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DIY & Home Improvement

Auggie

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3. Of those three choices cement would be the least expensive and easiest option ...

Reply to shanti (Original post)

Tue Apr 8, 2014, 07:17 PM

Apr 2014

I'd surmise a fine crushed stone might cost the same but would look more organic. You could also just cover it all with mulch -- that would have to be the cheapest.

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Backyard remodel [View all] shanti Apr 2014 OP

What kind of climate do you live in? LiberalEsto Apr 2014 #1

+1 .. and ever considered xerascaping? n/t X_Digger Apr 2014 #2

Actually yes shanti Apr 2014 #5

Well, it could be done in stages. Start with crushed stone / wood chips as a base.. X_Digger Apr 2014 #8

Pretty much shanti Apr 2014 #4

What about creating a central patio with pea gravel or mulch? LiberalEsto Apr 2014 #9

Of those three choices cement would be the least expensive and easiest option ... Auggie Apr 2014 #3

Is the crushed stone a liquid shanti Apr 2014 #6

I'm thinking of self binding gravel Auggie Apr 2014 #7

Deteriorated granite is always a nice, organic look. Adsos Letter Apr 2014 #10

we put in a 20x24 patio last year NMDemDist2 Apr 2014 #11

$500? shanti Apr 2014 #12

i asked hubby and he says it was twice that in material NMDemDist2 Apr 2014 #13

Sand pscot Apr 2014 #14

One word: cats shanti Apr 2014 #15

I knew a guy who covered his front yard with cement pscot Apr 2014 #16

I wouldn't go that far, lol shanti Apr 2014 #17

Have you thought about bark? pscot Apr 2014 #18