In contrast to other materials such as concrete it provides a more natural appearance.
Can you stain decomposed granite.
Spend time plotting out the area so you don t have any gaps or overlays when you install the decomposed granite.
A 1940s suburban house grows up gracefully in mill valley ca.
You would never know it wasn t naturally that color.
Were in the process of doing it now.
Can i use decomposed granite as fine as sand and small pebbles as aggregate instead of river gravel and or sand.
Decomposed granite is a paving material you might consider for certain areas such as paths walkways and driveways.
Hi yes you can stain your granite tile.
When i first began the industry didn t have a hardener that you could add.
I ve done 100 s of decomposed granite patios and walkways in northern california and learned a few things as i went along.
A decomposed granite path runs the length of a back garden and fast growing fern pines podocarpus gracilior create a privacy screen inside the back fence.
1 rain and dg.
Decomposed granite is like gravel but finer and generally more stable.
What you ll need for your decomposed granite pathway.
Dg is composed of granite fines and small pieces of granite.
1 it gets muddy.
This means stabilized.
Whatever the reason crushed granite can be stabilized with natural binders such as organic lock and stabilizer solutions.
This is something to consider when designing paths that lead.
Disadvantages of decomposed granite.
We re using pecan color wood stain and its working great.
If stabilized dg isn t available you can purchase a soil stabilizer like marloc ss and follow the.
Decomposed granite tends to get muddy during the winter when there is high rainfall.
Photograph by mimi giboin.
See more of this garden at before after.
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I m interested to do what you ve done here.
Just be careful of the grout because it will stain it as well.
This combination has a high tendency of fusing together with the presence of water.
That made for a semi successful installation because in the winter your walkway was mushy at best.
Depending on how it is used it may be more or less expensive than concrete.
Decomposed granite for a firmer decomposed granite pathway and easier installation buy dg that has a stabilizer pre mixed in.
With the advent of.
Once you begin to install the fine material it can be difficult to know where.
The fines however have a tendency to get muddy in winter.
These binders help create a durable surface that resists the erosive powers of weather or heavy traffic all while maintaining the natural aesthetic you may have been going for in the first place.
The fines is what allows dg to compact and makes it well suited for paths.
Dg is a combination of small pieces of granite gravel and granite fines basically granite sand.