Steps Out

We tried using just stepping stones for the entry to the house; worked great last summer...not so great in the winter, and the spring thaw was a disaster.  So we decided to have a stone sidewalk put in and we are really pleased the way it turned out.



Here's the "before" shot.



Baily stood guard at the door all day long as the work progressed.



After removing the sod, a layer of crushed stone was put down and then each stone was pounded into place.




The laying went pretty fast until the ends where they had to use a concrete saw to get the proper curves and fit.




Rubber edging holds the sides in shape and a polymer sand was swept into the cracks.  Soil is backfilled in.





They got a good fit at the entry stone stair.




Ta da!