Do-it-yourself is not only popular when it comes to wallpapering or renovating the apartment, but also increasingly when it comes to garden design. In order to reduce costs or to express one's own individuality, more and more people are doing it themselves, including the new garden path.

Garden paths should be well planned

First step: the planning

Before you start work, you should plan exactly where the new garden path will go and what purpose it should serve. Should it be paved or would you prefer a gravel path? Heavily used paths also need a solid substructure. Accordingly, you can calculate and get the required material.

Second step: the purchase

You can get material for a garden path, for example, in a hardware store or garden center. A price comparison with different providers makes sense. If you want a cost-effective way, then take a look around at the so-called B-Ware. Often the small defects that have led to the price reduction are hardly noticeable or not at all.

For transport you need at least a car, for larger quantities a trailer is also recommended. After all, paving stones or paving slabs are quite heavy. Your hardware store may deliver for free or cheaply if you need a larger quantity of building materials.

Third step: implementation

Take your time if you want to build your garden path yourself and also check the weather forecast beforehand. Paving work should not be carried out in persistent rainy weather. After excavating the path, place the curbs, preferably in a concrete foundation. This should dry for some time. Only then do you lay the base course.

In order for your path to have a long service life, you should compact the base course well. A shaker is very helpful. Ask your hardware store if you can rent such a device there. The finished stone should also be tapped or shaken well.

The essentials in brief:

  • plan carefully
  • Estimate material consumption
  • Compare prices
  • Delivery may make sense
  • work carefully, especially when paving

tips

You can certainly make a garden path yourself, but you should work carefully and, above all, be good at paving.

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Garden design