Building a pathway between my daughter's house and mine...ideas?

a simple bridge with 6x6 base and 2 x 4's for cross boards.

use carriage bolts- extra long for the ends. I made one for my horses to cross a creek that ran through their pasture.

consider smaller boards to prevent slipping off the sides .

Make it at least wide enough for a wheel chair or a lawn mower. grill... for future use.

Have you considered making a path with edging and pea gravel.

Try making your border Nd filling it with rubber mulch. you can also purchase rubber pavers as well at Home Depot or Lowe’s.

best method: pour a sidewalk....

Maybe the low spot needs to have a gravel ditch dug to help drain it off toward the lowest point of the property....that's simple to do and just requires knowledge of using a shovel and a level. Drive two poles into the ground at either end and run a string between them. Make sure the string is level, then cut a two-foot-wide area in the ground by first removing the sod. Using a yard stick, dig a little deeper at the lowest end and give the water a place to run off. Line with landscape cloth and cover with gravel. That will allow the water to move thru the cloth and into the gravel area to run off and drain the area a little better. It will also help reduce the bug and mosquito population.

It's technically a "french drain", and works like a charm. You might also investigate where the water is coming into the low area and give it some direction into the drain as well.

I did it alone. just need a drill with a long bit to go through the 6x6 . my bridge is still holding up to two horses that weigh about 1500 lbs after 20 years.. without any maintenance. do not sand the surface as it provides traction on the rainy or icy days.

The mortar in the tube is easy to use like icing a cake. Just remove any loose pieces of cement in the cracks. Sweep them out and apply the mortar with a caulk gun you can smooth it with your finger. No real skill needed. Let it dry and then a fun rug would look great. Good luck

Don't forget to put a couple of pieces of 4" PVC pipe under the sidewalk in that low spot so that the water will migrate and allow the ground to dry some under the sidewalk. It will also open the opportunity to do the french drain a little bit at a time.

It's not difficult working with concrete.....just be sure and use either fence wire or rebar along the entire length to keep it from cracking easily. Get it ready or have a contractor give you a price for doing it. The labor will not be as much as the concrete, but the end result will be a permanent sidewalk without having to deal with mud and a slippery slope. PLUS, the kids will find it a great place to play....skateboards, bikes, chalk, etc. And maybe you will have the chance to teach them some of the games we played on the sidewalk as kids....hop-scotch, etc. Make it as wide as you can afford because a 6' wide sidewalk is excellent for wheelchairs, bicycles, and dribbling basketballs.

Keep me posted.....I would love to see pixs of the final product.

The surface can be broomed or screened with an old piece of carpet to make the surface rough enough to prevent it from being slick....a little roughness on the4 surface will make it safer, too.