Dampen the stone pack by spraying it lightly with a garden hose or watering can.
Decomposed granite walkway thickness.
Decomposed granite is the least expensive way to pave a patio walkway or driveway dg provides a natural rustic look and is available in subtle hues of gray tan and brown.
Right from the look to even the feel and texture.
I get emails and phone calls weekly for stabilized decomposed granite and crushed stone fines.
Decomposed granite is not actually granite that has decomposed.
Decomposed granite is like gravel but finer and generally more stable.
Our licensed general contractor signed an itemized agreement that in part required him to lay down decomposed granite walkways 2 3 inch thickness as part of a backyard remodel project.
Since the material is compressed down to about 1 each time a third layer usually needs to be applied to make the path flush with the top of the header board.
Paths walkways greet visitors to your home with a stunningly elegant front walkway surfaced with crushed granite.
Compact the stone base.
In nearly all applications these materials are huge waste of.
What is decomposed granite.
Decomposed granite is a wonderful landscape material but it isn t very cool when scuffed across your interior hardwood or laminate flooring.
When the granite breaks down it forms a lot of tiny pieces.
Apply another 1 5 thick layer of decomposed granite and soak it thoroughly with water.
Nor do you want a dg bed in the floorboards of your car or truck.
These tiny pieces develop a reddish tinge and have a very gravel like appearance.
A decomposed granite path runs the length of a back garden and fast growing fern pines podocarpus gracilior create a privacy screen inside the back fence.
Wait about eight hours and compact again.
Decomposed granite or dg is made up of granite aggregates a 1 4 or smaller.
See more of this garden at before after.
Granite rock naturally breaks down into 1 4 inch or smaller particles called decomposed granite.
Install the dg at no more than a 2.
The soft soothing colors.
A 1940s suburban house grows up gracefully in mill valley ca.
In fact it is a result of the mere breaking of a granite stone.
Photograph by mimi giboin.
Loose decomposed granite packs well and provides.
Liquid polymer stabilization to the rescue g3 pathway stabilizer from technisoil is on the case.
Rake the pack to level its surface.
How to landscape with decomposed granite.
Add crushed stone step 3 step 4 kolin smith.
After smoothing and compacting the soil in the bottom of the trench line the trench with about 2 inches of crushed stone pack.
Not only does it look fabulous but it will support heavy traffic loads.
