Flagstone Patio Installation

Breaking into the palettes of flagstone was by far the most exciting stage of the patio building process.

Flagstone patio installation.

Installing flagstone is good way to create a path or patio with an attractive natural look. Laying flagstone patios in stone dust or sand as opposed to mortar or concrete is known as dry set or sand set. Installing a flagstone patio or path can give your landscape design a huge boost and really impress your guests or customers if you happen to be a pro. Instead of just using boring old paver blocks or even cement flagstone will make your backyard more.

Cut stone is flagstone finished with straight edges and square corners. It is recommended that a patio or walkway base be at least 3 deep then filled with a layer of compacted gravel covered with coarse sand. Although flagstones can be frustrating to work with because of their lack of uniformity the process is one that anyone. Dry laid flagstone simply means that the flagstone pieces are placed on a bed of sand and gravel.

The flagstone most commonly used for patios includes bluestone limestone redstone sandstone granite and slate. We had bought two palettes a whopping expense after being advised that each palette of irregular rock was capable of covering anywhere between 60 80 sq. Dry construction is much easier for do it yourselfers because you can build directly on the ground while mortared stone requires a concrete slab foundation to prevent cracking in the mortar.