Garden path suggestions

l78h

donny-gal said:

We have just had our done with resin, and are so pleased we spent the extra to get a smooth, but non-slip finish, eliminating a step.

donny-gal said:

We have just had our done with resin, and are so pleased we spent the extra to get a smooth, but non-slip finish, eliminating a step.

That looks lovely! Thank you for posting a picture. Looks lovely and safe

l78h

FlorayG said:

how much do you want to spend? You can get really nice resin surface, rough enough to be non-slip but smooth enough to have no snags, but it's not cheap

I don’t mind spending if the path works. It needs to give me the confidence to be able to walk in the garden. So thank you for the suggestion, I’d not thought of that

l78h

kimwp said:

Maybe those plastic hexagon grids with grass seed in? 

Thanks for suggestion, but no. Anything with grass gets incredibly slippy

l78h

FreeBear said:

twopenny said: I think block paving is out. It's not great for sticks and small wheels.

I'd thought of slabs, I have the cheap ones because they are non slip but if they are butted together, even with a good base they will eventually move. Spacing them leaves a trip gap as far as sticks are concerned.

Thanks for the suggestion and the link. Very useful

l78h

FreeBear said:

l78h said: My gardener has suggested tamping down gravel into the soil with perhaps mixing a bit of cement into it.

That is just a bodge and will last six months at most. To do it properly, you need to dig down @150mm. Put down a well compacted layer of MOT1 or crushed rubble 75-100mm thick. That will give you a solid base for what ever paving option you select - Slabs can be set in to a weak cement mortar ~25mm thick (1 part cement to 10 parts sand), or you could go for block paving. But with blocks, the edging needs to be set in to ~150mm of concrete to stop the rest of the blocks moving around (and you want ~25mm of sharp sand underneath).

Ideally, a resin path wants to be laid on a concrete base (or a cellular grid filled with compacted gravel), and needs to be done during a dry spell - Getting a bit late in the year to do it now, although the grunt work and base can be done this side of Christmas.

A proper job is not going to be cheap - Most of the labour will be in preparing the base.

Yes, I’m not happy with his suggestion. I’m thinking either resin or slabs after reading the suggestions in here. Thank you for your grlp