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What to do until patio is installed?
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Posted by schmily 6 - VA (My Page) on Thu, Oct 6, 05 at 13:26
| We're building a new house and with the current time frames it looks like it should be finished in the dead of winter. Eventually we want to put a stone patio off the back but I'm not sure where this will fall on the priority list so it may get postponed for a year or more. In the meanwhile I'm wondering what to do with that space. It will probably be difficult to get grass to grow there - especially in the winter. :D We have 2 dogs so I'd really rather not having them strolling through the mud. Mulching the area would be a relatively cheap option but I'm not sure what impact this would have later. Would it be better to put down some sort of bluestone/gravel that could later be used as the base for the patio? If so what material would work best? Thanks! |
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RE: What to do until patio is installed?
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Use either road base or class two.
Can be used as your sub base later and will keep the dogs from tracking in mud during the winter. |
RE: What to do until patio is installed?
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| It's cheap and easy to put down a bed of woodchips. After a year or more they'll be aged nicely, and when you remove it you can use them as mulch on your garden beds. |
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