expertProject details
Skill
3 out of 5ModerateExcavation is tiring, but flagstones are relatively lightweight
Cost
Estimated Time
Garden hoses- Edger
- Shovel
- Small sledge hammer
- Garden rake
- rubber mallet
In this video, This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook shows how to rescue an old stone walkway.
Steps:
1. Remove the old flagstones and set aside.
2. Lay out two garden hoses to represent the shape and position of the new 3-foot-wide walkway.
3. Use an edger to cut into the lawn along both hoses.
4. Move the hoses out of the way and use a shovel to excavate the walkway. Dig down at least 4 inches.
5. Install steel edging along each side of the excavated walkway. Hammer in steel stakes to hold the edging in place.
6. Install a 2×4 stretcher every 6 to 8 feet to hold edging at precisely 3 feet apart.
7. Line the bottom of the excavated walkway with landscape fabric.
8. Spread about 3 inches of pea stone over the landscape fabric. Remove the 2×4 stretchers.
9. Set a flagstone into the pea stone with a downward twisting motion. Then tap down the flagstone with a rubber mallet. Repeat to set the remaining flagstones.
Source: https://www.thisoldhouse.com/sidewalks/21017333/how-to-build-a-flagstone-walkway
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