Track fast, low cost, reliable: the high water table and clay soil is not a problem

How to save on the garden path, without losing reliability and durability

When it comes time to elevate land, one of the first raises the need for the creation of the garden tracks. Fairly common option - paving slabs on gravel-sand pillow, laid the DSP. However, if allows the composition of the soil and relief area, can significantly reduce all costs, as did one of the participants of the portal FORUMHOUSE.

Easier, faster, cheaper

When the time came walking the garden paths, vwts I followed the path of least resistance and economy, no regrets for many years.

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Here I read here many topics and does not understand why people are throwing so much money using these cements, dry mixes, graveland other "pies". My path without all of this is absolutely just ten years old, and I started up under the tiles cable channels, access to which is not walled solution.

stacking technology is simple:

• The upper layer was removed fertile 20-25 cm.
• stacked layer geotextiles (On the sides left a wide margin).
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• Is filled with sand cushion (20 cm), thoroughly compacted / shed / compacted.
• The correct order is laid tiles, the author - a square, 50x50x5 cm. In this case, the remaining edge of the geotextile wrapped on a sandy base and get under the tile.

In vwts clay soil in the area, with a very high water table (groundwater level) - and is 10 cm, and is 0 cm, and some of the tiles on the track or platform lifts in the winter season. But with the advent of heat the soil thaws, and everything falls into place that year in a row. As shown, the "floating" track without fixing a finishing layer on the cement slurry on clay soils reliable and durable - the neighbors on a regular basis, "tears" concrete. And the cost of paths and grounds, laid in such a way, well below peers.

The efficiency of such a method is provided and "sandy sleeves" in geotextile effectively diverting moisture, and lawn grass germinated and between the tiles and the edges. On the grass vwts handles, as well as throughout the site - a lawnmower.

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TRav between tiles mow the lawn mower gasoline at 1 cm, you know, that would be a little skewed tile - mower would have remained without a knife.

Experience in operating tracks

For all the time use of the track do not have to renovate, they are washed by rain, and even after a shower literally within ten to fifteen minutes to become dry. Even when the whole area there are puddles, bedding drains water, and a small natural slope additionally prevents stagnation. Large size tiles and on hand - it fits snugly on the ground and does not move. One of the topics the participants offers several improved styling.

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Solid, flat stones can be laid directly on the sand bed. Just do not forget to close its top completely geotextile to avoid possible ingestion of stones consumption kopek, and the guarantee is secured.

The opinion of the participants of the portal

Another active participant in the debate - GroundworkturfI agree with viability of these tracks, but specifies that the geotextile should be thick (200 g / m²), with the maximum filtering ability.

Not everyone accepted the idea positively with cobbled lanes without using the DSP, it is suggested that if the base is not at all easy to prepare, and to lay the tile directly on the ground. They say that with such a high water table tiles and so will stick firmly, without additional manipulation. But such efforts among the neighbors do not give a positive result - clay puchit unevenly over time tracks are leaving in different directions. And vwts the sand is smooth, not shifting.

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Track above ground level does not rise - it is flush with the ground, curbs and no pegs - keeping the land. Now, ten years later, in several places the ground has risen over the tiles around 5-10 mm. This does not affect anything, the water is not worth it at all - right away in the sand (which geotextile).

The author and exclusively pedestrian paths, and on the court stands a table tennis table, around which it troubles with honor stand. According to himself vwts, load, for example from the car, his tracks will not stand, but a similar problem and was not put before them. But decorative, easy to use, robust and durable finish with minimal effort - succeeded.

Output

Even decades later, there are no prerequisites for fast alteration is observed. So why not save on cement and crushed stone and not be afraid that the winter heave destroy the freshly laid tiles, particularly if the composition of the soil allow such liberties.

For those who priming does not allow to save, in this article describes the technology of the device Sediment tracks. In another material - Useful information wooden walkway. In the video - a master class in laying a track backlit.

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