![]() Gravel patio plus#They have their own plus and minus point that may or may not suit your needs. If you have any other questions just leave them in the comments:).There are various materials that you can use as the foundation for a patio like concrete, sand, gravel or even wood. I am actually working on a little projectback here and will share all the details on Sunday.įULL source list to this outdoor space HERE. Gravel patio full#This project took us 1 FULL day to complete and we love it! We have so much fun out here at night under the stars and the DIY Light Polesset the perfect mood for all to enjoy. The stones will look a little dirty until it rains a few times. Be sure to rake it good so the surface is even. We used a large piece of wood so the barrel could wheel over the edge without ruining the border. Or if the other person can even out the stone with the rake, either way you need 2-3 people for this. If you have an extra person with an extra wheel barrel this will go a lot faster. It’s time to add the pea gravel, the best part! We just kept scooping and dumping until it was off our driveway. We overlapped the black material so we had 2 layers of weed prevention, weeds still came up this year but not many.Ħ. It comes in large rolls and clearly marks how much square footage it will cover, when you plan get extra and overlap. After the borders were in place and staked to hold them in place we then laid down the weed preventer. It is a large space so we screwed the wood together using metal brackets, 2 at each corner and 2 at the seams.ĥ. My husband used a flat edge shovel and a small one as well. Along the way John leveled the wood to be sure it was right, we used string & pulled it taut towards the opposite end, then used the level to see how far we would have to dig. We knew one side would be set in more than the other because we wanted to level it. We sprayed weed killer on the grass a few days before and repeated that morning just to be sure.Ĥ. I am sure there are other ways to do it but we thought this would work well. Make sure all of your wood is straight. Then we took spray paint and marked along the inside edge with the paint. The wood border was delivered from Lowe’s along with the weed block rolls.ģ. We first laid out the wood to be sure this was THE size before we started. We ordered just over 3.5 yards of the smaller stone which was just over $200, you can find yardage calculators online that will help you with this part. We ordered the pea gravel from our local stone shop. Once we had the size and location we ordered our materials. We finally decided on a 14′ x 28′ patio space.Ģ. ![]() Tip -don’t rush this part, sleep on it, a few nights, we changed our minds a few times:). I wanted to make sure we had plenty of space to walk around. I measured all of my furniture and took some spray paint and sprayed right on the grass to visualize both the perimeter size and the furniture placement. We knew we wanted a dining area, kitchen/serving and lounging by the fire area. Once we decided on a location, next we needed the size. So, if your area is pretty level this tutorial will save you a few steps.ġ.First, we assessed the area to figure out how large we wanted this space to be and where. On the “thinner” side where we didn’t need as much depth of stone it is perfectly firm. This makes the project WAY more simple than all of the other tutorials out there, truth be told on the side that needed more stone the surface isn’t as firm, which for us is fine but I wanted you to be aware. We researched and spoke to a few handy people we knew and they all said level it with the gravel. our yard is small, so I wanted material that felt organic and natural, the small pebbles make the yard seem larger.īefore we began our yard wasn’t level, at all. I LOVE the look & the textureit brings, living out on the east end of Long Island most of the Hamptons homes use this material and it’s beautiful, 3. it’s affordable and we thought we could tackle it ourselves, 2. ![]() One of the many questions we were asked after we decided on the Pea Gravel was why? Why not pavers or a deck? There are a few reasons why we chose this option, 1. I have had SO many questions about this DIY project and hopefully, I will answer them all in this post. Hi friends! I know you have been eagerly awaiting the details on my Pea Gravel Patio, this was not only easy but gave us the biggest bang for our buck. Thank you for your patience & for all of your sweet comments about my Backyard Reveal. ![]()
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