Years ago, my Mom purchased a mold for creating cobblestone paths. One of my genius sisters did something unique with it that I will share, soon.
What I did with it, was what the manufacturer intended it for; a cobblestone path. This was just a test area, as we are thinking of making an outdoor patio area someday. We had some left over ready-mix from one of our construction projects; six bags worth.
Our test path isn't complete yet, but I thought I would share pics of it in the making!
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This is where the path will be. We leveled the site fairly well. I mean I didn't get a level out, or anything as technical as that, just enough so the mold would sit flush against the ground. I mean who does that anyways? |
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The mixer... |
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The pouring bucket. |
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The mixer in action |
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Hubby screeding the first block |
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Waiting for the first block to set. Only takes a few minutes before you pull the mold off. The gloves to the left are what I used to push the concrete into the corners. You could use a trowel, but I like to be hands on....I mean gloves on! |
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Second block done. The maker of the mold engineered this thing to accept one bag of ready-mix per block. Genius! Our path will be six blocks worth. Not a long path, but definitely a needed path. |
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It started to rain as we were mixing the third bag, and because we don't have an eavestrough on the garage, a steady drip was falling on one of our "cobbles" I quickly leaned a sheet of styrofoam against the tree to save this poor little cobble from certain demise. |
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And now we hurry up and wait :(
That's always so hard for me!
Cheers. |