When the construction of a country house comes to an end, it's time to think about arranging a personal plot. One of the important elements of its design are garden paths that connect all the significant objects throughout the territory. They should be not only beautiful, but also functional, in harmony with the main building and adjacent buildings, organically fit into the overall landscape design.
If you decide to build a wooden house on your site, then the best solution for arranging the area around it will be garden paths made of wood cuts. The manufacturing technology of such paths has been known since ancient times, it was in this way that approaches to noble estates were paved.
Paths made of wood cuts are very beautiful, environmentally friendly, not subject to moisture and temperature extremes. In addition, such garden elements do not require any financial costs. Using materials left over from the construction of the main building, sawn trunks or old logs, you can create magnificent garden paths made of wood with your own hands, which will serve as a spectacular decoration of your site. If desired, in a similar way, you can lay out a platform in front of the house or make an original patio.
Paths made of wood cuts last about ten years. To increase the service life, it is recommended to treat the dies with an antifungal composition or drying oil - it needs to be heated to a boil and applied to the surface of the wood with a thin layer on both sides. After antiseptic treatment, saw cuts must be thoroughly dried.
The best material for the manufacture of such paved paths is considered larch. However, it is quite possible to use other tree species: pine, aspen, oak, etc. When constructing a path from saw cuts of a tree, it is necessary to saw the existing logs into dies with a thickness of about ten centimeters. You can artificially age the material. To do this, you need to process the resulting wooden mugs with a solution of copper sulfate - they will darken and look more original.
When the material is prepared, it is necessary to mark the direction of the paths. This is done using a rope that is pulled over the pegs along the entire length of the proposed track. After this, you can proceed to the construction of the foundation of future trails. It is necessary to carefully uproot all weeds, so that in the future they do not germinate between the elements of the path. Since wood easily absorbs moisture, good drainage is necessary under the walkway. To do this, remove the soil layer (20-25 cm), level the bottom of the trench, cover it with sand or gravel, moisten and compact. There should be several such layers. So that the paths from the saw cuts of the tree do not spread over time, the contours must be marked with a border. You can make it from anything: the remains of brick, stone or concrete. Now you can lay the dies, and the gaps between them should be covered with sand.
If you plan to surround the track with a lawn, the gaps between the saw cuts can be filled with soil with grass seeds. Then the path will more harmoniously fit into the overall landscape design. So, using the simplest materials and spending a minimum of effort, you can get a convenient, simple and aesthetic path that will decorate your site.