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Posted by Worn Out Retread on August 22, 2008, 9:41 am
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>>>I'm just about done with a 32' x 13.5' awning. Underneath is a v shaped
>>>depression sloping to a natural drainage. I'm going to put in 3/4"
>>>gravel
>>>to level, then some paver sand, and a weed cloth. Does the weed cloth go
>>>over the gravel or the sand?
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>> If you're trying to give a natural drainage for rain, keep the sand
>> out of it. [and I'd use landscape cloth between the original soil and
>> the gravel.
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>> If you're hoping the gravel will carry water away from below the sand,
>> then between the sand and gravel. [and I'd still use on to isolate the
>> gravel from the soil]
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>> I think we're both talking about the same stuff- but I hesitate to
>> call it weed cloth as it does little to suppress weeds. [maybe it
>> makes them easier to pull] It does, however, serve to keep your
>> rough gravel free from being clogged by sand or soil.
>>
>> Jim
>> [then again- life may be completely different in the desert- I'm
>> dealing with wooded, Northeast US soils & climate]
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> Sorry. Important fact left out. We're putting in pavers.
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> doh
>
> steve
We had a patio done with gravel, sand and then pavers. The pavers were then
covered with sand and a "shaker" worked all the sand down between the
pavers. The patio was then sealed with a sealant. No weed cloth was not
used at all. We had no weeds at all after 20 years. Even the ants couldn't
get through the surface.
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