
Decorative path for the villa. We make a concrete path with our own hands
You don't know how to easily decorate your country houselawn or garden? A beautiful and unusual path at your dacha will not only be a beautiful decorative accent, but will also harmoniously connect all parts of your dacha landscape. Moreover, it is not at all difficult to make and does not require a lot of money. After all, a pack of cement can probably be found somewhere in the garage or utility room.Roll up your sleeves and get started!Before you start working, stock up on cement mortar, a piece of cardboard pipe, large textured burdock or sunflower leaves, a spatula, and, of course, your imagination. To prepare the cement mortar for our wonderful path, mix 1.5 parts cement with one part sand in a small basin or old bathtub.
Add water until it reaches the consistency of thick sour cream andstir constantly. Then take the prepared burdock leaf and place it on a flat surface. This will be our decorative element. It is not necessary to take burdock, it just has the largest and most beautiful thick veins – and this is the main requirement.
We put a cardboard tube around the sheet, orplastic. It doesn't matter what you use, the main thing is that the solution does not spread and holds its shape. Before pouring, mix the solution one more time and pour it into the prepared form made of a pipe and a sheet. Use a spatula to level the surface. To prevent the pipe from shifting during pouring, strengthen it from the sides or hold it with your feet.
We wait until the solution sets a little.At this time, you can lay out a pattern of pebbles or shells. After about an hour, you need to carefully remove the pipe and do the second pouring of tiles. And thus make the required number of tiles for your path. After that, lay the tiles on a flat dry surface and wait a couple of days in the sun until the parts of our path are completely dry.
We start laying the path on the preliminaryleveled surface. If the surface is uneven, it is possible that the tiles will bend or even break. By the way, when pouring, you can put pieces of brick, reinforcement or wire inside the tiles - this will increase the service life of your path. About path decor. You can decorate a garden path not only with a burdock leaf, but also with handprints and footprints or just drawings. And also add different pebbles, a mosaic of broken tiles or beads on top of the tiles. Do not be afraid to experiment with your own hands, use additional decorative elements, this will make your site not boring, but very bright and attractive!