how far do i set 18 inch round pavers apart to create a functional walkway?

Answer 1

The length of your foot. In your garden you stroll not walk..

Answer 2

I helped a friend do this: We got her feet wet in a basin, then she walked on her concrete driveway. The wet footprints showed up clearly on the concrete and it was very easy to measure the distance from toe to toe over the course of several strides.

We did this in the morning when her driveway was in the shade. The shade helped us because the footprints lasted long enough for us to get the measurements and the concrete was not too hot to walk on barefooted. I suppose we could have had her do the footprints with her shoes on, but she didn't want to get her shoes wet.

Just a reminder, it would be better to put the pavers too close together than to have them too far apart. Nobody wants to have to leap from block to block.

Good luck with your walkway.

Answer 3

Since a natural stride is about 18 inches, you would set the 18 inch pavers flush with each other (18 inches from center to center).

Answer 4

Mark a spot, put the middle of one foot on that spot and then walk ten normal steps and mark the center of your foot. Measure the distance and divide by 10. Then space the center of your round pavers that distance apart. This will line up the center of the pavers with the center of your normal footstep so you aren't taking extra big steps to step on them.

Answer 5

6 inches will work great for most people that give you an average step of around 2 feet