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Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Gate path construction
In the previous post I showed the gate before and after this fall's improvement. I did this improvement in two stages. The first stage I removed the soil and put down gravel which I took off the top of the patio. I described this in a couple of posts from 9/21 to 9/24. I was not completely satisfied with this. I had the idea to install bricks at a certain grade there.
In the top photo I have cut into the gravel base and set the first course on a grade. I would continue to pull the gravel back and form the base on which I set the pavers. In the bottom photo I am setting the last three courses. I used an old concrete float to smooth the base and form the grade to my liking. It was fairly easy.
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