Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Paving of natural stone as an element of landscape design

Modern landscape design is almost impossible to imagine without sidewalks, paving are made with natural stone such as basalt, granite, slate, cobbles, pebbles, gravel, limestone. The reason is that it is a natural stone guarantees full completion of any garden composition.

Typically, a stone used in conjunction with the flagstones, bricks, wood, creating an aesthetic ensembles. Natural stone created by nature and has great strength, making it a long time operation.

Most often produce paving with granite pavers, which is very impact resistant and durable material. Granite paving is almost impossible to external influences (changes in temperature, pressure, vibration), it is waterproof and does not absorb oily liquid. Paving produce mostly pavement, having a shape of a regular hexagon.

Also use chopped paving, which is processed by special machines and is known as Coode. Coode requires certain skills in the installation and the process of paving is rather complicated and laborious. When it is necessary to determine the stacking pattern of the figure on which the paving will be done.

Surface on which will be laying it undergoes pre-processing, the base should be made of gravel or concrete. Paving stamps compactors, and top cover ordinary sand. It is desirable that stacking granite paving a professional service, and then it will serve you virtually forever. In the process of paving natural stone dock and combine with each other.

As flat slabs used for paving slabs of limestone, slate, quartzite, sandstone and granite. Very interesting reception when the plate is placed at a certain distance from each other, and between them sow grass, which gives the landscape design originality and aesthetics.

Plates, used for paving, are sawn, glazed, polished, treated by thermal method. It is recommended to use the plate with a thickness of not less than three inches to avoid mechanical damage. Creating a board of various ornaments and patterns, we can achieve a very unexpected effect that will look stylish and original, emphasizing your fine taste and an inner sense of beauty.

To narrow paths on a suburban area, you can use gravel and pebbles. Pour stone rubble, and then poured gravel layer with a thickness of not less than three centimeters. This flooring is the cheapest and easiest way to paving suburban area. In order to prevent any displacement of stones to be laid on sidewalks and slabs.

Important from an aesthetic point of view recognizes the harmonious combination of slabs and gravel. When the trail is not maintained very intense and the load on them is not great, can be used for paving gravel.
Thus, the ideal landscape design using natural stone creates a relatively simple and pleasing to the eye, as site owners and visitors for its beautiful appearance and excellent practical information.

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