Qhov no DIY tsab xov xwm; thiab seem ntawm qhov yuav ua li cas-rau ntawm kuv qhov blog, npog feem ntau ntawm cov hauv paus ntawm yuav ua li cas thiaj tsim tau lub flagstone patio. Cov kab lus no muab cov lus qhia dav dav, lossis tsawg kawg yog cov lus qhia, muaj txiaj ntsig zoo rau cov neeg nyiam ua haujlwm, DIY toj roob hauv pes tsim / tsim, thiab cov kws tshaj lij tsim ib yam nkaus. Yog li, peb yuav tsum tsim lub hauv paus dab tsi rau peb lub patio flagstone: xuab zeb, cement, lossis gravel? Cov lus teb luv luv: Nws nyob ntawm. Kev tshuaj xyuas cov chaw txua txiag zeb (yog tias muaj nyob hauv koj cheeb tsam) feem ntau ua tau zoo tshaj plaws hauv qab pob zeb. Kev tshuaj ntsuam kuj yog ib qho kev xaiv zoo tshaj plaws ntawm cov gemstones, tab sis muaj lwm txoj kev xaiv kom ua tiav qhov zoo nkauj sib txawv. Ua ntej, peb yuav hais txog cov lus nug ntawm "yuav siv dab tsi hauv qab slab." Cement - ntawm qee kis nws (tej zaum) tawg. Nws yuav siv sij hawm ntev, tab sis thaum nws tawg, kho nws yuav ua haujlwm ntau dua li kho cov slate qhuav. Xuab zeb - ntsaum yuav khawb nws thiab tso nws mus rau txhua qhov chaw...xum tuaj yeem raug ntxuav, ua rau pob zeb nyob. Gravel - Tsis muaj teeb meem ntawm no, tsuas yog siv hom pob zeb zoo. Txawm zoo dua, siv cov pob zeb hloov ua lub hauv paus thiab tom qab ntawd pob zeb hmoov (aka quarry screening, aka grit, aka quarry dust) ua tus neeg sawv cev zaum kawg. Okay, yog li cia peb hais ntxiv.

Vim li cas gravel yog qhov kev xaiv zoo tshaj plaws rau lub hauv paus flagstone patio?

Cov cement (tej zaum) tawg. Tshwj xeeb yog qib cement. Tshwj xeeb tshaj yog nyob rau lub caij ntuj no huab cua zoo li peb nyob ntawm no hauv Pennsylvania. Ib txoj kev phem dua yog muab cov slabs tso rau ntawm lub txaj ntawm gravel thiab tom qab ntawd cement cov pob qij txha ntawm cov pob zeb. Lub tswv yim txaus ntshai. Lub hauv paus pob zeb yog elastic thiab yuav txav me ntsis thaum khov thiab thawing. Zoo, yog tias lub hauv paus tsis ua tiav zoo, kev txav mus los yuav me ntsis, tab sis cia peb xav tias lub hauv paus ua tiav zoo. Lub hauv paus gravel twv yuav raug hu ib ncig ntawm me ntsis - koj yuav tsis paub nws saib ntawm ib qho ntawm kuv lub patio, tab sis lub zog tshwm sim. Cement yog nruj - yog tias koj muab ib qho nruj me ntsis rau ntawm lub hauv paus hloov tau yooj yim, kev tawg yooj yim yog qhov tsis tuaj yeem. Yog hais tias lub flagstone tshwm sim los zaum ntawm lub hauv paus pob zeb, ces cov cement yeej yog cov khoom sib koom ua ke zoo. Tab sis vim li cas hauv ntiaj teb koj xav tau lub hauv paus pob zeb? Lub pob zeb nws tus kheej nws thiaj li tawg. Nyob rau sab qaum teb huab cua, nws tuaj yeem tawg tsis pub dhau ib xyoo caum - thiab qhov yuav tshwm sim ntawm rupture nyob rau hauv peb lub xyoos tom ntej no kuj siab heev. Kev cuam tshuam ib puag ncig ntawm kev tsim ua vaj tse tsis muaj qhov teeb meem me me. Kuv tus kheej nyiam ua haujlwm pob zeb qhuav lawm. Ntau harmonious, warmer, zoo dua. Hauv kuv lub tswv yim, qhov xav tias koj tau txais los ntawm qhov ua tau zoo qhuav nteg flagstone patio zoo dua li cov cement flagstone patio. kuv xav. Lub cement-lined flagstone patio tuaj yeem saib zoo thiab kav ntev. Kuv tau tsim ntau yam uas zoo heev - xyoo tom qab. Tab sis yog tias muaj cov cement ntawm cov pob qij txha, nws yog qhov zoo dua kom muaj lub hauv paus pob zeb. Kuv mob hnyav. Xuab zeb...zoo, yog tias koj siv cov xuab zeb hnyav heev, koj yuav tau nrog nws. Txawm li cas los xij, feem ntau cov xuab zeb muag hauv pob khoom zoo heev. Tau kawg, koj tuaj yeem siv cov xuab zeb ntxhib hauv qab pob zeb. Thaum kuv siv los tsim cov cib patios, kuv yuav hloov ntawm kev siv cov xuab zeb ntxhib los yog lub chaw txua txiag zeb, uas ua haujlwm zoo. Lawv patio tseem zoo li zoo. Txawm li cas los xij, cov no yog cib patios, thiab qhov chaw nruab nrab ntawm cov paving units yog li ntawm ib lub quarter-inch wide. Qhov teeb meem nrog xuab zeb yog tias nws tau ntxuav los ntawm dej, cua tshuab, thiab nqa mus los ntawm cov ntsaum. Tias yog vim li cas pob zeb hmoov av (aka npo, aka decomposed granite) ua haujlwm zoo dua cov xuab zeb rau hauv qab pob zeb. Tsis zoo li kuv flagstone patio ho! Qhov teeb meem nrog kev siv cov xuab zeb zoo li hauv qab pob zeb yog tias cov cib yog cov tuab tuab. Yog li nws tsis yog teeb meem ntau dhau kom tau koj cov pob zeb hauv paus ze li zoo meej thiab tom qab ntawd mus khawb tawm ib nti ntawm cov xuab zeb rau koj cov cib los zaum. Nrog flagstone, txawm li cas los xij, qhov tuab sib txawv ntau dhau - ib lub pob zeb yuav xav tau ib nrab nti ntawm cov xuab zeb, thaum lwm qhov xav tau 2 ntiv tes xuab zeb. Yog tias koj siv xuab zeb ces kev hloov ntawm cov tuab tuaj yeem ua rau muaj teeb meem. Kev tshuaj ntsuam yuav luag zoo ib yam li cov pob zeb hloov kho - lawv yog ib qho ntawm ob yam ntawm cov pob zeb hloov kho ... lawv hnyav txaus uas siv 2 ntiv tes rau ntawm ib lub pob zeb thiab ib nrab ntiv tes ntawm lwm qhov yeej tsis muaj teeb meem - kaum xyoo tom qab, lub patio tseem zoo li ntse.

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Flagstone patios nyob rau hauv cov xuab zeb muaj kev cuam tshuam rau kab tsuag thiab nplawm

Qee lub sij hawm kuv pom paver patios cluttered nrog ntsaum. Txawm li cas los xij, cov ntsaum yuav ib txwm tua ib lub pob zeb patio nteg hauv cov xuab zeb. Kuv xav tias qhov no yog vim cov pob qij txha ntawm cov slabs yuav inevitably yuav dav thiab / los yog vim hais tias cov slabs yog txawv thicknesses, txhais tau hais tias nyob rau hauv tej qhov chaw koj yuav xaus nrog cov xuab zeb ntxaum. Txawm hais tias yog vim li cas, kuv tuaj yeem qhia rau koj tias txhua qhov chaw ua haujlwm flagstone uas kuv tau pom tau muab tso rau hauv cov xuab zeb thaum kawg tau kis kab ntsaum. Lwm qhov laj thawj rau kev siv tshuaj ntsuam yog qhov screen kuj yog cov khoom siv zoo heev. Koj tsis xav siv cov xuab zeb, txawm tias cov xuab zeb ntxhib, nruab nrab ntawm cov pob zeb ntawm koj cov pob zeb vim tias nws yuav ntxuav tawm - tshwj tsis yog, koj cov pob zeb tseem nruj heev. Rau cov qauv txiav flagstone, yog koj tuaj yeem siv xuab zeb ua ib qho sib koom ua ke. Tsuas yog xyuas kom lub hauv paus yog coarse xuab zeb, tsis zoo xuab zeb. Txawm li cas los xij, txij li cov seams yog nruj heev, koj yuav tsum tau siv cov xuab zeb zoo. Ib zaug ntxiv, ntsaum nyiam cov xuab zeb zoo - tab sis hauv daim ntawv thov no, cov qauv txiav pob zeb, cov seams me me - cov xuab zeb zoo yuav tsis yog qhov kawg ntawm lub ntiaj teb - ntev npaum li lub hauv paus yog qhov tseeb. Qhov no siv rau cov qauv txiav slate - lossis ib qho slate nrog cov pob qij txha nruj heev - qhov twg koj tuaj yeem mus yam tsis muaj xuab zeb ntev npaum li koj ua raws li cov lus qhia uas kuv tau teev ua ntej hauv kab lus no. Rau cov slate tsis tu ncua, lossis ib qho slate nrog cov pob qij txha dav dua li lub quarter-inch, koj yuav tsum sim zam cov xuab zeb thiab siv cov hmoov av pob zeb.

Koj puas tuaj yeem tso pob zeb rau ntawm koj thaj av?

Koj tus kheej cov av - Yog tias koj tus kheej subsoil yog tsim los ntawm 20-40% av nplaum, nrog rau cov seem feem ntau yog xuab zeb thiab gravel, ces cov av zoo. Thiab rau kaum xyoo tsis muaj kev cuam tshuam. Tom qab ntawd koj twb muaj lub hauv paus zoo 🙂 Koj tuaj yeem nqa cov av nplaum tawm ntawm koj lub subsoil, ua haujlwm kom paub ntau npaum li cas xuab zeb thiab gravel nws twb muaj, ces xam seb pob zeb ntau npaum li cas koj yuav tsum tau ntxiv, thiab tom qab ntawd tau txais qee cov pob zeb los ntawm lwm qhov nyob ze. Qhov kuv tab tom tham txog ntawm no yog siv cov khoom siv hauv tsev los sim ua cov yam ntxwv ntawm kev ua haujlwm ntawm txoj kev hauv paus thiab / lossis tsim cov pob zeb hauv av sib xyaw uas zoo drained, compacted, thiab ruaj khov. Hom haujlwm no tseem nyob rau theem R & D rau kuv. Ntxiv rau qhov no thaum qhov kev tshawb fawb nce ntxiv. Txaus los hais, yog, nws tuaj yeem ua tau, tab sis nws yog qhov nyuaj me ntsis thiab dhau ntawm cov kab lus no.

Okay, yog li peb daig nrog gravel rau lub hauv paus thiab sifted (AKA pob zeb hmoov av) raws li tus neeg sawv cev theem

Rov qab mus rau lub npog ntsej muag - thaum koj siv leveler thiab caulk npog ntawm cov slabs, koj tab tom tsim ib qho chaw zoo. Yog tias muaj teeb meem me me nrog lub vijtsam hauv qab lub pob zeb, nws yuav tsum tsis txhob ua qhov tseem ceeb heev vim tias lub caulk yuav daws thiab sau cov voids hauv qab pob zeb. Muaj kev tshuaj ntsuam nce thiab nqis, thiab cov nyhuv zoo heev. Koj tuaj yeem cia siab tias yuav ua kom tiav ib qho kev qhia hauv thawj xyoo - ib feem me me yuav khom lossis raug ntxuav tawm. Tsis muaj teeb meem, tsuas yog cheb hauv qee yam khoom tshiab. Tom qab ntawd, ob peb xyoos tom ntej no, koj yuav zoo. Kuv cov lus qhia zoo tshaj plaws yog rau cov neeg siv ntiav kuv ua tej zaum ob peb teev ntawm kev saib xyuas ib xyoos ib zaug - nws yeej tsis tsim nyog, tab sis kuv nyiam kuv txoj haujlwm kom ci ntsa iab. Tseeb tiag. Saib seb kuv cov neeg siv khoom yav dhau los tau hais li cas txog kuv txoj haujlwm. Ib yam uas kuv tsis tau tham hauv kab lus no yog cov xuab zeb polymer. Yog tias koj xav paub txog polysand, tam sim no kuv taw qhia koj rau lwm hardscape yuav ua li cas-rau blog ncej. Yog tias koj xav paub ntau ntxiv, qhov ntawd yog. Kuv yuav tsum tej zaum kuj ntxiv tias kuv tsis tau muaj ib lub flagstone patio tsis siv cov txheej txheem saum toj no. Okay, tej zaum lub pob zeb yuav muaj qee qhov teeb meem me ntsis - uas tuaj yeem kho tau li ob peb feeb (uas tsis tshua muaj tshwm sim), tab sis yuav tsis muaj teeb meem loj. Tau ua qhov no ib pliag thiab. Ntawm kuv qhov loj tshaj plaws flagstone patio, Kuv feem ntau pom zoo 3 teev kev saib xyuas txhua ob peb xyoos los yog li ntawd. Qhov no yuav ua kom lub patio zoo zoo. Kuv yog tus xaiv heev thiab xav kom kuv txoj haujlwm ib txwm saib zoo meej. Feem ntau kuv yuav rov qab mus rau tus neeg siv khoom lub tsev xyoo tom qab thiab nws tseem nyob hauv qhov zoo. Tsis xav tau kev saib xyuas! Feem ntau, nyob rau hauv 5 los yog 10 xyoo, lub patio yuav tsum tau txais ib co xim.