A path made out of this material will be very loose, and will easily dispersed by foot traffic and weather. Having decades of experience, I can make this type of material workby fitting them tight, malleting them into their bedding material, maybe using some of the smaller ones uprightor not at all, and other tricks Ive picked up over the yearsbut still at the end of the day, a dry laid patio built with this sort of material will probably not be 100% wobble free at job completion. If you take your time with repeated sweepings and hosings, then, when rain does come, the decomposed granite will be set into the joints already and any loose bits will have already come loose. Gods peace. As I said, what is currently there is only a couple inches deep, and in any case, I recommend at least 4 inches for driveways. Allowing the pea gravel to dry at least 24 hours between each coat. How can I create a smoother surface? Not a good look. You can see the low spots where the water pools. Is there a solution I can spray on and use myself? Fact is, if natracil wanted some publicity.theyd send me a free sample. What to put between flagstone jointspolymeric sand or stone dust? The mallet can only do minor adjustments, as far as leveling flagstones is concerned. And, if so, is there a way to do this so you dont see the border material for the finished project? With large gaps like that, this is the best that can be doneis find a way to get the slope corrected. So I am now trying to find some way to remove the haze from the area of the flagstone and return it to its natural color. Its 3/8 in size, and says with finesthats what you need. I plan on using a thicker layer of concrete sand below the stone, (up to six inches); thick enough so that it accommodates the irregular thickness, and providing me a flat stone surface on top. so my first thought was ants.I have never seen rodents leave sand piles atop a flagstone, so Im still leaning towards ants. Polymeric sand is sand with an acrylic binder added. Either pour or sprinkle the binding solution over the pea gravel in even and light layers. Placing a border around the perimeter of pea gravel paths and walkways is one of the best ways to stabilize pea gravel. Furthermore, the polymeric sand stays in place because it is glued together and also glued to the stones or bricks it is placed between. Remove pea gravel and start over. Therefore I very carefully applied the poly sand directly into the joints using a grout bag. Bear with me here I dont know a lot about it but have you ever thought about using glass marbles, crushed glass, fish tank gravel in a more vibrant color something that would be a little more creative? Good luck! Hi Devin, Ive loved to play with rocks and recently did some work at our camp on Moosehead Lake (ME). Im in the process of laying flagstone over an existing sidewalk. I have 1/4 minus which I used for the bed. Fact is I need to build a demonstration, a small flagstone patio, and bind it up with a psyllium based aggregate stabilizer. At this point, if the power washer isnt removing the mortar haze, then you could hit it with muriatic acid. And here is how I repair mortared joints. You can choose from various materials like plastic edging or metal borders. Any corrections or suggestions I should be advised of? Bagged stuff, like youd add to mortar? I use, and recommend a stone dust joint, for dry laid flagstone applications. I find cleaning up the solids simple with a disposable glove and plastic bag. I was hoping to create the entire pathway like this (no flagstones or pavers). I havent filled yet because i am still adding onto it. Step 1. The contractor used a Portland lime & sand mortar beige color by Spec Mix between the stones. More info: Taking care of your stone patio, A flagstone patios joints can never be truly flush with the top of the stone. Kern in his book, "The Owner Built Home" talks about no-fines concrete. Polymeric sand is basically sand mixed with an acrylic binder. Lets examine these advantages one at a time: Related content: One on one help is available. I think that where there is soil, the rain results in dirty water covering the stones, making them dirty more quickly than might be expected. Ive always seen travertine fit snug with no joint, no joint material.or, with some sort of product that I dont use. One last question on screenings is this something Home Depot carries? Thank you for your thoughts and guidance! Best thing you can do to extend the life of your patio mortar joints, living in Colorado or any place with harsh wintersis to stay on top of the snow. You will have to reapply at some point. The gravel was solidly stuck together. Have you had any luck, or heard of any way to do this? No freeze-thaw issues. This mix is damp enough that it clumps together without needing to be smooshed together with the trowelbut just barely: https://www.devineescapes.com/replacing-the-cement-between-flagstones/. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google. Otherwise it will crack up. First off, thank you for all your posts. 2. This second method doesnt clean up quite as easily as the powdery-dry method. When you re-lay you need to fit them bricks tighter. Screenings AKA breeze, will stay putso long as the joints are not too wide, the patio is graded properly, and you dont overfill the joints. Which is ideal for large joints? (you can always just let the weeds go.) Deep bow of thanks for all of the wisdom youve shared here with your article and the comment section. It already has plasticizers added into the mix, to increase workbility and stickiness, no need to add lime. Just going to do a small area to see if it compacts. Do you need hardscape help? My guess is that this is a type of decomposed granite or screenings? Sand is generally a poor choice for underneath flagstone. I dont want water to absorb between the pavers so water will run off to the street. What did I do wrong? Come to think of it, one of the private residences in Colonial Williamsburg has a stabilized pea gravel front walk. Great, youre welcome and I hope my advice is helpful. When using a hand tamper on decomposed granite, it will stick to the bottom of the hand tamper in clumps. or do I need to first bind the bottom of the blue stone to the old mortar base somehow - before I mortar the joints? Add another substrate like sand, dry cement (not concrete), stone dust. Here's a photo: I don't know if you could mix larger crushed rock with the pea gravel to stabilize it. Free Store Pickup Today. Wow, thats frustrating. This can trouble novices and pros alike. You want it to stay in placeand especially not kick out underfoot the way some gravel paths doyouve walked on gravel paths before and felt them shift too much underfoot and seen the gravel getting all over the place, washing out from the actual path. Leave the joints about a 1/8 1/4 shy of the tops of the flagstones when youre finished. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. To first install the pea gravel, mark the area where the gravel will go and work the soil to a depth of approximately 5 to 6 inches. One of the beautiful things about dry laid patios is that the foundation can withstand freeze and thaw without cracking like concrete will. Or can you use stone dust to fix areas? Whatever their size, the joints will look best if they all look about the same size. I like this idea but they are quite an expensive solution to fix this $32 load of gravel 2. Do I start with stone dust and then add a top layer of topsoil? Then, if filled with stone dust or d/g (interchangeable, I dont know of any reason why DG might work better) the cut that you made will allow water to drain. Not sure how far they are from you, but this material looks right. If it means re-grading a bit of yard, or installing a step. Actually, one extra stepthey like you to first excavate for your walkway, then lay out this plastic honeycomb material, then fill that honeycomb with clean gravelits a two inch thick honeycomb, then pour 2 of the gravel glue mix on top of that.so you need to get your excavation fairly level for the honeycomb to sit right.you also need to set an edging material of some kind before you pour the glue gravel stuffwe used two x fours, staked into place, which we removed after the walkway was set, after the glue had hardened. Seriously, that will not go over well at all. I have two areas to fix. Ochre stone is actually a byproduct of ochre mining, it's kind of like brown crusher run. I'm excited because I can do a number of project now. and it will still look natural. Ive done this once before. I like your views and outlook so poly is out and screenings are in.not very keen on chemicals where the barefoot grandson walks! It got cut off mid-sentence and Id hate to miss anything important. Polymeric sand, in the case of larger jointsis just even more likely to fail. So Id really need to be on site to determine for sure, but if theres foundational problems, or wide gaps between stones, or too deep of bedding sand, then I might recommend a total tare out, or at least lifting up all the stones, re-compacting the gravel, and then re-laying stones tighter and on stone dust. In fact.whereas I am opposed to using cement in the joints, especially if there is no concrete foundationi can at least see a reason to use cement there: trying to avoid weeds, and looking for a stable joint. Am thinking that doing this with decomposed granite is something that I could pay my fireman son to do in his off days. (a careful pass with the pressure washer shouldnt damage the stones. Read the directions, follow precautions (gloves, mask, glasses). If the stones are set upon a concrete foundation: mortar, as addressed here. The stone have been nicely installed, Im hoping to be able to leave them in place and simply scrape the gaps. Flagstone, and such-like. Definitely not solid after days in some areas to wks. https://www.devineescapes.com/flagstone-what-to-use-sand-cement-or-gravel/. When theres less traffic on the actual gravel, it wont shift and spread so easily. Keep your flagstone joints tight! 87880917 4 yr. ago. Ill probabvly be emailing you soon, to set up a consultation, as we have some questions about cutting, dealing with elevations and drainage issues, just some stuff particular to our project, and it would be good for someone to hold our hand walk us through the process, make us feel more confident about what we need to do. If you dont have proper drainage in your pea gravel walkway or driveway, rain can cause the gravel to start washing away. But it still does not offer up any real benefit. But, you came to me with a need and Id rather give you a complete answer. Cobblestones were probably laid on a bed of sand on top of that concrete, so it might be best to lift the cobbles, re-lay on stone dust, fit em tighter, fill gaps with stone dust. And have fun! As such, I wouldnt really consider a dry lay option on top of old concrete unless the customer very much wanted it, and unless the flagstone itself were going to have a really tight fitting joints for example if it was going to be a pattern cut, square and rectangular flagstones with minimal joints then, if the walkway is pitched strong enough there really is not much way for a very much in order to get down there in the first place. Wed like to use a contrasting product to highlight the design and fill in the empty space. Just did a repair where the sand in-between and under the flagstones was undermined by and taken over by ants. Personally, my preference is to merely lay larger stone along the edge of the patiohave all of your edge flagstones, large. I believe there are different kinds of sand and one of them might work. Sometimes its better to just remove big chunks and replace with new poly sandor remove ALL of the polysand and replace with stone dust, or, more polymeric sand if you must. This can wreck the flat surface you are making. Worse, ants love it. All rain is during the winter months. I have used it quite successfully in the past, albeit with concrete pavers; the haze isnt as bothersome and didnt seem to last. good luck and let me know how it goesmaybe you can teach me something on the subject , Hi Devin, your blog on polymeric sand was very helpful. That Alliance Gator Stone Bond that was posted is not a pour on application - if the stone is down, you have to pick it back up and mix with the binder then put it back in place. The recommended base layer is #3 or #57 crushed stone. Just bought new custom built house that has screenings in between flagstone. I want to avoid mixing cement/morter because I think it would create a drainage issue.Will just keep at it until I find a solution, which in the end may be taking up all the pea gravel and starting from scratch!Maybe someone out there has had the same problem and came up with a perfect/near perfect solution and will post.Murphy. The screenings will generally stay put, once theyve been swept into place and hosed down real well. Check the weather, you will need two days of sun and dry weather. Spread sand over the surface of the concrete and pea gravel. Yes, it stops the joint material, sand/stone dust in place, but it hardens up, then cracks up, then you got these broken up pieces of mortar. My dry laid process is described here. The stone dust would just be compacted by wetting and drying? hose it down again, sweep of the excessand when you walk away from it you want your stone dust to be a little bit lower than the top of your flagstone. More importantly, are you overfilling your joints? The only times that Ive seen people having trouble keeping stone dust/decomposed granite in their flagstone joints, the flagstone joints were too wide. Each unit of our concrete block is approximately 3,000 lb in weight and 5' x 2'-5" x 2'-6" in dimensions. Devin, Before my enlightenment my aha! Having said all that, I still prefer to fit pattern flagstone more tightly, quarter inch to eighth an inchon a recent 400 square foot patio that we built we had eighth inch gaps.. They're sold as soil stabilizers (type that into google and settle in), but the principle is the same. Incorporating the gravel into the soil seems to have improved the drainage, too. The other site is wrong. Good luck with your flagstone project! Id go with the stone dust/decomposed granite. Comment *document.getElementById("comment").setAttribute( "id", "ab7c4abf609fa1ed15dbe4a1e48f5b44" );document.getElementById("b69840f237").setAttribute( "id", "comment" ); Devine Escapes is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com. Luckily, there are many ways you can stabilize pea gravel on walkways and driveways. Thank you for taking the time to post this for the world to see. Paver set works well. Call your local quarry. This will allow you to enjoy your stabilized pea gravel for years to come. Is it deep enough? Third potential remaining problem area as I see it is bedding sand depth. JavaScript is disabled. Essentially. As such, it handles the Pennsylvania free-thaw rather well. Hey! Mind you, 2 is kind of thick for a stone dust bed and if youre joints are on the large side.and if you got an absurd amount of rain.but it still sounds funny to me. It was inspiring, insightful, knowledgeable and overall great advice. *its a plant fiber. Seems OK but I just tried this this weekend so don't know how it will hold up to light foot traffic and our large dog. 3. Quickrete mason mix type s. Green bag. I have a great photo showing this that I will email you separately. It looks pretty cool as well. And if you think this would work, what proportions ? Pea gravel is round and tends to roll, so laying down a base layer of a more coarse, angular rock can help stabilize the pea gravel. Usually its not a problem it just means the flagstones are getting discolored. You are so kind to answer so quickly and for the method link. But whatever the foundation is, it shouldnt develop such a vast chasm. and you want to come up with a dry joint, that has the same color. I have been extremely happy with it -- it looks great and has stayed neat, clean, and stable for two years now. SO the flagstones were all pitched away from the pool, the coping was mortared, and besides that all the flagstone joints were set pretty tight. b) take your time, read all the above articles, and educate yourself well enough to try your hand at a hard task or c) go ahead and live in a lame world where you dont need to fit your flagstones together rightyou can just fill the spaces in between with plastic! Doesnt sound too ingenious, when stated that way, doesnt it? But I get ityoure suggestion youd just seal the mortar itself. Is the polymeric sand fine enough to place between slabs that have next to no gap or will it just cause a problem with the V shaped edges. I really liked the overall performance of Techniseal HP2 Polymetric sand; so I went with this as the final selection. Our monsoon rains also might wash it out. Polymeric sand is usually available in grey, dark grey, and yellow-grey. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. These stones will reduce the amount of traffic on the actual pea gravel. En Oh spells nope, just dont do it, ever. But thought maybe someone had anecdotal evidence that it could work so I dont have to clear out all of the gravel before adding the poly sand. Do you use cold chisels or is a hammer enough? It is also nice to know you are willing to travel if I have a job in the future that meets your criteria! I never recommend sealing flagstone. Dear Devin, Great thread. My neighbors approve. Do you have any thought on how to make the surface more solid so particles do not get blown or washed out? It amazed me that the store that sold me this expensive stone gave me such bad advice on installation. Pea gravel is highly desirable as it is versatile and cost-effective. Most anything youd want to plant in between flagstones will grow in a 50/50 soil/stone dust mix. I will give the dirt/stone dust mix a try next time it washes out. Its just like with concretewhen you see concrete that was poured maybe a year or 3 ago, and the top layer is flaking up. Weed and ant proof. Just to confirm, anything called Breeze will be the material you like best and that which you call screenings? It consists of 3/4 gravel mixed with the same screenings that I was speaking of in the article. Thank you. Im not sure what was put between them at the time. Do you think I should cement the tread on top of the cement riser? Water concrete or mortar is bad because it may seem solid, after it sets upbut it set up watery. But tiny cracks do form, and weeds will get in there, roots will grow, cracks will get worse. and our The installer was lazy/rushed/stupid, and left major spaces between the rocks. So you may or may not have seen this article, where I talk about how I do not recommend sealing flagstone. To make the path very stable, you can also add a layer of decomposed granite after the base rock and before the pea gravel is placed. I just installed a granite flagstone walkway. We decided on pea gravel as a less cost interim before we could afford brick or slate for our back patio area. If there are a lot of weeds present, you may want to add a barrier of landscape fabric between the base rock and the pea gravel. that is the stone dust that you refer to, pea gravel or something else as a filler in cracks that wide? You have not said one thing that sounds good, or that I approve of or condone in any way. * This works better with tight joints. Are there any key steps Im missing? Actually both sweeping and hosing results in joint material all over the stone surface, and of course the joints then become less level than the stone surface as the breeze gets swept or washed out. Anyway, I suspect white screenings are going to be too white for what youre trying to match. What do you recommend for replacing the grout? The previous comment about the smaller stones becoming loose made me wonder if using the red steppers will work. Stiffin it up a bit so it's not so loose. Im going to have to do a trial test myselfjust so I can update this article! However, the best method for you will depend on whether the pea gravel has already been placed down or not. Lots sell stone dust which is grey. Thank you for your very fast response and for taking the time to answer my question. Even after several rains and power washing them, it is prevalent. Either fulling the joints with soil and seeding, or, during the excavtion Ill carefully remove the sodthe grass itself plus 2 of soil and roots along with it. But after reading your postings I am not sure what to do. Is it worth bothering with or will the gravel do the job itself? (P.S. Sounds like a lot of work and I have no place to dump the pea gravel. As such the larger gap is probably his way of making them fit nicelyone big aesthetic concern is even spaced joints. I have a kennel enclosure with 4 10'x10' kennels and an exercise yard 30'x40'. Bulldozer or dynamite will be most expedient, but you can probably do the deed with a pick axe/pick maddock, and a wheelbarrow and shovel. Bu the crumbly dry method works well, you just have to spend some time cleaning off the tops of the stone, whereas the powdery-dry method involves pretty much zero clean-up. An angle grinder or similar tool may be used. Every once in awhile, you may have to pull out a weed. pressure washing will definitely break screenings/decomposed granite loose from the joints. Now what? I do know it's pretty spendy. Plastic. Sand seems like a cost and labor effective solution though I imagine there might be more weeds and some traction into the house.. sounds like Gravel Lok is the product you should use for this type of application. Often, gator dust is used by contractors who set the stones 3 or 4 inches apart, and that usually causes problems. To solve this issue, apply WD-40 after wiping off the bottom of the tamper. If you just have sand in.and no road base gravelthen absolutely, take up the flagstone and do it all over. These will be an acrylic polymer epoxy resign stuff.essentially, liquid plastic. One thing I forgot to ask originally was the issue of freeze-thaw cycle and the potential for the limestone to hold water and then potentially crack the flagstone. Sorry for the type Os..obviously Flagstone and Stone Dust sorry. Great work, youve inspired another. Spread it out, rake it in, hose it down. Ahoy, but I do see one application for this gravel glue messas a back-top alternative. Dry laid is hugely my preference, in any place with a freeze-thaw cycle. Anything with d-limonene. And reallymaybe make the drainage saw-cut, then fill in a couple inches with road base type gravel. Just approach the work with heart and youll be alright. It looses its gravel texture, it just ceases to be gravel.looking like a cross between a rice crispy teat and black-topbut looking nothing like a gravel walkway. My search for this is not yielding good information. Additionally, the stabilization method will depend on what your final product is going to be. In warmer places, a 3 to 4 inch gravel base is more common. Now I am stuck with what is the best material to fill the cracks. I live in Seattle in case that is important. Cheers! Slugs? This falls under the no cement at all in a dry laid patio rule. I rarely sub, but your outfit looks alright. Just say no to polymeric jointing sand. 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