As long as were less than 1.5 inches or so, than its really not a problem. Does anything on this page (http://highlandls.com/products/) or this page (https://www.landscapeandgarden.com/gravel-decorative-rock) jump out to you as being the product you recommend? Gravel-Lok, also known as "Gravel Glue" is a Polyurethane-based resin which when binds stones together when applied. Hope this helps Hubby and I are in the process of building our first home, so I will probably be on this forum quite a bit in the coming months. However, since the gravel is loose, people often need to know how to stabilize pea gravel. Thanks. I did find limestone screenings on this website: http://www.greenbuilderssupply.net/pr_bulk_materials_dumping.htm. You want to go maybe 1 deep and maybe 1/2 wide. Wow, thats frustrating. Now they want to put a sealer over that! Deep bow of thanks for all of the wisdom youve shared here with your article and the comment section. )and get as many of them clean as possible, knowing that a few of them you may have to replace, a few maybe get turned upside down and re-puzzled in to the project, maybe leave one stone still with the haze, as part of the patio forever, to always remind you of this fun adventure. Joints are aging well. On the other hand, if you are using gravel on a patio, it is best if the pea gravel is completely immovable. Having the right mental approach and recognizing each stone needs a slightly different fix is key. Basic advice can be free but you worked hard and long to get those skills and knowledge. (a careful pass with the pressure washer shouldnt damage the stones. The advantages of gravel. Either fulling the joints with soil and seeding, or, during the excavtion Ill carefully remove the sodthe grass itself plus 2 of soil and roots along with it. Bad news, that stuff. Hey Devin- I too want to thank you for promoting not putting plastic into the environment! Polymeric sand, in the above scenario, will either crack up, or, worse yet, it may stay solid on top, leaving that void beneath, causing more problems until the poly sand finally does crack up. Actually both sweeping and hosing results in joint material all over the stone surface, and of course the joints then become less level than the stone surface as the breeze gets swept or washed out. Pea gravel is round and tends to roll, so laying down a base layer of a more coarse, angular rock can help stabilize the pea gravel. In fairness, we got a LOT of rain almost a foot in a 24 hour span here in St. Louis it made the news for flooding. Cement/Sand mixture mortar left behind a residue and markings on my outdoor patio stone and walkway. I plan on using a thicker layer of concrete sand below the stone, (up to six inches); thick enough so that it accommodates the irregular thickness, and providing me a flat stone surface on top. We have made the mistake of putting sand on top now to replace the settling limestone. Thanks! Thanks for any help you can provide. I was planning on Breeze but hear it will be tracked into the house and wash away. Im going to have to do a trial test myselfjust so I can update this article! Do I start with stone dust and then add a top layer of topsoil? And your case however what youre suggesting sounds like a good idea remove the soil replace with stone dust and then watch C if the flagstones dont get as dirty afterwards. https://www.envirobond.com/professional/envirosand/, https://www.landscapeandgarden.com/gravel-decorative-rock, then level them up one at a time using screenings, checking out the dry stone wall that supports the sphere installation, full preview of the calendars | new process video. Void forms beneath flagstone.joint settles in and fills that voidthen you top off joint. Resulted in ugly haze. Do you think installing a border on the sides of the trench is necessary? It leaves a nasty haze all over the place, and is overall a wasteful, expensive mess and a disappointment. But after reading your postings I am not sure what to do. It does shift when the dogs play or work here. We live in Washington, DC. Others, with a concrete border. Im so glad I found your webpage. Hi Devin Thanks for all your comments. Level the stones following this procedure. We have had successful installations at James Madison's Montpelier, the Arkansas Governors Mansion, Colonial Williamsburg and most recently at Thomas Jefferson's Monticello. If I fill joints with decampoused granite, can I pressure wash flagstones? Fact is that you simply can not use polymeric sand as a replacement for taking your time and doing the job right. In Colorado, I believe they are sold as crusher fines. Stone dust is the way to go for most professionally installed flagstone patios. On the surface, no pun intended, it seems like a bullet proof option but for my flag stone patio Im going with the stone dust option! Bagged stuff, like youd add to mortar? It is helpful to see you are not a fan of the polymeric sand and the reasons why. After that I have one side that I will change to/add retaining wall stone borders to better lock my stones in. 903 landscape supply is the place: https://www.903inc.com/. Or pull up some layer of sand and put screening in? In the shady area moss will grow in the screenings, in the sunny area, maybe not so much. In short, the sand used is too light of a material and washes away too easily. The slab is about four inches thick so concrete ran under the wood dividers and there is an irregular floor to my trenches. Hi Devin I have a bunch of slate (and some stone) paths, patios and stairways, a lot of which I have built, and while they are largely stable the crushed stone I used in the joints (which matches the slates) sometimes washes out of the steeper areas especially on the two long stair paths. So good job. On the note of odor, there are products you can hook up to your hose pipe to breakdown dog waste and odors. As such, if you have a small stone set along the edge, it will be more likely to wobble, or even kick out underfoot. Here, joints were intentionally left 4 to 8 wideand the space between them was filled with sod. How old is your patio? What is the best way to repair? And have fun! I do know it's pretty spendy. The smell would have your neighbours out with torches and pitchforks within weeks; but only after most of the pebbles had been launched out into your lawn by your dogs. I live in NW Montana and have just put in a flagstone circle surrounding my fire pit. Therefore, be aware of the possibility of water running off to the edges and plan accordingly. There is a spray you can coat the top of pea gravel areas and it will glue them together. Are the stones too small, I mean, maybe hes thinking to glue the stones down with the cement? In reality, nothing is impossible. Thanks! but no sand. I was wondering if you know the best way to do this and what would be good to use in wider joints. Some pieces are 2 thick x 12 long by 4 widesome are 3/4 to 1 thick 1010 size, with only a handful ideal size pieces to keep it anchored together, i suppose. We were afraid a bigger pest i.e. No problem. Once that was done, we cleaned off the blocks. Devin, What a great article. Also, very impressive stone sculptures! Maybe 6 yardS of 1/4 minus (decomposed granite is more expensive, just ask for 1/4 minus, or pathway fines). It has a broader color spectrum than crushed stone and is lighter and often less expensive. I wanted something that would promote drainage and have a natural look. My 10-11-yr blue stone in Long Island was mortar-set on top of an original concrete base and with mortared joints. I have heard many hardscapers claim that its impossible to remove the polymeric sand haze. Devin, Thank you for this blog and great info. Then I need to study how it behaves, over years. Maybe a dry concrete mix without the rocks in it? Ive done this once before. Even if you are using a more uniform paver, the gravel foundation may not compact 100 percent perfectly. Additionally, the stabilization method will depend on what your final product is going to be. That depends on the supplier. You can choose from various materials like plastic edging or metal borders. However, it may be fine for DIY purposes. I'm not about breakingand rules here, but if it's a solution to manylandscape problems, win/win. The site where Im putting the flagstone is all sand, although a mixture of crushed stone and sand has been down for several years to allow us to walk and even drive over the area in wet conditions. Its popularity increased steadily for a decade and now it is a very common landscape product. And to account for waste and mistakes. The local product I found looks identical to yours. Just sweep the decomposed granite into the cracks between the stones, then turn on the shower to set the DG/stone dust into place. The industry standard for flagstone installation these days, is still basically to use the methods, tools and materials used in concrete paver installation and adapt them to natural flagstone. But the real complaint that I have against this gravel glue epoxy whatever were talking about, the real complaint is that it just does not look good. Clean the joint of all dust and debri. Would combining the dust with some finer particulate 1/8 limestone be better? The only times that Ive seen people having trouble keeping stone dust/decomposed granite in their flagstone joints, the flagstone joints were too wide. I have 4 large, thick stones for the 4 corners and many med-large stones interspersed for stability. I have completed about 25% of the 800 sf of patio and walkway via this method. For more information, please see our Hose down. I wouldnt use sand, as its more likely to settle or wash away. Stones will stay in place if done correctly. Thank you for your very fast response and for taking the time to answer my question. Otherwise it will crack up. We have an existing flagstone patio which was built on a layer of crushed limestone with the same in between the flagstones. I am planning to level the ground and place landscaping cloth below crushing and lay stone tiles. Then gently give it a few taps with a mallet to seat it into place. This sounds like an ambitious project. This project will be my first. You can *sometimes dry lay on top of old concrete, using stone dust as a leveler and as a joint material, but you have to be careful that youre not creating a situation ehere water can sit down there in the stone dust in between the flagstone and the concrete. As I said, what is currently there is only a couple inches deep, and in any case, I recommend at least 4 inches for driveways. So IDK, rip out that old drain, and install your new drain correctly. These stones on the pool edge got mortared in joints, dyed dark gray to match the stone dust/DG that was used for the rest of the flagstone. Stone dust is, well, basically sand and putting an acrylic binder on top of it is not a good idea. Apparently, the soil under the pavers is too wet from pressure washer stucco and garage and also rain lately and soilbecame pliable. If sowell, thats a whole nother question entirely. Anyway. First, lay a foundation of compacted stone aggregate, then lay individual flagstones using screenings as the leveling agent. | Paver Base Panel vs. Gravel For Patio Base | Patio Ideas On A Budget. Thanks for saving me from the poly sand! Allow the walkway one hour of drying time . Thats about the best I can answer.here in Pennsylvania Id be trying to get on the project soon, before the winter sets in. Hi Devin, greetings from colorado. * This works better with tight joints. b) take your time, read all the above articles, and educate yourself well enough to try your hand at a hard task or c) go ahead and live in a lame world where you dont need to fit your flagstones together rightyou can just fill the spaces in between with plastic! Doesnt sound too ingenious, when stated that way, doesnt it? As such, my recommendation is clearstay with the decomposed granite! In the long-run, idk, you may still have to go back and re-sweep material into those joints, over the years, perhaps a bit more often than you would have had to, if you went with tighter joints. The stones are fairly thick, 2-3thanks. The other thing to watch for, as far as separation between your mortar joint and the edge of your flagstoneis getting everything clean. You will likely need to repeat applying a binder every 6 to 8 years. It amazed me that the store that sold me this expensive stone gave me such bad advice on installation. Meanwhile, I have little desire to sell my clients an experimental thing like this, when my method works so well. I just want to say thank you for your articles and all the questions youve answered on here. Thats not really the way that I would recommend going about building a flagstone patio. Ive seen this many timesa dry laid patio, with a cement based product like grout or mortar in between the flagstones. Required fields are marked *. Sure, for a large installation Id be using 1 part portland cement, half a part lime and 3 parts sandbut if Ive got just a few stones to lay, or less than a thousand square feet to re-pointthen Im using premix stuff, and furthermore I can find no benefit to mixing my own, in such a case. And dont use salt either. I have a full time job and a sheep farm and it is amazing how many people want free food just because I have a farm. Heres an article about removing and replacing the stone dust in-between your flagstone. Hi helpful article- thank you. Polymers for Sand, Gravel, Aggregate and Concrete Processing - thickeners, sand processing, dredging, dewatering, clarification , dry processes. In my experience a wire-brush + elbow grease will get *some* of it up, when its fresh. Though it may require some maintenance, down the road. I use a a hammer. Can I use polymeric sand to fill in the gap or decomposed granite? Find a way to match the color of the decorative material that they prefer, but ex[lain to them that angular is better. Looking at your websitehey, if you ever have need of my servicesif you ever have a project that might interest me, let me know. *its a plant fiber. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Encourage moss to grow there. Not polymeric, it doesnt harden. About ground cover for in between your stones.theres a few good options out there, like Irish moss (not really a moss) and thyme and others. It would fail, but I see the reason. I go about it with love, gratitude, and hammers, chisels, powertools and with all that I have. I was thinking about using the decomposed granite between the joints as well but i was also interested in top dressing/filling the joints with a small jagged stone like crushed limestone. Personally, my preference is to merely lay larger stone along the edge of the patiohave all of your edge flagstones, large. When gravel shifts, it can expose the weed cloth underneath, letting weeds overtake the edges of your gravel walkway or driveway. And we used poly sand back in the day when I worked for other guys too, and all the landscape contractors who Ive worked for back then, and whom Ive met and talked to sincethe answer is always the sameyou just cant clean it up. Replace joint material with a mix of topsoil and gravel or stone dust. Use a broom to fill gaps. Screenings are crushed stone. Stone dust will work. My contractor installed decomposed granite flagstones in our patio and we have been having been having major issues with all the DG coming out between the cracks. Montana and Pennsylvania both have serious winters, that cause soils to heave and settle. Polymers: Thickeners. Spread it all over and hosed it down into cracks. If the project is large enough to catch my interest financially, or artistically interestingfly me out! Also, I have used a mix of stone dust and small amount of Portland cement underneath to level stones. The gravel helps toughen up the dog's pads without damaging them. If not then feel free to contact me via emailI know a guy who is awesome at this type of work! Properly installed, rain washing the decomposed granite out from in between the flagstones should not be a problem. (P.S. There are many methods of stabilizing pea gravel. I then will use the 1/8 to 1/4 between the joints as advised. Worms? Or grind out the entire joint between the flagstones. It is an excellent material for leveling out your flagstonesthe best in my opinion, and likewise it is the best joint filler for flagstones. I rarely sub, but your outfit looks alright. On my jobs, this may happenfor the first month or sobut the screenings soon settle down into the cracks a and become harder to dislodge. Is there a liquid or possible caulking that could be used in this type of situation? If the stones are set upon a gravel foundation: 1/4 minus. Your answers to questions were helpful, thank you. Theres white screeningswhich is more a cream/off white color. First of all, I build flagstone pathways, not DG. 1. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Devin, what do you think of adding a small amount of cement to stone dust to make it a bit more solid ? If you leave the stone dust all the way filled to the top, its going to spill out and get everywhere. Year and years later, no problembut then I have seen hardscapes built by other contractors, that used white gravel for the foundationand seen jobs like that fail. 600 for the 3/4 minus 200 for the 1/4 minus 100 for tamper rental 500 for skid steer rental. I would not recommend sand for in between flagstone joints. Must be a west coast thing. Yea, buy a few brick, cut them, do it right. Expect to be topping off the stone dust trenches a couple times a year, first year or 2. No freeze-thaw issues. Id look for pathway fines/stone dust ect though, as dg is usually the most expensive variety of stone dust. The stones tend to get lodged on your shoes and are dragged into the house. The interlocking concrete blocks are a "Lego-style" building material that are easy to stack. Thanks Im advance for your help. Organic materials will not compact enough to support vehicle traffic. Again, elbow grease. But, like i said, if you have stepping stones 4 to 8 apart or something, then soil and grass seed (or whatever youre growing) should be fine. I just completed a four month long project laying 800 sf of irregular Pennsylvania Blue flagstone (variable thickness stone of 1.5 to 2.25 inches think); at our house in Seattle, WA. Incorporating the gravel into the soil seems to have improved the drainage, too. Some are 10 years with no problems. It absolutely does seem counter-intuitive to introduce plastic to a landscape; thanks for articulating this so well. Visible from the road, near blue Mountain Ski Resort. If you wish to pressure wash a patio that has screenings for the joints, then you will have to sweep the material back into place after pressure washing. Also, do you have any mortar that you prefer over another? Next, I planned to re-do my leveling with sand and a plate compactor, followed by screenings (this hadnt happened before) & again the plate compactor. thanks. I want to re-fill the joints of my existing dry laid bluestone patio. remove it and install 1 1/2 size river rock. Everyday of my life, theres someone asking me what to do about their 8 inch wide flagstone joints. Sorry for the delayed responseIve been busy finishing up with the years work before the winter sets in. The article goes into more detail. Im in Tucson AZ and have a very large flagstone patio that is 15 yrs old and is showing many cracks in the mortar grout. Our monsoon rains also might wash it out. Polymeric sand makes people think that they can cheat, that they can get away with wider joints than they would otherwise. Placing a border around the perimeter of pea gravel paths and walkways is one of the best ways to stabilize pea gravel. But okay, if youre going to live with what you have then yea, stone dust is a much better option than poly sand. Make sure the patio is pitched hard enough. Stone screenings will contain 1/8 inch to 1/16th inch small chips of stone, like large sized sand, and fines, which will be like flour. Any ideas for adding curb appeal to this small house? The flagstone are mainly grey from age. A professional, who will talk with you on the phone, and walk you through the process of laying flagstone, repairing flagstone, or any other such situation? I would of course not recommend it, for reasons outlined in the article above.well, it wouldnt be my first recommendation anyway. Then tamp. Another method is to simply pour boiling water on the unwanted plants. And be sure to not overfill your jointsthe stone dust/DG should be a bit shy of the tops of your flagstones. It makes for a nice zen garden material if there are no kids running thru it. Remove excess residue with a leaf blower. Offering consultation services has really made things easier on meI used to get emails, phone calls and even text messages from random people looking for free advice. Youre welcome, I hope my blog posts are helpful. I know it hasnt been that long since the quarry dust was placed between the stones and according to what I have read in your comments, the stone/dust will settle down. Did you set the flagstones in mortar/on top of a concrete foundation? Consequently, when you place chairs or tables on the gravel, it is less likely to be unsteady and cause furniture to fall over. Best thing you can do to extend the life of your patio mortar joints, living in Colorado or any place with harsh wintersis to stay on top of the snow. You can get rid of weeds easily by boiling up a pot of water in the pouring water on them. But yes, for a DG path, a border or edge material is generally necessary. We visited a tourist attraction that had done this. Good luck! Then, pour about three inches of pea gravel on top of this base layer. Also, it is unnecessary. Do you have any recommendations on my project? Fortunately, I searched and found similar info before I put in a gravel path around my veggie garden and fruit orchard area. Several products on the market specifically work to bind loose gravel surfaces, like Gravel-Lok or EasiHold. Thought taking up and adding base rock under but that is a ton of work. Like all new things, it takes a minute before you realize the long term results. Thanks. I have pea gravel, QP would have packed down nice but its not friendly for barefeet. In that caseId just use sand. Before the coat is dry, apply sand over the binding solution. so my first thought was ants.I have never seen rodents leave sand piles atop a flagstone, so Im still leaning towards ants. This downward slope on each side will help with water runoff and prevent washouts. Either pour or sprinkle the binding solution over the pea gravel in even and light layers. I cant say too much about stabilized decomposed granite. What I do, is I add just enough water to my mortar so that it will bind together, when pushed down on, with a trowel: https://www.devineescapes.com/flagstone-walkway-re-pointing-repair-paoli/. Perfect for use in between flagstones. Most areas are failing, so I plan on filling the gaps with stone dust. What is the best method of removing this haze safely? You are so kind to answer so quickly and for the method link. One thing I forgot to ask originally was the issue of freeze-thaw cycle and the potential for the limestone to hold water and then potentially crack the flagstone. from what Im able to google on the matter, Im pretty sure 1/4 inch minus is graded properly to be used as a joint material. Glad you found the article useful! A pea gravel patio can be surprisingly difficult to keep maintained and repaired. I can say without reservation that you should repair the flagstone patio that you haveand never replace it with stamped concrete. Purchase screenings at a landscape supply store or at a quarry. IF they did all of that stuff right, then such a chasm should not have formed. Polymeric sand is no good. We are in Ontario, Canada. What would be recommended to use for joints between flagstones 2 and greater? Cheers! I would like to fill the joint of the flagstone patio with decomposed granite so I can match the color somewhat. I have never used a polymeric sand, and I am wondering if I made some out of the crushed stone I have (which is very fine, for filling the joints, and I have a lot of it still)? The real big problem however here is that it tightens up the joints. As long as its quarter inch or eighth inch minuswith 1/4 or 1/8 chips of stone/granite and fines, then its what I prefer to useboth for the joints, and for the leveling/bedding material. I see no upsides. We need to replace the joints and extend the patio 10 feet. Theres also some mention of stabilized decomposed granite. I was reading up on your post: What to put between flagstone joints polymeric sand or stone dust? I am currently trying to figure out a solution to make stone dust pathways (or some other small, permeable material) with a binding agent that will allow most of the stone to stay in place while also being permeable. Is there a solution I can spray on and use myself? I used screenings to fill in between the joints. in the cracks thinking the soil and plants will help hold the stones in place. Brett in Millersville,PA. Id love to find something natural in a deep blu to go with the bluestone. Are there any key steps Im missing? What I use is stone dust AKA screenings. We had flagstones placed in our outdoor shower about 5 years ago. Or any Masonry supply place. To keep pea gravel from rolling and shifting, tamp it down with a heavy lawn roller or hand tamper after you install it. Rounded is not going to be very sturdybecause its rounded. If it means re-grading a bit of yard, or installing a step. Will water flow over the flagstones to the drain with dry set stones, or do i need to do something totally different? When selecting your base rock, make sure to pick rough gravel that is large enough to allow the pointy edges to interlock and heavy enough not to be washed away in a storm. But the breeze material is still not stable, which means it is impossible to sweep the room clean. Well yes, if a flagstone patio is pitched properly then water will flow over the flagstones and into a drain. great article. And reallymaybe make the drainage saw-cut, then fill in a couple inches with road base type gravel. Sure, you could do that. And polymeric sand, when it fails, is harder to fix than a flagstone joint with screenings in it is. Would prefer to be able to pressure wash is once in a while, so does stone dust make it impossible to pressure wash them? 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