I have a brick walkway/patio that is in dire need of repair. They have either been raised by tree roots or have sunk because of erosion or perhaps ant nests.
2006-08-05 10:58:07 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
you need to get to the root of the problem.pun intended.
seriously,the best way would be to take out all the bricks in the damaged area and 2 ft.either way.take out 6 inches of material or dirt and replace with new sand or stone dust.compact w/ a hand tamper and reset bricks.use a rubber mallet to set bricks and to level.pitch from the middle for water drain-off.tehn brush/sweep new sand between.you may have to brush more material between bricks after it settles.
it may be easier and much better,in the long run, to just re-do the whole walkway.if you do this,use a metal edging or mortar your soldier course.also,dont forget,to crown the middle so that you have good water drainage.if doing a large walkway it may be worth renting a power/gas compactor.
good luck, it goes pretty good once you get going.if new to this give yourself the weekend to complete.any ??? contact me thru e-mail
2006-08-05 11:28:44 · answer #1 · answered by jitterbugjims 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jitterbugjims has it down. There are some easier ways, but what he said is pretty good. Good Luck
2006-08-05 17:00:02 · answer #2 · answered by marks3kids 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hard stuff. seek onto google or bing. it could actually help!
2015-03-28 17:51:06 · answer #3 · answered by dana 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
difficult stuff. look on google and yahoo. this could help!
2014-11-26 15:22:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋