paver walkway

[dave732]

This has probably been asked a million times, but please bear with me. I wanted to build my own paver walkway. (4' wide by about 50-60' long and curving).Wanted to know what are the best pavers out there. Also there is a slope in my yard of approximately 3-4' from top to bottom. Should I add a step or is this not going to be too steep. Thanks

[dave732]

C'mon there are no experts out there to help me. Just need a little input.

[fishinpa]

Being you got no responce in a week I'd try posting in the HardScaping forum.

[Rtom45]

hey fishinpa
I assume you do a lot of fishing. Whereabouts do you fish and what do you fish for? Do you watch or post on any of the PA. fishing sites?

[LarryF]

Dave732

I built a patio and walk 3 years ago and Cambridge pavers were the best I could find, IMO, and I'd do it again. I also live in NJ and with a 732 area code, in case you want to come look.

[GreenMonster]

There are lots of good pavers out there. Belgard, bolduc, Techo. Cambridge are fine, I believe they're out of NJ. Lots of guys in PA/NJ talk about E.P. Henry, although they're not up up here.

3-4' drop I would definately add some steps. You could use granite, natural stone, or build them out of matching wallstone. Normal step riser is 7.5", so you might want to add up to as many as 6 or 7. All depends on the layout. Read the mfg install instructions and build your base right. If that isn't right. It'll all look like sh!t in a few years, if that long.

Browse thru the hardscape forum if you want to learn more on installation.

[fishinpa]

hey fishinpa
I assume you do a lot of fishing. Whereabouts do you fish and what do you fish for? Do you watch or post on any of the PA. fishing sites?

Sorry... My last name is Fischer.

[dave732]

Hey Larry, Where did you go to buy your pavers and other materials?

[Dreams To Designs]

Dave, what part of the state are you in? There are many excellent dealers of hardscaping products all over the state. Techo-Bloc, Unilock, Ep Henry and Cambridge are just a few of the pavers available in NJ. You should go look at the samples and decide what shape, style and color you like. many of the manufacturers also offer DIY manuals. With the drop you are talking about, steps should be part of your plan. That would be an awfully steep walkway without them, but grade is very deceiving. You may also enlist the assistance of a landscape designer for a consultation to advise you. The can help you lay out the project , recommend product and dealers and maybe even be available for consultation as you build.

Kirk

[LarryF]

Hey Larry, Where did you go to buy your pavers and other materials?

Dave,

Clayton sells them, and since I live in Monmouth County, I went to the one in Freehold. I also used Clayton blocks for the retaining walls.

You can find all of the NJ Cambridge dealers at the web site

http://www.cambridgepavers.com/

That site also has some good freebies such as software and pictures of completed projects. They weren't there when I designed my patio, but now that I browsed through them, I think they could have been helpful.

Good luck.

[LarryF]

I hope this picture uploads. So far I haven't had much luck doing it.

[dave732]

Hey Guys, Thanx for all your input. I live in central NJ so i am going to visit Clayton in Edison. Also I had the laser level out the other day and the drop is only 3'(2'-10" to be exact) Do I really need to add the steps this is where I think Im gonna run into trouble. Larry your design looked great (a little hard to seebecause of the size but real nice.

[LarryF]

Larry your design looked great (a little hard to see because of the size but real nice.

Sorry about that, but I had to reduce the number of pixels to get it to upload. What it looked like when all finished is shown below.

In regard to the question about the need for steps. If you don't do that, the pitch will be about 6 inches in 10 feet. Seems a bit steep, but I guess that's something you have to decide. Why don't you block up one side of a 10' plank and try it out.

[Dreams To Designs]

You can try North Brunswick Supply, excellent dealer selling both EP Henry and Techo Bloc. Timothy's Center for Gardening on rt 130 in Robbinsville has a great Techo display to get ideas and a good view of their product.

I would suggest a step or two to make your walkway more comfortable. Steep ramps are no fun in rain or especially snow.

Kirk

[Ideal Lwns & Landscp]

Dave, where in central jersey are you..there is an anchor plant in lakewood with a pretty big display of pavers.