Flagstone Patio Installation

How to install flagstone.

Flagstone patio installation.

The flagstone most commonly used for patios includes bluestone limestone redstone sandstone granite and slate. I love the natural feel they give to a landscape design. Although flagstones can be frustrating to work with because of their lack of uniformity the process is one that anyone. Installing a flagstone patio or path can give your landscape design a huge boost and really impress your guests or customers if you happen to be a pro.

Irregular shapes suit flagstone to both casual free form and formal geometric design schemes. Installing flagstone is good way to create a path or patio with an attractive natural look. Breaking into the palettes of flagstone was by far the most exciting stage of the patio building process. Dry construction is much easier for do it yourselfers because you can build directly on the ground while mortared stone requires a concrete slab foundation to prevent cracking in the mortar.

Laying flagstone patios in stone dust or sand as opposed to mortar or concrete is known as dry set or sand set. It is recommended that a patio or walkway base be at least 3 deep then filled with a layer of compacted gravel covered with coarse sand. Dry laid flagstone simply means that the flagstone pieces are placed on a bed of sand and gravel.