Free Masonry Walkway Building Guides from the pages of Popular Mechanics Magazine

 

Step-by-step instructions on building beautiful stone or brick walks.

Follow the Weekend Brick Road, by Neal Barrett  Build a great walk, one brick at a time.

If you thought brick walks were just for the rich and famous, it may be time to re-evaluate your status in life. A modest brick paving project is a great way to add character to your home--without breaking the bank or calling in a landscape professional. The work is not particularly complicated, and careful preparation will ensure a job that is beautiful and long lasting. In fact, brick walks have been known to last for more than a hundred years.
 

How To Install A Stone Walkway

You have a lot of options when it comes to building a walkway, from a simple gravel path to a formal brick walk set in an elaborate herringbone pattern. You also can build a walk using poured concrete, cast-concrete pavers, pressure-treated lumber, or fieldstones that you salvaged from an old country wall. All these materials can deliver a good, serviceable walk, if properly installed. For this job we chose another option: quarry stones, which are often called flagstones or simply flat stones.

 

PopularMechanics.com  Over the years, Popular Mechanics Magazine has featured a variety of backyard building, home improvement and woodwork projects as feature articles. Now, they offer many of the best projects on their website. These in-depth articles are illustrated with plans, photos and detailed isometric views. They follow the building from the planning stage through final finishing. So, they are step-by-step guides that will help you build the perfect project.