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I bought these so I could install a quick, inexpensive patio starting at the bottom of the stairs from my deck. (After visiting several stores looking for stone pavers, I found out that they have been discontinued! No one carries them anymore! ) I'm planning to install the resin pavers this weekend and hope some here can offer some tips and feedback.
I bought some topsoil and sand to put down after I level the area. We have clay soil and I'm hoping the topsoil and sand will help hold the pavers firm when it rains. (The clay gets gooey and mushy after a good rain.) What do y'all think?
I don't know. I have seen these before, but I just don't see them lasting very long. I imagine after a year or two they will be faded and cracking. I guess if they did fade you could always paint them with some of that paint for plastic.
Well, they're installed. I sure hope they last! I don't think it will be a problem -- I have a resin "stone-like" fountain that's been outside for years year-round and it's still in great shape.
It looks pretty good! The only thing I have left to do is tap in the border I bought to put around it.
If you just put them down over soil, they won't last very long. To do a good installation, you should have put down tamped gravel and a thin layer of sand - just like for pavers. These are lighter and will be more vulnerable to movement than crete or stone pavers. I haven't used resin pavers, but my experience with resin objects outdoors is that they start wearing after a couple of years and the finish starts flaking off. Walking on them will unfortunately probably prove less durable.
If you just put them down over soil, they won't last very long. To do a good installation, you should have put down tamped gravel and a thin layer of sand - just like for pavers. These are lighter and will be more vulnerable to movement than crete or stone pavers. I haven't used resin pavers, but my experience with resin objects outdoors is that they start wearing after a couple of years and the finish starts flaking off. Walking on them will unfortunately probably prove less durable.
I don't think it would be possible to put gravel below the resin pavers. The "teeth" at the bottom of them aren't very long and have to grab into the earth. After preparing the area, I spread topsoil and then pavers sand on top. It rained like crazy last night and this morning but the pavers didn't move at all. In fact, they're more secure.
There's plenty of DIY instructions on pavers online. Here's one of them. To avoid having to redo the whole process, take the time and effort to do it right the first time around. It's been proven that compacted gravel with a layer of sand is the best method that should last years if done right. You're using resin pavers but I don't think the installation method would very that much. You still need a good solid foundation to lay your pavers on and a compacted gravel base should be best.
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) I'm planning to install the resin pavers this weekend and hope some here can offer some tips and feedback.
