greatly simplifies the selection of the cover to a particular house or landscape.
2. Resistance to any temperatures, so you can use the material in any region.
3. A small thickness of the elements, which greatly facilitates their installation.
4. The shape and size of the paving stone can be any, even non-standard, if it is necessary to create complex elements of the landscape.
5. Durability. The service life of coatings is estimated in decades.
6. Strength. No precipitation, UV rays and other atmospheric adversities can damage the finished coating.

Ways of styling

The stone can be laid in several ways. Their choice depends on the purpose of the coating:

1. For the arrangement of surfaces in places with low load, it will be sufficient to use a cushion made of sand, crushed stone, gravel.
2. If the works are being carried out to equip the grounds on which transport or a large number of people will move, to protect the coating from destruction, it is necessary to create additional protection - to use crushed stone and cement-sand mortar for making the base.
3. If a road is being built along which large traffic flows, including heavy ones, will be advanced, in order to obtain a reliable surface, a concrete mortar must be the foundation for the paving stone.

Stacking technology

Installation work consists of several stages, and each of them must be performed as qualitatively as possible:

1. Marking of the territory . Even before the paving stone is acquired , you need to carefully inspect the territory to identify objects that will interfere with the work (trees, gazebo, canopy) and decide what to do - clean them or bypass them. Next, you need to use pegs and a rope to designate the boundaries of the piling.
2. Removal of the top layer of the soil, as it has a porous structure and with time, the problems associated with deformation of the surface will begin. The depth to which the soil needs to be removed depends on its specificity. In addition, the ground should be removed at a slight angle so that the water from the sediments can drain off the surface and not stagnate. If this is not done, the moisture will stagnate, and the stone will sink.
3. Soil compaction. To do this, you can use a vibratory plate for large areas, and on small sites, you can hold the seal manually.
4. Creating an interlayer using natural materials (gravel, crushed stone) . The minimum thickness of the layer is 10 cm. For open areas it is best to use rubble - this will be an excellent drainage system.
5. Use a solution of sand (1 part) and cement (3 parts). At the same stage, you must also lay curbs to get the whole composition.
6. Create a sand cushion thickness of 10 cm . It is desirable to use sand without clay, the best river. The created layer must be compacted.
7. Directly lay paving stones . To put each element in place, move it if necessary, you can use a rubber kijanku. In doing so, you need to act carefully, without too vigorous movements.
8. The created surface should be squashed with fine-grained sand to fill all available slots.