Lazy Susan Furniture » Stone http://www.lazysusanfurniture.co.uk/blog News & Views from Lazy Susan | Aluminium & Iron Garden Furniture | Metal Garden Furniture | Rattan & Wicker Furniture Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:15:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 How to install a paver patio http://www.lazysusanfurniture.co.uk/blog/2011/07/how-to-install-a-paver-patio/ http://www.lazysusanfurniture.co.uk/blog/2011/07/how-to-install-a-paver-patio/#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 09:24:29 +0000 Lazy Susan http://www.lazysusanfurniture.co.uk/blog/?p=2709 In this great YouTube video, Lowe’s home improvement expert, Mike Kraft, demonstrates how to finish your patio by installing paving stones. Make sure you know the pattern you would like to use before starting. Even though the foundation should be level, double check after you lay down your bricks. For those odd areas that the paver won’t fit, cut and make adjustments. You can use chisels, brick hammers and grinders to make clean cuts and edges. Once all the pavers have been set, place sand over the blocks and dampen with a garden hose. Finally, you can seal the pavers and start planting around the patio edge.

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]]> http://www.lazysusanfurniture.co.uk/blog/2011/07/how-to-install-a-paver-patio/feed/ 0 How to clean and repair a cobblestone driveway http://www.lazysusanfurniture.co.uk/blog/2011/04/how-to-clean-and-repair-a-cobblestone-driveway/ http://www.lazysusanfurniture.co.uk/blog/2011/04/how-to-clean-and-repair-a-cobblestone-driveway/#comments Mon, 04 Apr 2011 07:24:48 +0000 Lazy Susan http://www.lazysusanfurniture.co.uk/blog/?p=1870 A cobblestone driveway can be very attractive, and they lend themselves to both traditional and modern properties. However, unless you plan to hire a grounds keeper to care for your cobblestone driveway, you will need to know how to maintain it to keep it looking as good as the day the builders packed up. Cobblestone driveways are washed depending on the material which the stones are seated into, so establish if your base is sand, soil, or concrete before you start.

Cobblestones, whether natural or imitation stone, are typically imbedded in a driveway to create a relatively smooth surface. They can be imbedded in a base of soil, sand, or concrete. Each will require a different maintenance program to keep it looking neat and well groomed.

  • Sand
    The pavers will need to have the sand brushed back into the cracks if they become loose and generally swept to keep the sand between and underneath the pavers from ‘falling out’. Sand will allow cobblestones to shift and even become loosened at times. When this happens, you will need to re-seat the cobblestones, and sweep the sand back into the spaces between the cobblestones.
  • Soil
    To clean weeds between cobblestones

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]]> http://www.lazysusanfurniture.co.uk/blog/2011/04/how-to-clean-and-repair-a-cobblestone-driveway/feed/ 0 The fundamentals of modern garden design http://www.lazysusanfurniture.co.uk/blog/2010/09/the-fundamentals-of-modern-garden-design/ http://www.lazysusanfurniture.co.uk/blog/2010/09/the-fundamentals-of-modern-garden-design/#comments Tue, 14 Sep 2010 09:35:24 +0000 Lazy Susan http://www.lazysusanfurniture.co.uk/blog/?p=657 Good modern garden design always starts with a good plan. While some people are able to plan their garden by just walking about in it or working in stages, most of us need to start out with a clear drawn out plan.  Start by thinking about what you want from the finished garden – what kind of a look and feel do you want to achieve in the end? Clarify your needs from the off and then decide in your own mind what kind of garden would meet those needs.  Modern garden design gives us many choices and the final choice will depend on a number of factors.

How much time do you want to spend working in the garden?  If your idea of gardening is sitting on your Lazy Susan Emma chair with a glass of wine and a good book, a formal layout or a ‘knot’ garden is probably not for you. The formal rose garden, although stunning to look at, seems to have fallen out of favour in modern garden design as they require a vast amount of maintenance. Nowadays we tend to plant roses as a focal point or as part of a mixed border, climbers or…

]]> http://www.lazysusanfurniture.co.uk/blog/2010/09/the-fundamentals-of-modern-garden-design/feed/ 1 Build the Perfect Brick BBQ – Just in time for summer! http://www.lazysusanfurniture.co.uk/blog/2010/06/build-the-perfect-brick-bbq-just-in-time-for-summer/ http://www.lazysusanfurniture.co.uk/blog/2010/06/build-the-perfect-brick-bbq-just-in-time-for-summer/#comments Mon, 07 Jun 2010 08:27:59 +0000 Lazy Susan http://www.lazysusanfurniture.co.uk/blog/?p=228 Traditional barbecues come in all shapes and sizes from a variety of DIY stores, but if you are serious about your BBQ and enjoy a little DIY, what could be more satisfying than building your own brick barbecue? The materials you need are relatively inexpensive, and as well as making a unique feature this will blend in perfectly with your home and patio and will last much longer than metal, which tends to be a rusted mess after a year or two of the UK’s damp summers.

Firstly, think about the position of your BBQ. You don’t want your BBQ to suddenly become the dominant feature. Tucked in a corner is always your best bet, but make sure there isn’t anything close by that could be damaged from the heat. Wherever you decide to build your BBQ, it must be constructed on a solid hard surface and securely bedded paving slabs are ideal for the base.

Start by making a wooden frame that can act as a template guide to the dimensions of the grill kit. Lay the bricks out dry (without any mortar) to enable the correct brickwork bond to be determined and go for a brick that…

]]> http://www.lazysusanfurniture.co.uk/blog/2010/06/build-the-perfect-brick-bbq-just-in-time-for-summer/feed/ 0 How to lay the perfect slab patio http://www.lazysusanfurniture.co.uk/blog/2010/05/how-to-lay-a-perfect-slab-patio/ http://www.lazysusanfurniture.co.uk/blog/2010/05/how-to-lay-a-perfect-slab-patio/#comments Tue, 04 May 2010 14:18:30 +0000 Lazy Susan http://www.lazysusanfurniture.co.uk/blog/?p=226 If you want to lay the perfect slab patio, then this blog will hopefully help to guide you through the process. Once you’ve decided upon the design of your patio and selected the slab you want to use, then you’re ready for the the easy part – laying the patio! The two most common mistakes that spoil a patio, are uneven surfaces and poor foundations. This will result in your patio breaking up and sinking in sections. However, if you get the foundations right before you start to lay your patio slabs, then you won’t have any problems.

Preparing the foundations

If the area where the patio is to go has a hard well-compacted soil base, then huge quantities of hardcore are not really necessary. This type of compacted soil base is found in areas that have been well walked upon over the years, or have been subject to several passes by heavy plant machinery. If you can dig your heel into the surface, then it will need bolstering up with a layer of sub-base, compacted into the surface with a plate compactor that you can easily hire from the likes of A-plant and HSS.

If the area has been a flower bed…

]]> http://www.lazysusanfurniture.co.uk/blog/2010/05/how-to-lay-a-perfect-slab-patio/feed/ 0 Give your stone patio a spring clean http://www.lazysusanfurniture.co.uk/blog/2010/04/give-your-stone-patio-a-spring-clean/ http://www.lazysusanfurniture.co.uk/blog/2010/04/give-your-stone-patio-a-spring-clean/#comments Tue, 06 Apr 2010 07:44:43 +0000 Lazy Susan http://www.lazysusanfurniture.co.uk/blog/?p=160 Well spring was in the air for me last week… Bit of sunshine, fairly mild and things felt fresh. Trust the UK weather, this week as I write this blog the rain is lashing down. Nevermind, I’m sure the good weather will be with us soon enough and with that in mind I was thinking my stone patio could do with a bit of a spring clean ready for the summer.

Lazy Susan's Stone Patio

Generally, patio paving tends to be constructed from one of 3 main paving materials that homeowners can choose from. The popular materials used in the UK include brick paving, concrete paving and stone paving. Once the installation of paving is complete and the patio has been constructed, the next most important ongoing task is to have a regular maintainance schedule to keep it looking good as new.

The maintenance of paving is a relatively simple task, but one that is ignored by the majority. And while different types of pavers require different levels of maintenance (certain paving is more susceptible or resistant color fading for example), for most types of paving, removing grime and dirt is incredibly easy. A few tricks I’ve picked up over the years for…

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