Pohaku Hae Kakela Gray Patio-hae

Ua hoʻolālā mākou i kahi pā pōhaku hae hou i kā mākou pā hale me ka ʻike ʻana he ala kūpono a maʻalahi hoʻi ia e hoʻonui ai i ka hakahaka. Ua koho mākou i ka pōhaku hae no nā kumu he nui, ʻo ia hoʻi kona lōʻihi, ka liʻiliʻi o ka mālama pono ʻana, a me ke ʻano o ko mākou home waho.

Since we’ve installed our family-friendly patio, it has tremendously benefitted our family by creating a space where the kids can run and play and can be easily hosed off daily! We’re so excited for the backyard makeover, and we can now invite guests to sit around our fire pit while the kids play.

Are you considering new hardscaping for your patio or backyard? If you’re looking to create a flagstone patio or walkway, keep reading to learn why we installed natural cleft and cut Castle Grey flagstone in a French pattern.

Moena paving paving moena gula

He aha nā Pavers pōhaku hae?

Flagstone is a sedimentary stone that occurs when sediment layers harden, usually underwater. It is composed of layers of strata of sand, clay, or organic sediments. When you hear the term flagstone, think of it as an umbrella encompassing several different types of stone. You will find common varieties of flagstone like slate that is popular in interior spaces, bluestone that is frequently found in cooler climates, and castle grey that is often used in exterior spaces. I’m going to discuss my two favorite varieties next: Castle Grey Flagstone and Bluestone.

Nā ʻAno Hae ʻokoʻa

Pohaku Hae Kakela Gray

ʻO ka pōhaku hae ʻo Castle Grey, ʻaʻohe kala me ka uliuli ʻulaʻula a i ka ʻeleʻele hina hina. Loaʻa iā ia nā ʻaoʻao i ʻoki ʻia e ka lima a me kahi ʻano like ʻole, hāʻawi iā ia i kahi ʻano nani. ʻO kēia ʻano pōhaku hae he haʻahaʻa loa ka mālama ʻana a paʻa loa.

He ʻano pōhaku ʻo Bluestone

Ma mua o koʻu hoʻomaka ʻana e noiʻi i nā ʻano ʻano like ʻole o nā pavers o hope, ʻaʻole wau i ʻike he ʻano pōhaku maoli ka bluestone. Piʻoloke loa ka manaʻo iaʻu. E hoʻomanaʻo, nui nā ʻano pōhaku hae a ʻo ka pōhaku ʻulaʻula kekahi o lākou. Hoʻokumu ʻia ka Bluestone i ka wā e hui pū ʻia ai nā ʻāpana i waiho ʻia e nā muliwai, nā moana, a me nā loko. Hōʻoiaʻiʻo ʻo Bluestone i kahi nānā mau ʻole, ʻoi aku ma waena o nā mea kanu a me nā ʻōmaʻomaʻo ʻē aʻe.

No ke aha mākou i koho ai i ka pōhaku hae ʻo Castle Grey

Now that we’ve discussed flagstone and the several different varieties, it’s important to note that I maoli makemake ʻo bluestone no ko mākou home. I koʻu hoʻomaka ʻana e paʻi i nā kiʻi hoʻouluhua, ua hoʻopaʻa au i kekahi mau hale moeʻuhane me nā patio bluestone. I kēia manawa, e noʻonoʻo paha ʻoe no ke aha mākou i koho ai i ka pōhaku hae hina ma mua o ka pōhaku ʻulaʻula. Aloha au i ka nani a me ka nānā ʻana o ka pōhaku ʻulaʻula a ua moeʻuhane mau au e loaʻa ia mea ma ko mākou kua. Eia nō naʻe, ua ʻōlelo aku kekahi poʻe loea e kūʻē i ka hoʻohana ʻana iā ia i kahi ea wela no ka mea e wela loa ia ma lalo o ka wāwae. Noho mākou ma Charleston, South Carolina, he mau mahina wela ko mākou a makemake mākou i pōhaku kūpono no ka pāʻani ʻohana. ʻAʻole mākou makemake e hopohopo e pili ana i ka pipiʻi ʻana i ka wai e hoʻomaha ai i kēlā me kēia manawa a mākou e hoʻolālā e hele i waho e pāʻani a hoʻokipa paha.

Eia kekahi, i ka hoʻohālikelike ʻana i nā koho paver kaulana ʻē aʻe no kā mākou papahana patio, ua ʻike mākou he paheʻe kekahi i ka wā pulu ʻaʻole ia he koho maikaʻi loa me nā keiki. ʻO ke ʻano kūlohelohe o pōhaku hae hina e emi iho ka pahee a he koho palekana no ko makou ohana.