How to lay an allotment footpath

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  • Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
  • Here's how I laid the first of many paths in my allotment.
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Комментарии • 20

  • @Jacqui-Pen
    @Jacqui-Pen Год назад

    Decided to go back & watch from the beginning of ur allotment vlogs. Path looked great

  • @lordcondio1036
    @lordcondio1036 3 года назад +1

    Excellent video. My job for today is laying a short path to my new greenhouse, so great information, thank you!

  • @onthemowwithjoe.7664
    @onthemowwithjoe.7664 5 лет назад +5

    Just found your channel It’s great . Got to say you made laying them slabs look well easy. Good video thanks.

  • @Tangeloor
    @Tangeloor 6 лет назад +2

    Looks Great Tony! Well done and classy looking to say the least! You might want to think about a more narrow set of raised beds - something that you can reach into the middle of from both sides. Makes things a whole lot easier to manage. But his work looks brilliant!

    • @TonyCSmith
      @TonyCSmith  6 лет назад

      That's a good point... I think at the most they be four foot wide. See how it goes anyways

  • @SeanBZA
    @SeanBZA 6 лет назад +1

    First slabs, then you will have a whole hyroponic setup there along with a beehive or three. The last lot of slabs I got was free ones, from the road crew doing renovation. saved them from being smashed up for rubble, and they did sterling work as a path. Now they are doing duty as a gecko hotel, as the whole washline area was paved in brick, but might put them in the garden if I find some free garden furniture again.

    • @TonyCSmith
      @TonyCSmith  6 лет назад

      Now that's a good idea Sean.... hydroponics!

  • @AllotmentBen
    @AllotmentBen 5 лет назад +1

    Enjoyed the video mate i plan on doing the same to my paths this year.

  • @garyclifton2180
    @garyclifton2180 3 года назад

    Great job

  • @privatebubba8876
    @privatebubba8876 6 лет назад +2

    Tony you need a truck and a couple of young lads for all that heavy labor.

  • @TibbiScott
    @TibbiScott 6 лет назад +2

    Good work. :)

  • @faebrowne2537
    @faebrowne2537 5 лет назад

    This is really informative. I didn't have a clue where to start. Did you use 1 bag of sharp sand per slab??

    • @tonyl1984
      @tonyl1984 5 лет назад

      Probably easier if you did the 5 in 1 mix with a cement mixer (if you have one to hand) to get a better gauge of mix & add some Feb mix in the mix to add that extra bit of strength. Perhaps some pre mixed slurry mix on the underside of each slab before you lay them so it adheres to the mortar mix better 👍

  • @AllotmentAdventure
    @AllotmentAdventure 5 лет назад

    Amazing video, I have one question tho. Could I do a whole patio area out the front of my shed on the allotment like this. I mean with the dry mix as would make life so much easier?

    • @AllotmentBen
      @AllotmentBen 5 лет назад +1

      I couldn't see why not itll be hard once its set.

    • @AllotmentAdventure
      @AllotmentAdventure 5 лет назад +1

      AllotmentBen thank you, I will be hopefully sorting it all out when it’s a little drier here in Bristol.

  • @slam710711
    @slam710711 6 лет назад +1

    Did the slabs set?

    • @TonyCSmith
      @TonyCSmith  6 лет назад +3

      Yes.... rock solid. Really pleased with how they turned out.

    • @patrickstratton4630
      @patrickstratton4630 4 года назад

      I’ve gone and just put sharp sand no cement I am going to have to start again with what you use which is a handful of cement to half bag of sand Do you use water?