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Park paths made of small slabs look beautiful and elegant. And why not adopt a similar method of covering paths in the garden? After all, concrete ones are more durable and clearly benefit from the point of view of aesthetics.

Most often, gardeners, when landscaping, are stopped by the apparent laboriousness of manufacturing concrete slabs. However, if a person was able to build a house, then even more so he can master the casting of concrete blocks. Moreover, the materials for this require the most affordable: cement, sand, gravel, water and some boards and plywood.

First of all, you need to make a formwork - after all, it is in it that each tile is cast. The formwork is assembled from four sidewalls, pulled together around the perimeter with a cord, and the bottom. A box of sidewalls is placed on a plywood bottom and fixed with small nails. Further, placing the box on a horizontal plane, cover the entire inner surface with a thick automotive lubricant. After that, you can pour the concrete mixture. It is prepared immediately before use so that it does not seize. For tiles, concrete of the same grade as for the foundation is suitable - M100, M150. M150 has the following composition: water volume - 20%; cement - 10%; the volume of aggregate (crushed stone, sand) - 70%, and sand - 40%, crushed stone - 60%.

Rice. 1. Formwork (click to enlarge): 1 - side walls, 2 - tightening cord, 3 - lock, 4 - plywood bottom, 5 - curly ledges

Concrete patterns on garden paths
Rice. 2. Formwork pouring scheme: 1 - formwork, 2 - concrete solution

After pouring concrete into the formwork (layer 40-45 mm), it must be carefully compacted to avoid shells (air bubbles). The formwork can be removed three to four days after the mixture has set, and the product is kept for a month until it is completely cured.

Concrete patterns on garden paths
Rice. Fig. 3. Variants for the manufacture of tiles with a relief surface (A - using a polyethylene film and gravel, B - using a rubber mat, C - obtaining a mosaic coating from natural stone): 1 - concrete mortar, 2 - formwork, 3 - polyethylene film, 4 - gravel, 5 - rubber mat, 6 - natural stone

Concrete patterns on garden paths
Rice. 4. Tile laying scheme: 1 - soil, 2 - gravel, 3 - sand, 4 - tile

When the required number of tiles is obtained, you can proceed to the device tracks. First of all, you need to mark them in direction and width and level them. Next, a pillow of gravel is poured (about 100 mm), and a layer of sand is laid on it, on which the plates are laid. With the help of sand, the plates are also adjusted in height, adding it where required.

Tiles can be made in the formwork and without a plywood bottom. It will be replaced by a plastic film laid on a layer of gravel, or a rubber mat. This solution will make the front surface of the tile embossed. You can also make a mosaic of natural stone by placing cobblestones, beautiful pebbles along the bottom of the formwork, and then pour concrete. There are many more options for obtaining a relief surface, but we will leave them to the creativity of gardeners-builders.

Author: A. Ermilov

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