When you want to create an elegant walkway, stone is a wonderful material that adds sophistication and wow factor to your Cape Cod, cottage, Colonial or Tudor.
"Using real stone for a walkway gives you added detail of
quality and it can be used to connect your hardscape with your
architecture," says landscape architect Rosheen Styczinski, owner of New
Eden Landscape Architecture. "If you choose the right stone and have it
properly installed, you greatly reduce your chance of having potential
problems."
Stone can sit on top of concrete or be dry-laid on a compacted gravel base. Generally straight stone walkways with clean lines work best with formal homes, while curving walkways with irregular stones are a good fit for casual homes. There are a variety of stones and pavers you can use for your walkway: Bluestone, granite, limestone and slate are all popular choices.
Stone can sit on top of concrete or be dry-laid on a compacted gravel base. Generally straight stone walkways with clean lines work best with formal homes, while curving walkways with irregular stones are a good fit for casual homes. There are a variety of stones and pavers you can use for your walkway: Bluestone, granite, limestone and slate are all popular choices.
"In shadier areas, you'll get moss on flagstone," says landscape
designer Jessy Berg, co-founder of Habitat Design.com. "With bluestone,
you can put it in the shadier areas and not get as much moss. Granite
and slate are beautiful, but slate can be slippery when wet. I would
suggest visiting your local stone yard for ideas and so you can see the
difference between the stones."
Costs for stone walkways run about $30 to $75 a square foot, depending on the stone used, the location of the site and prep work or custom cutting of the stone.
Costs for stone walkways run about $30 to $75 a square foot, depending on the stone used, the location of the site and prep work or custom cutting of the stone.
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