A natural flat stone patio sounds like something easy. I mean, it's natural, right? So it builds itself, right?
Not quite. 'Natural' refers to the random shape of each stone, like stones found in nature. This makes the construction of a patio like piecing together a puzzle. Ground preparation is critical to the final product; you can't put together a puzzle until you have a proper puzzle board. This begins with setting out the patio area with a peg line, and then shovel grading the ground and spreading sand and gravel for the base.
Then there is the placement of each and every piece of stone, in a random, or free form, pattern.
Stones placed, the gaps are then filled with a cementing material; in this case, polymeric sand. It is possible to fill with regular sand or gravel, but for something longer lasting, we recommend the polymeric.
Thereafter, our guys clean off the dust and dirt and pack down the installation.
Finally, they wash the installation down. Wetness will also enable the polymeric filler to set into a durable frame.
Presto! A lakeside, free form, natural flat stone patio, by Ben's Creek Nursery.
Garden chairs and fun provided separately.
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