Easiest way to replace a walkway/sidewalk?
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I removed a crumbled paver walkway (17 ft. long & 2 ft. wide) and I am looking for replacement ideas. It has a slope leading down to the driveway. I left the bottom step as it was still in good condition. It has to be something that can be shoveled in the winter without being damaged. As I am doing this myself, (a single woman) I need something that is fairly easy to install. I have no one to help with anything heavy.
You could try a brick path - the bricks could be delivered to you. Here's a link for you:
https://www.familyhandyman.com/masonry/build-a-brick-pathway-in-the-garden/
Home Depot , Lowes and Menards deliver. Get some nice bricks and lay them in a crisscross pattern. Fill the cracks with sand, using a broom. You could also go another way and get Pea gravel. would require no maintenance.
A pea gravel walkway is not practical during the winter. Melting and freezing snow cause patches of ice to form around the individual gravel bits, which can be a real slip hazard, as the ice is often not entirely visible. As well, it is difficult to shovel snow on pea gravel without dislodging it.
Here are some ideas and concepts based on your capabilities.
https://www.hometalk.com/diy/outdoor/walkways-paths/front-paver-walkway-makeover-38236306
https://www.hometalk.com/diy/outdoor/walkways-paths/how-we-made-stepping-stone-walkway-from-ice-cream-buckets-15222589
https://www.hometalk.com/diy/outdoor/walkways-paths/how-to-install-a-paver-walkway-8995436
https://www.hometalk.com/diy/outdoor/walkways-paths/easy-50-walkway-44295518
https://www.hometalk.com/diy/outdoor/walkways-paths/diy-front-walk-9209390
https://www.hometalk.com/diy/outdoor/porches/replacing-front-gate-and-walkway-36454070
https://www.hometalk.com/diy/outdoor/walkways-paths/cheating-with-an-instant-full-pallet-garden-walkway-1776840
How We Made Stepping Stone Walkway From Ice Cream Buckets.
Our (About) $100 Walkway Update
Easy $50 Walkway
DIY Front Walk
If you put bricks or pavers on top of this, you’ll need some “side rails” to keep them from working their way apart.
bender board, pressure treated 2x4’s or plastic landscape edging can all work, if properly stakes in place.
i would use polymeric sand, to lock them in.
higher some concrete guys
Hello. Sometimes projects like this can be backbreaking, but I thought this Hometalk link was very attractive Idea.
https://www.hometalk.com/diy/outdoor/walkways-paths/diy-front-walk-9209390
DIY Front Walk
A walkway that is easy to shovel is concrete. You can hire it done because it is a LOT easier that way and the cost is normally worth it compared to a lot of manual labor.
We recently paid someone to put in a new sidewalk. We got three bids on the job, and all named prices were close. We liked a sidewalk that had been done by one of them, which he gave as a reference and he did a great job. Usually my husband has either mixed the concrete or had it delivered, plus made the forms. It's a lot of work, so I was glad we hired it out. I was going to put in a small walkway in the garden when my son-in-law gave me several. Boy, they were heavy, plus to do it right, I had to level, etc. Good luck and stay safe!
Hello Andrea,
I see you have an edging to the bed with bark chips! I would suggest you put an edge in the other side against the lawn, then you will have an area confined and you could lay shingle or small slabs with shingle around them. Best wishes.
You can pour it again. Hardware stores sell a "just add water" ready mix in bags. Mix in a wheel barrow with a hoe. You will be okay on the mulch side but you will need a wooden edge for the grass side and end. I would use a 2x4. Pour the mix into the space and smooth with a damp trowel.