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Questions tagged [hard-landscape]

Landscaping term that refers to construction materials used in landscaping. For example [concrete] or brickwork. Use this tag with questions about how to choose materials, how to work with them, or how to maintain them.

Landscaping term that refers to construction materials used in landscaping. Eg. brick, , timber, stone.

Contrast with soft landscape materials which refer to plant materials (grass, shrubs, trees, etc).

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Stone Degree Cut for Fire Pit

I am building a fire pit out of Square driveway type stones. I am trying to figure out at what degree I need to cut them to make them fit together in a circle tight. The squares are 9.75" Sq. How do I figure out at what degree they need cutting, or…
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Solid stone steps or interlocking stones for front stairs

I'm in the process of planning a landscaping project for the front of our house. Is there any clear benefits to using solid stone steps over smaller interlocking stones. My perceived benefits for solid stone steps is that they won't warp or change…
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When building a cinder block wall, how do I attach/level the stacked blocks?

I am doing some garden remodeling, which includes making sunken beds for veggies. To separate the beds, I am stacking cinder blocks. The problem is that the base is not level, and there are some places where existing work means that the blocks can…
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Durability of stone over concrete?

My concrete sidewalks are an inch or so below grade (presumably sunken since installation by previous owners?) and are beginning to crack. I'd like to install flagstone pathways in their place. It looks like, in general, laying stone over existing…
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How to separate rocks and dirt?

I have rocks laid down on my drive way and it clearly has some problems in the plastic layer below. Weeds have been popping out since we moved in. How do I go about getting this rock driveway redone in the cheapest and most effective way possible?
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Mortar Failure on Border Bricks

enter image description hereI have an outdoor patio in New Mexico bordered in bricks set in Mortar. These bricks were set 5 years ago.They get wet from the sprinklers. They are seperating from the concrete foundation. You can tap the bricks and…
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Retaining wall and water management in a tight space

I'm buying my first house very shortly, and as expected it has some problems. One of the big ones is water management around the garage. There is already water damage inside the garage so I want to tackle this as soon as I take possession of the…
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Potential drainage issue?

I excavated the yard to build a stepping stone walkway. There's water collecting at the intersection of the walkway and the city's sidewalk. I'm planning to back-fill and compact with crushed gravel before laying the stones. Will the drainage…
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Deck Planning / Building

I am in the process of planning for a deck. I have the deck plans done, but now I am looking at what to do underneath. I have an old concrete patio. It is cracked and not in very good condition. Is it best to remove the patio? or can I secure my…
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What's the right way to protect this brick if I want to pile soil up in front of it?

Problem Water pools up next to the house because it's the low point on the soil side of things. Solution I'd like to have a lot of dirt brought in that will raise this ~6-8 inches to encourage the water to stay away from the house as well as add…
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Cap off tumbled bluestone wall

Last year I built a dry stacked tumble bluestone flowerbed. It took me a long time to fit it all and it looks great but I ran out of time to work on it. New year and I want to finish it off. I've got about 39 feet of capping to do and it's cost…
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Excavating a yard

I have some landscaping work to do around my house. Am planning to start off with a 1.5' x 4" trench around the house, followed by a ~4' x 12 " plant bed , followed by a 2' x 6" trench for a walkway. Attached is an image describing the…
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Permeable paving in cold climate

Does anyone have recommendations for permeable driveway/paving for cold climates? Not a fan of the plastic grids with grass. Here in Eastern Ontario (Canada), there is lots of snow and ice so it must be shovel-able and stand up well to freeze-thaw…
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What would cause the polymeric sand in my patio to soften after curing?

We recently got a flagstone patio with polymeric sand in the joints. The polymeric sand was put down on a Friday early afternoon, and when I checked on it Sunday morning it had hardened and felt like concrete. But after a rain on Monday it was…
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I just had landscape curbing installed. On which side do I put a robotic mower boundary wire?

I'm considering purchasing a robot mower in the future. The models I'm looking at use a boundary wire. I recently had landscape curbing installed. Should I put the boundary wire on the grass side of the curbing or the flowerbed side? The curbing is…
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