Content
- Pave the front yard yourself - a step-by-step guide
- Material and tool requirements with preparation work
- Apply antifreeze coating - That's how it works
- Building bedding for paving stones - How to do it right
- Lay paving stones - that's what matters
- Tips
Paving can also be the gifted home improvement
Pave the front yard yourself - a step-by-step guide
The tasteful front garden design is dominated by a combination of paved surfaces and easy-care, decorative plants. A beautiful pavement made of natural stones considerably increases the costs. Skilled house gardeners therefore take on the cost brake and lay pavers themselves. This manual explains step by step how to succeed.
Material and tool requirements with preparation work
Record all important data about the pavement in a detailed plan. This results in a concrete material and tool requirement, consisting of the following components:
Measure the area to be paved in the front yard. With pegs and guideline you mark the exact course along the upper edge of the paving stones. Then lift the ground 30 to 50 cm deep. If your garden is in a region with severe frosts, we recommend excavation to a depth of 60 to 90 cm.
Apply antifreeze coating - That's how it works
To protect your precious paving stones against frost damage, first apply a 32-grit gravel frost protection layer. Spread the gravel evenly in the excavated pit to a height of 10 to 30 cm. Then the vibrating plate is used to densify the gravel layer.
Building bedding for paving stones - How to do it right
On the antifreeze layer apply a sandy bed for your paving stones.A height of 4 to 5 cm is enough to lay the stones correctly later. A gradient of 2 percent effectively prevents accumulation of rainwater. Smooth the sand layer with the smoothing mat. When calculating the height, please note that at the end the pavement surface is shaken off again, which causes an additional lowering of 1 cm. The withdrawn sand bed may no longer be entered.
Lay paving stones - that's what matters
In addition to the tailored paving stones, the taut guideline and the spirit level are your most important utensils. Place each stone individually in the sand bed with a joint width of at least 5 mm. If necessary, gently tap the stones with the rubber mallet in the correct position.
With the broom, at the end, you sweep in the joint sand until it forms a gapless paved surface. If you follow our recommendation and use polymeric joint sand, your front yard will be spared from weeds and ants, at least at this point.
Tips
Larger paved areas in the front garden get more stability with curbs. To do this, create a 10 to 20 cm concrete strip foundation. Insert the curbs one after the other so that they are fixed to one third of their height in the concrete. Use a rubber hammer to tap the stones and check the alignment with the spirit level.