Instructions on How to Install Arizona Red Flagstone
Arizona Red is a color of flagstone quarried out of Arizona, and ranges in hues depending on the exact shade of stone you purchase. Since it is a natural stone, there will always be variations in the color, which is part of the beauty of a natural product. Installing Arizona Red flagstone for a walkway is the same as any other type of flagstone path, and while not overly difficult, it does require spare time and a significant amount of manual labor to accomplish. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Work gloves
- Safety glasses
- Ear plugs
- Tape measure
- Garden hose
- Shovel
- Dirt compactor
- Pea gravel
- Rough sand
- Rubber mallet
- Masonry hammer
Instructions
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Unroll your length of garden hose and use it as a guide for establishing the outer perimeter of your flagstone walkway. Measure your preferred width (most walkways are around 3 feet) and use the hose to outline your walkway. Dig down with a shovel and remove the sod and dirt at least 4 inches deep in between your sections of hose.
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Layer the bottom 3 inches or so of your walkway area with pea gravel. Run the compactor over the pea gravel to compact it into the dirt. Cover the compacted pea gravel with at least 2 inches of rough sand, which acts as a base for the flagstone itself. Adjust the depth of your sand layer depending on the thickness of your flagstone so that the finished height is roughly flush with the rest of your lawn.
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Lay out your flagstone pieces within the walkway path on top of the sand. Tap them into place with the rubber mallet. Place the pieces as close or as far away from each other as your personal preference dictates, as joint spacing in walkways is purely based upon visual appeal. Break larger pieces up with a masonry hammer to fill in larger voids or to make irregular pieces fit into an area.
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Fill the joints between the flagstone pieces with sand. Cover the entire walkway in at least an inch of extra sand, then run the compactor over the surface of the flagstone walkway to compact everything into place. Sweep the remaining sand off of the surface of the walkway.
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Tips & Warnings
All of your tools and supplies can be purchased or rented from a home improvement store.
Always wear protective gear when working with power tools. Make sure you wear safety glasses when breaking the stone up into smaller pieces.
