Variegated flagstone is a great pick for many homes. The color is usually a combination of pale green and tans. Being a softer flagstone type it is great for cutting, thus making installation a little simpler.
The job we constructed was on a gravel base, exactly like installing concrete interlocking pavers. We dug down 7″ or so installed barrier cloth, put in 4″ of 5/8″ minus gravel and compacted. We then put a layer of 1/4″ minus down unlike pavers, which is a layer of sand and started installing the flagstone. We made sure we had gaps no more than 1″ which meant virtually every flagstone got cut.We cut out each piece of the flagstone before laying it permanently. We then started installing the flagstone, making sure we had a grade for drainage, and that every piece was even with each other. After the installation we used pave lock and 1/4″minus gravel combined to make a semi permanent filler for the joints.
The same job also had a lower patio that we installed in mortar on a concrete sub slab.
We also installed a 2 bubbler water feature.
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