Flagstone vs Bluestone, Which of the Pavers Should You Choose?

Flagstone and bluestone are large, flat stones often used for patios, walkways, driveways, and pool decks. They are popular in landscape design due to their durability, natural stone look, rich colors, and versatility in installation, either setting them in sand or mortar sealer. Both are great options, but which you should choose will depend on your project and needs.

He aha ka pōhaku hae?

Flagstone is a sedimentary rock, bound together by minerals and thousands of years of pressure. Sandstone, limestone, slate, and bluestone are common types of pōhaku hae. Flagstone is a flat paving stone that can be cut and shaped in a variety of ways, allowing for unique patterns.

ʻIke ʻia a aloha ʻia no kona ʻano momona, hele mai ka pōhaku hae ma nā ʻano kala like ʻole e like me ka brown, hina, gula, a me nā uliuli. Inā makemake ʻoe i kahi hiʻohiʻona rustic a laila ʻoi aku ka maikaʻi o ka pōhaku hae. Hiki i nā'ōniʻoniʻo kūʻokoʻa ke hoʻohui i kahi hoʻolālā'āina kūlohelohe no ka nānāʻana i keʻano.

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He aha ka Bluestone?

Ua ʻike anei ʻoe ʻo ka pōhaku ʻulaʻula he ʻano pōhaku hae? Hoʻokumu ʻia kēia pōhaku sedimentary e ka hui ʻana o nā ʻāpana i waiho ʻia e nā muliwai, nā moana, a me nā loko, a ʻoi aku ka maʻalahi o ka ʻili. ʻO ke kala momona, uliuli-hina maikaʻi no ka hāʻawi ʻana i kāu paʻakikī papahana i ka nana e pop. Hiki ke hoʻohui pū ʻia ʻo Bluestone no nā papa kīhini waho.

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Mālamalama

ʻOi aku ka nui o ka mālama ʻana no ka pōhaku ʻulaʻula ma mua o nā mea paver ʻē aʻe no ka mea he porous, e maʻalahi ai ka ʻili. Eia naʻe, ʻoiai he porous, maʻalahi kēia pōhaku e hoʻomaʻemaʻe. Hiki ke hoʻoneʻe ʻia nā ʻōpala meaʻai a me ka lepo ma ka holoi ʻana i ka ʻili me ka wai a me ke kopa kīʻaha i kēlā me kēia pule a i ʻole ʻelua pule. Pono e holoi ʻia ke koena kopa ke pau. ʻO ka hui ʻana i ke galani wai me ka amonia a i ʻole ka hoʻohana ʻana i kahi mea hoʻomaʻemaʻe maʻamau ʻaʻole i loaʻa ka bleach no nā ʻeleʻele ʻoi aku ka paʻakikī e like me ka momona a i ʻole ka aila. ʻO ke kūkulu ʻia ʻana o nā waihona lime a me nā minerala he ʻano ʻē aʻe o ka ʻili ʻana e pono ai ka poʻe nona ka hale me nā huahana bluestone e hopohopo. Hoʻomaka kēia mau makahiki ma hope o ka hoʻokomo ʻana akā maʻalahi ka hoʻopau ʻana ma ka hui ʻana i ka soda baking a me ka vīnega e holoi i lalo i nā tile ʻulaʻula a pau nā kiko keʻokeʻo. No ka pale ʻana i ka hoʻomaʻemaʻe nui ʻana, ʻōlelo ʻia e hoʻopaʻa hou i kēlā me kēia mau makahiki.

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He aha kāu e koho ai?

Hāʻawi ʻia i kēlā ʻano pōhaku ʻeleʻele, ʻaʻole hiki iā ʻoe ke hele hewa me kekahi, pili wale ia i kāu hoʻolālā papahana a me nā pono. ʻOi aku ka paʻa o Bluestone a paʻa i kahi ʻoi aku ka maikaʻi ma mua o ka pōhaku hae maʻamau; ʻoi aku ka paʻakikī i nā mea, e hana ana i ke anuanu a kūpono no ka noho ʻana o waho. Hele mai ia ma ka ʻāpana kūlohelohe a koho i nā māka. Loaʻa i ka Bluestone kahi hiʻohiʻona maʻamau a maʻamau, ʻoiai ma waena o ka hoʻolālā ʻāina kūlohelohe. E hana i kahi maʻemaʻe a nani hoʻi me nā paʻa pōhaku ʻulaʻula i ʻoki ʻia i hoʻonohonoho ʻia i loko o kahi kumu hoʻopaʻa lehu a i ʻole holo.

Mālama ʻo Flagstone i ka nānā honua a hana maikaʻi me nā mea hou hardscape nā hoʻolālā. Hāʻawi ia i ka maʻalahi aesthetic maikaʻi loa, no ka mea, loaʻa ia i nā ʻano o nā ʻano, nā ʻano, a me nā kala. ʻAʻole e wili ʻia ka pā pōhaku hae i loko o nā mea kumu a he mau lāʻau ia, ʻaʻole like me nā papa lāʻau. Hāʻawi pū ia i ka huki ʻana ma muli o nā kualono kūlohelohe a kaupalena i ka hoʻoulu ʻana o ka wai.

Ke waiho ʻia i loko o kā lākou ʻano ʻalaʻala, ʻano kūlohelohe, ʻaʻohe paheʻe nā mea ʻelua, akā naʻe, ʻoi aku ka pale ʻana o ka bluestone. Inā ʻoe e hana ana ma ka ʻauʻau ʻauʻau, ka hoʻolālā patio, a i ʻole nā ​​wahi ʻē aʻe e pili ana i ka lā, e hoʻomanaʻo ʻoe i ka ʻeleʻele ʻeleʻele ʻoi aku ka wela ma mua o nā ʻano pōhaku hae māmā. ʻOi aku ka maikaʻi o ka patio bluestone a i ʻole ka ʻauʻau wai no ka lōʻihi, akā e ʻoi aku ka wela i ka hoʻopā ʻana i ka lā pololei. Ke hoʻoholo nei i ka pōhaku e hoʻohana ai no kāu papahana, makemake ʻoe e noʻonoʻo i ka mea e hōʻike ʻia i kēlā me kēia lā.