|
Posted by jloomis on July 19, 2008, 11:25 am
Why level. Some paths follow the grade. I always find it best to raise the
path a bit higher than the grade to avoid earth and debris from being the
same level.....
All a choice.
Most walkways are a bit higher than grade though when I build them.
jloomis
> So I've sorted out what gravel/road base/whatever I'm going to use.
> I've driven some stakes and built a frame out of pressure treated
> 2x4s. I "leveled" them by laying a board across my trench, resting on
> the ground on either side. That turns out not to be particularly
> level. Should I
>
> a) Leave it as it is so the path will be flush with the unlevel
> surrounding ground.
>
> b) Make the frame more level by raising one side a bit above the
> surrounding ground
>
> c) Make the frame more level by lowering one side a bit below the
> surrounding ground
>
> d) Make the frame level and then try to even out the surrounding
> ground with some of the dirt I have left over from digging my trench.
>
> Or something else entirely?
>
> -Peter
| 
Yahoo! 
Google 
Windows Live 
del.icio.us 
digg 
Netscape 
XML Sitemap