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Posted by Wayne Whitney on October 11, 2005, 10:37 pm
Hello,
I'm regrading my 6' wide sideyard to slope away from the house 2% (1"
per 4'). I'm going to put in a 2' wide brick walkway along the length
of the the side yard. Should I maintain the 2% slope across the width
of the walkway (one side 1/2" below the other), or will that feel
"crooked"? I have some slope along the length of the walk as well, so
even if I reduce the side-to-side slope to 1%, the total slope will be
over 2%.
Thanks, Wayne
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Posted by Roger Taylor on October 11, 2005, 9:58 pm
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> Hello,
> I'm regrading my 6' wide sideyard to slope away from the house 2% (1"
> per 4'). I'm going to put in a 2' wide brick walkway along the length
> of the the side yard. Should I maintain the 2% slope across the width
> of the walkway (one side 1/2" below the other), or will that feel
> "crooked"?
Sounds like about the right amount of pitch away from the house. I put in
a brick path recently, and it slants away from the house slightly more than
that - probably 1 inch in 3 feet.
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Posted by RicodJour on October 12, 2005, 5:37 am
Wayne Whitney wrote:
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> Hello,
> I'm regrading my 6' wide sideyard to slope away from the house 2% (1"
> per 4'). I'm going to put in a 2' wide brick walkway along the length
> of the the side yard. Should I maintain the 2% slope across the width
> of the walkway (one side 1/2" below the other), or will that feel
> "crooked"? I have some slope along the length of the walk as well, so
> even if I reduce the side-to-side slope to 1%, the total slope will be
> over 2%.
Considering that most people have one leg that is longer than the
other, it makes perfect sense. Unfortunately some people will only be
able to walk up the walk, while others will only be able to walk down
it. ;)
Since you already have the slope in one direction, you could cut the
slope in the other direction, across the walk, down to half. 1/8" per
foot would be fine.
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Posted by C & M on October 12, 2005, 9:17 am
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> Wayne Whitney wrote:
> > Hello,
<SNIP>
I have some slope along the length of the walk as well, so
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> > even if I reduce the side-to-side slope to 1%, the total slope will be
> > over 2%.
<SNIP>
> Since you already have the slope in one direction, you could cut the
> slope in the other direction, across the walk, down to half. 1/8" per
> foot would be fine.
> R
You had better like the people coming since they won't be leaving and
visa-versa, based on this fact!
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> I'm regrading my 6' wide sideyard to slope away from the house 2% (1"
> per 4'). I'm going to put in a 2' wide brick walkway along the length
> of the the side yard. Should I maintain the 2% slope across the width
> of the walkway (one side 1/2" below the other), or will that feel
> "crooked"?