Natural materials are appropriate in different styles landscape design, therefore, among the variety of all kinds country paths Wood flooring is common. If you decide to make a path from boards in the garden, a wooden floor on the terrace or a path from wood cuts with your own hands in the country, look at the photo possible options, study all the stages of preparing the site and wood, methods of laying wood and features of caring for the coating.
- Where to get wood cuts
Why are wood materials attractive?
The attractiveness of wooden materials for the construction of dacha “communication routes” is determined by:
- Availability. Of course, wood prices are rising, but the cost of wooden paths remains lower than that of stone pavements, clinker bricks, paving slabs. In addition, you can use lumber and fallen trees on the site that were not used during the construction of buildings at the dacha.
- Highly decorative. The unique texture is beautiful in itself and allows you to create a unique coating with an original design that is pleasing to the eye.
- Ease of operation. The construction of wooden paths does not require special theoretical training or special practical skills. It is enough to know how to use a saw, shovel, and hammer.
- Environmental friendliness. Natural material safe for health, perfectly harmonizes with environment, especially popular among fans of eco-style.
There are also disadvantages: wooden paths are not very durable and are susceptible to insects, fungus, and mold. And yet they can be used from 7 years to a quarter of a century, depending on the type of wood. However, this requires: competent processing of workpieces before laying, correct installation and a reliable foundation, arranged according to all the rules.
Wood harmonizes perfectly with the environment Preparing the base for a capital path
To prevent the garden path from swelling, falling through, becoming overgrown with weeds and ultimately falling apart in the next year or two, you need to prepare a reliable bed (foundation) for it.
Marking the contours of the path This is a simple, but quite labor-intensive task:
Start of work on preparing the foundation After this, you can begin laying a wooden path of one design or another in the garden.
How to lay out a path from wooden cuts
Application benefits wooden cuts(cuts, slices, logs) have already been appreciated by many summer residents and homeowners as a material for paving paths. The paths, paved with charming logs, allow you to move comfortably around the site, look organic among green spaces, and perfectly shade the flowering flower beds.
A path made of wooden cuts emphasizes the beauty of greenery and flowers Where to get wood cuts
Ready-made cuts from various breeds wood is offered by many manufacturers. You can even purchase already processed special compounds blanks that will only need to be correctly mounted on the prepared base. This option is good when the budget allows.
However, if you even glance at the price lists, you may experience some disappointment. For example, unprocessed larch sections with a diameter of 30 cm and a height of 10 cm domestic manufacturer offered at RUB 150/piece.
A simple calculation shows: material for a 9-meter path with a width of 60 cm will cost 9,000 rubles. excluding shipping and handling costs before installation. And if you make wood cuts for a path with your own hands from a fallen trunk that is cluttering up the area, you can pave the same path for practically nothing.
You can prepare the cuts yourself How to make saw cuts with your own hands
Blanks cut independently from purchased round timber are also cheaper than ready-made sections. You will need a few tools for the job:
- petrol or electric saw;
- tape measure or template;
- pencil or chalk for marking;
- sanding scraper.
The starting material can be any type of wood. However, if there is a choice, then from coniferous species It is better to take larch, pine, and from deciduous trees - oak, alder, hornbeam, acacia. Paths made of larch and oak will last the longest. But you need to keep in mind that the wood of these species is difficult to process. The selected tree must be dry, otherwise the saw cuts laid in the ground will warp, crack, and the work will go down the drain.
To make cuts, you need to perform the following manipulations:
Wood cuts are ready Treatment of sections with special compounds
Before proceeding directly to laying a path from wood cuts with your own hands, the cut pieces must be treated to protect them from insects and fungus. For this purpose you can use:
- special antiseptics, impregnations deep penetration purchased in a store, using them according to the instructions;
- home remedy in the form of a solution copper sulfate(10-20%), in which the saw cuts need to be kept for two days, then dried in the shade for the same time;
- drying oil brought almost to a boil - it must be applied with a brush to all surfaces of the cuts;
- working off machine oil- apply as drying oil.
Path made of “aged” wooden cuts When exposed to copper sulfate, the wood quickly darkens. If you want to achieve the effect of “aged” wood, this treatment is what you need. When trying to preserve the natural color of the material, impregnation with drying oil is more advisable. You can also use the old trick of the inhabitants of taiga settlements - soak the saw cuts with a rich decoction of larch bark. It will give the wood antiseptic properties and a pleasant red-brown color.
These cuts are ready for installation After the logs have dried, it is necessary to apply a waterproofing layer to their lower part. To do this, bitumen needs to be melted in a metal container and the bottom of the workpieces should be dipped into it. This operation is unsafe: it is not easy to cook bitumen, and the temperature of the molten substance exceeds 200°C. You can use other ways to create a waterproofing layer:
Laying prepared logs on the base Paving paths from trunk cuts
Now there is very little time left until you can be proud of your hand-made wooden path in your dacha. The most exciting thing is coming up creative work for installation of saw cuts.
Scheme of a path made from saw cuts To fully realize your idea, you must do the following:
You can get ideas for decorating paths made from wooden saw cuts by looking at the photo below.
Caring for a path made from wooden saw cuts
To use the saw-cut path for a long time, you will have to look after her:
It is prestigious to have such a gender Wood floors are stylish
Having a supply of material for cutting and acquiring some skills in working with them, you can make an unusual floor from wood cuts - this is now fashionable. Depending on what will serve as the base of the floor, they can be used various ways styling and finishing flooring.
Floor made from wood slices on a soil base
If you need a ground-based floor (say, for open terrace), it can be built exactly according to the same scenario as a path from saw cuts. But there are also differences:
- Paving must be made as dense as possible, using cuts of different diameters.
- The remaining gaps between cuts do not need to be filled bulk materials- prepared mastic should be pressed into them (more about it below), leveling the surface rubber spatula.
- After the mastic has dried and the surface has hardened, you need to walk on it scraping machine. Then carefully remove the dust and polish the floor with linseed oil and wax or apply parquet polish.
Preparation of mastic:
Laying saw cuts on a solid base “Eternal” floor made of wooden cuts
The option of an expensive, but truly durable floor mounted on a solid base deserves attention. At the same time, the height of saw cuts laid on a concrete screed or old wooden floor can be significantly reduced. For this floor you need:
“Parquet” from end cuts of timber Lumber paths - simple and inexpensive
If the process of preparing and laying saw cuts seems too complicated and time-consuming, you can quickly and easily build a variety of wooden paths for the garden using ready-made lumber: boards, timber different sizes. The simplest option is panel flooring, which does not require labor-intensive preparation of the base.
Wooden garden path For such a path you will need planed edged boards equal thickness (preferably equal width), wooden blocks, hacksaw, hammer, nails. The procedure for making the flooring:
Walking path made of boards and gravel Another design of a wooden path for the garden, simple in execution and not requiring significant costs. For it you need:
Plank flooring As you can see, you don’t need any special knowledge or skills to create simple but effective wooden paths with your own hands. Take into account the recommendations, take a closer look at the photographs, use your imagination and decorate the territory of your dacha with original paths.
The statement that making a floor from saw cuts with your own hands is not difficult, to put it mildly, is not entirely true - despite the fact that technologically it is decorative coating It looks simple, but in fact it is replete with a lot of different subtleties and nuances.
If you treat such a floor with disdain and underestimate the complexity of its manufacture, the result will be dismal - it will take several years, and the coating will have to be redone. Do you need this? To do this, to do this - at a minimum, such a floor should last for ten years. And at a minimum, its dismantling at the end of its service life should not entail a global, large-scale repair - ideally it should look like, for example, replacing linoleum or laminate. I agree, creating such a covering with your own hands is very difficult, but you need to strive for this - in principle, it is real, and we will tell you how to make such a floor from wood cuts with your own hands on this page of the Dream House website. But first, let's get acquainted with the advantages and disadvantages of such flooring.
Wood flooring photo
Advantages and disadvantages of a floor made from wood cuts with your own hands
Agree, almost all construction and Decoration Materials, which people use today to arrange their living space, are mostly of artificial origin. Even if they are not toxic and are classified as environmentally friendly pure materials, yet they do not have a natural origin, and from the point of view of the science of Feng Shui, their energy component tends to zero. But this is not the point - unlike them, wood (including its saw cuts) is a creation of nature, which is the first advantage of a floor made from saw cuts. There is no need to rejoice in advance - this is a double-edged sword. On the one hand there is natural wood, and on the other there are synthetic polymer binders that will have to be used as a protective coating - in general, the situation from an environmental point of view is twofold and, most likely, negative factors they will win here and negate the entire environmental component of the floor.
By by and large, here we can highlight only a few advantages that can really be called the advantages of this sex. Oddly enough, this is a decorative component - in fact, it is something that can be done at your own discretion, creating various patterns. And save money by doing the installation work yourself. In my opinion, everything else is far-fetched. Judge for yourself.
But let's return to our strength - a good and durable floor from wood cuts cannot be made cheaply. Spending money for the short term is also a very dubious idea. By and large, nothing but unusual beauty, cannot offer such a gender to a person. This is purely my opinion, but if you think carefully about this issue, you will probably come to exactly the same conclusion. And while you are thinking, we will go further and tell you about two ways to make a floor from saw cuts with your own hands.
Floor made of wooden cuts: an option for a summer house
Why for a dacha? The reason is simple. This is a simplified version that does not involve the use of polymer binders. This floor can really be called environmentally friendly, and it will cost you a minimum. At the same time, the floor will lose strength, aesthetics and other characteristics. In addition, it cannot be washed in the literal sense of the word, since unprotected wood will quickly rot. Such a floor is made from saw cuts in a very primitive way.
Once everything is dry, the floor will need to be sanded. In order for such a miracle coating to last longer, each cut must be thoroughly soaked with an antiseptic. In addition, the wood must be properly dried before laying.
End-cut floors: durable technology
As in the previous case, all wood used for the manufacture of such floors must be well dried and treated with an antiseptic. To achieve different effects, it can be shaded using stain. An important condition creating such a floor is to strictly observe the thickness of the cut - if in the first case this moment of great importance does not, then differences of 1 mm will result in a large consumption of polymers, which will make the floor very expensive.
In this regard, it is better to think over a device that will allow you to make cuts with maximum accuracy. In addition, they also need to be made as thin as possible.
Such floors are made from saw cuts with your own hands as follows.
In conclusion to the topic of how to make a floor from wood cuts with your own hands, all that remains is to say a few words about making removable slats yourself. They are made in exactly the same way, but not on concrete or wooden base, and on sheets of plywood, along the edges of which they are cut manual router connecting grooves. Believe me, it is not so difficult - but as a result you will get some semblance. The sizes of such fragments can be any - naturally, within reason, so that they can be easily laid with your own hands.
What is not made from wood cuts. Garden paths, shelves, tabletops, interior decoration and much more. Using saw cuts instead of floors in a living room is what our author decided to do.
Materials and tools
dry logs of different diameters;
a circular saw;
grinder;
liquid Nails:
tile grout;
polyurethane varnish for wood;
From dry logs of different diameters to circular saw I sawed round pieces of approximately the same thickness.
Using a sanding machine, sand each cut.
I prepared the base of the floor by removing the old covering. Found myself underneath concrete screed, which made it easier for the author to carry out further work.
Next, he lays the cuts as closely as possible to each other.
Empty space is filled with smaller cuts and twigs.
Having laid out the entire area with liquid nails secures each cut to the floor.
After waiting for the glue to dry, the author grinder Levels and sands the floor. The floor must be level and smooth.
Use tile grout to fill the gaps between the cuts.
After waiting for the grout to dry completely, I covered the floor polyurethane varnish for wood. I applied the varnish so that it got into all the cracks. Polyurethane varnish is applied in 3-4 layers. After the varnish has dried, the floor from the wood cuts is completely ready.
Wood is a natural material that is not made from it. In this article we will try to figure out one more thing that may or may not be true. new technology wood applications. We will lay floors from wooden cuts.
The saw-cut floor is made from natural materials that do not have any consequences for human health. Since the material is local, it can be very cheap. A floor made from saw cuts is more durable than expected; when constructing such a floor, an excellent aesthetic appearance is obtained, and the floor itself is pleasant to the touch. It is so easy to install that you can easily do it yourself, without a specialist.
Flaws.
The most important disadvantage Such floors require a high consumption of materials (wood). And secondly, it is difficult to operate (maintenance must be done every two years).
Stages of laying floors from saw cuts
The material from which we decided to make the floor was pieces of logs 10-12 cm thick (the diameter of the logs depends on the imagination and desire of the customer). In addition to wooden logs, you will need limestone, sawdust, clay, linseed oil, beeswax, water. It is very important that the wood is dry and that there is no moisture when working.
The process of installing such a floor is very simple and is somewhat similar to laying paving slabs or paving stones. The surface on which you decided to lay the floor must be compacted very well, then pour 6-10 cm of river pebbles onto the compacted surface. Then we place the saw cut and lightly tap the cut with a rubber hammer, checking with a level that the cuts are laid evenly so that they do not stick out from above and do not go too deep. The distance from the surface of the cut to the river sand (base) should be 4-7 cm, that is, the cut should go into the base we prepared by 2-3 cm, the distance between the cuts should be from 1 to 2 centimeters.
Filling the seams.
Take 1 liter of linseed oil (or lard), add 1 kg of lime, 5 kg of sawdust and 2 kg of clay with water. Mix all this thoroughly until a paste-like mass is formed. If you want the floor to be waterproof, you can add marble dust. Rub in the resulting mixture (rub in well) so that there are no air pockets left. This is very important because cracks may appear in the future and it will be possible for water to flow between the cuts. The same mixture can be used to repair cracks in the saw cut itself (if there are any). This volume of mixture is enough to lay five square meters floor. We sealed all the seams and left the floor to dry for two days. After complete drying, we polish the floor for another day or two. You can do this with a scraping machine, then you will get the perfect effect. Check again after? Has a crack appeared somewhere? If it appears, cover it with the mixture and let it dry, then manually polish the area.
Floors are currently finished with the most different ways. However, the vast majority are laminate or linoleum. People with money can also use parquet board. However, what about much more interesting option a finish that will surprise everyone who steps on such a floor? This option is a floor made from wood cuts, the popularity of which is growing rapidly today.
Cross cutting of logs leads to the appearance of round logs several centimeters thick. It is these that we will lay on the floor, creating a unique surface. To consolidate the result, a fill is made, which can be very different. A striking example are self-leveling floors. By the way, in this way you can create not only floors, but also a wide variety of interior details, from wall decoration to countertops.
Advantages of wood flooring
- Such floors are as environmentally friendly as possible;
- Extremely low prices. Finishing material can be found literally under your feet. The only condition is the even thickness of the fragments;
- Rich design possibilities. You can use cuts from thick logs with a pronounced layer of bark; you can use fragments of the same diameter, or different ones, to create an emphasized unevenness of the pattern. Fragments may differ not only in size, but also in shape (timber cuts), as well as colors. All this opens up enormous possibilities for design. Even cracked logs can be used, adding their own visual charm;
Important! It should be understood that logs containing signs of disease should not be used.
- An original approach that will be able to surprise for a very, very long time;
- Versatility. This finishing method can be used not only for the floor.
Minor disadvantages
Those people who are involved in laying such floors claim that the process is not at all as complicated as it seems. But here everything depends on the size of the fragments and the floor area. Sometimes you can fuss for quite a long time;
When properly filled and treated, such floors are quite durable structures, which do not require additional processing. However, if mistakes are made, such a floor can cause a lot of trouble. Therefore, the requirements for attentiveness and compliance with all rules are very high here.
Are all logs suitable for this role?
In fact, in addition to the “painful” logs already mentioned above, those that are too soft will also not be suitable. Try to select wood from hard, durable species. If you take specific examples, then soft wood species are spruce, pine, fir, cedar, aspen, linden, poplar. It's better not to use them. But oak or walnut are perfect for this.
You also need to focus on your financial capabilities. After all, such floors can be not only cheap, but also quite expensive if you buy blanks and do not make them yourself, and also if expensive types of wood are used to finish the floor.
Installation of floors on a plywood base using glue
As part of this method, sheets of plywood are laid on the floor, the thickness of which should not be less than 10 millimeters. At the same time, it is better not to make the fragments themselves too thick, especially if your apartment has low ceilings. Thin sections can be obtained using band saw, capable of processing wood very accurately.
In this case, the logs are laid on construction glue, and after it has dried, it is best to seal the seams with a solution having the following recipe:
- 5 kilograms of sawdust;
- 2 kilograms of wet clay;
- 1 kilogram of fat (you can use the same amount of flaxseed oil);
- 1 kilogram of lime;
- Marble dust. It is added if it is necessary to provide the floor with resistance to water, as well as for visual reasons.
Usually the surface is then allowed to dry for about two days. Once the gap putty has hardened, you need to sand it, and apply varnish, transparent sealant, or a mixture based on epoxy resin, having a self-leveling function (the above-mentioned self-leveling floors, often used in non-residential premises).
Laying a log floor on a sand surface
You should start by limiting the work area, after which the floor surface is covered with sand of river or sea origin. The sand layer should be 5-10 centimeters thick. So this approach is more relevant for apartments with a sufficient ceiling height.
Next, the actual process of laying the log surface begins. Laying should be done by strongly pressing the fragments into the sand base. At the same time, you need to try to work to ensure that the level of the stacked logs is approximately the same.
Regarding where exactly the installation should be carried out, you can focus on the floor covering tiles. Some people start from the farthest visible corner, some from the threshold, and some do it from the middle. Be that as it may, we usually have baseboards on the sides of the floor, which can hide unevenness. In addition, using options with different diameters you also free your hands to fill the edges of the floor with “trifles.” Of course, you can’t do without trimming, so also have a saw ready.
As soon as everything is laid, we move on to the stage of filling the voids with paste, the composition of which was announced in the previous method. The finishing work is identical - we fix the structure with a self-leveling floor, or choose polishing with natural beeswax or linseed oil.
“Cash” alternative to log cutting
Along with the trend of laying floors from fragments of logs, flooring from coins is also gaining great popularity. In this case, there is much more work, but the visuals sometimes amaze the imagination. ABOUT this method We will talk about floor finishing in one of the following articles.
We haven’t come up with anything in our time, no matter what area you touch, but every day something new, better and more modernized appears. It’s the same with renovations: you go into a building materials store and... your eyes widen from the abundance. True, there are a lot of “but” in this, not everything is environmentally friendly and healthy, plus the prices are also high. I decided to make a floor from wood cuts with my own hands.
Having made a marketing follow-up and weighed all the pros and cons, I decided to make the floor at home with my own hands and from wood (this is much more economical and more reliable). But not just from wood, but from wood cuts. His appearance is unusual and chic.
Do-it-yourself technology for laying floors from wood cuts
I had dry wood in stock, but anyone who doesn’t have it can buy it.
On circular saw We saw the wood into thin round pieces (cuts of wood) and sanded them on both sides. We take logs and branches of different diameters.
We tear off the previous covering from the floor and place previously prepared wooden disks on it.
The disks need to be placed as close together as possible; if you have a large space, insert a smaller round timber into the opening (remember the children's game "Tetris").
When the entire floor is laid out, glue each round piece (you can use liquid nails) to the floor.
After the glue has dried and the discs are well fixed, we level the entire coating and sand it with a sander until the floor is smooth and even.
Use tile grout to fill the gaps between the wooden discs.
Next, when the grout has completely dried, we coat the coating with polyurethane wood varnish, making sure it gets into all the cracks.
And to complete our work, we apply two or three more layers of the same polyurethane to the floor.
Well, the floor is ready from wooden cuts, of course we did everything with our own hands and we had to tinker a little with laying out the round pieces, but the result was worth it.
Wood is a natural material that is not made from it. In this article we will try to understand another, perhaps not new, technology for using wood. We will lay floors from wooden cuts.
The saw-cut floor is made from natural materials that do not have any consequences for human health. Since the material is local, it can be very cheap. A floor made from saw cuts is more durable than expected; when constructing such a floor, an excellent aesthetic appearance is obtained, and the floor itself is pleasant to the touch. It is so easy to install that you can easily do it yourself, without a specialist.
Flaws.
The most important disadvantage of such floors is the high consumption of materials (wood). And secondly, it is difficult to operate (maintenance must be done every two years).
Stages of laying floors from saw cuts
The material from which we decided to make the floor was pieces of logs 10-12 cm thick (the diameter of the logs depends on the imagination and desire of the customer). In addition to wooden logs, you will need limestone, sawdust, clay, linseed oil, beeswax, and water. It is very important that the wood is dry and that there is no moisture when working.
The process of installing such a floor is very simple and is somewhat similar to laying paving slabs or paving stones. The surface on which you decided to lay the floor must be compacted very well, then pour 6-10 cm of river pebbles onto the compacted surface. Then we place the saw cut and lightly tap the cut with a rubber hammer, checking with a level that the cuts are laid evenly so that they do not stick out from above and do not go too deep. The distance from the surface of the cut to the river sand (base) should be 4-7 cm, that is, the cut should go into the base we prepared by 2-3 cm, the distance between the cuts should be from 1 to 2 centimeters.
Filling the seams.
Take 1 liter of linseed oil (or lard), add 1 kg of lime, 5 kg of sawdust and 2 kg of clay with water. Mix all this thoroughly until a paste-like mass is formed. If you want the floor to be waterproof, you can add marble dust. Rub in the resulting mixture (rub in well) so that there are no air pockets left. This is very important because cracks may appear in the future and it will be possible for water to flow between the cuts. The same mixture can be used to repair cracks in the saw cut itself (if there are any). This volume of mixture is enough to lay five square meters of flooring. We sealed all the seams and left the floor to dry for two days. After complete drying, we polish the floor for another day or two. You can do this with a scraping machine, then you will get the perfect effect. Check again after? Has a crack appeared somewhere? If it appears, cover it with the mixture and let it dry, then manually polish the area.
Advantages of floors made from saw cuts
The saw-cut floor is made from natural materials.
Relatively cheap.
Very beautiful and pleasant to the touch.
Easy to do (relatively).
Flaws
Unfortunately, this type of flooring requires quite a lot of wood good quality, so it is recommended to cover only small areas.
Floors made from saw cuts need to be serviced approximately once every 2 years.
What will you need?
Round stones 10-12 cm thick, sawdust, limestone, clay, linseed oil, beeswax, water, lard.
Note: It is important that the cuts are very, very well dried (not to mention working, no moisture).
The process of making such a floor is relatively simple and very similar to laying paving slabs or paving stones. You need a hard, well-compacted surface, on top of which we pour a layer of river pebbles (about 6-10 cm). Then, using a rubber hammer, we begin laying the cuts. We tap and check with a level that the floor is level and that none of the cuts stick out or go too deep. As a rule, after laying, the distance from the surface of the cuts to the sand level is about 4-7 cm, and the distance between the cuts should be approximately 1-1.5 cm.
Mixture for filling joints
For a floor with an area of about 5 square meters, add 1 kg of lime, 5 kg of sawdust and 2 kg of clay with water to 1 kg of melted pork fat in a 15-liter bucket. After thorough mixing, you should get a paste-like mass. You can also add marble dust.
We introduce the mixture into the distances between the cuts and rub it well, as much as possible, without leaving air pockets. It should fill the gaps. It is very important that there are no voids left, otherwise cracks and water leakage cannot be avoided in the future. The remainder of this mixture can also be used to fill cracks in saw cuts (if applicable). After the last seam is covered, we leave our floor to dry for 1-2 days. If cracks appear, fill them.
After complete drying (another day or two), we polish the floor from the saw cuts well. It is even recommended to do curettage. You can rent a scraping machine to achieve the perfect effect. After this, check very carefully to see if there are any cracks.
Finally, polish with beeswax and linseed oil.
p.s. And this is an ancient “pavement” made of saw cuts, which the craftsmen gave a hexagonal shape (the shape of a honeycomb), it is more than a hundred years old. 
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All buildings and structures (gazebo, terrace, swimming pool, greenhouse, vegetable garden and different elements landscape design) at the dacha or personal plot communicated through paths.
What kind of path to make, or rather, from what material, everyone decides for themselves; specifically, within the framework of this article, we will consider making a garden path from chopped tree rings.
Among all the options (from boards, timber, panels, garden parquet, branches and bamboo), one of the most accessible in terms of material and the most complex in terms of design is paths made from wood cuts. The material is structured according to the principle step-by-step instructions so that anyone can build such a path with their own hands.
A path made from wooden saw cuts can be called differently: from slices, stumps (die, block, stump, log, ends of logs), but the construction method will be identical.
Garden paths from cut wood - step by step guide
For work you will need materials and tools:
- Wood cuts (cuts)
- Rolled waterproofing or geotextile (geofabric)
- Sand, pebbles, gravel, water
- Level
- Hammer (preferably a mallet)
- Hand chainsaw
- Shovel, buckets, brushes
Step 1 - preparing wooden cuts
You need to start working with preliminary preparation cuts (sections) of wood. Then they will be ready just in time for installation.
When choosing wood, you need to take into account how long the path is expected to be used and what load it will bear. When arranging garden paths from wood cuts at the dacha, it is better to give preference to hard types of wood. So, for example, oak will last you about ten years, pine - no more than seven. And larch is practically indestructible and will delight you for more than a quarter of a century.
But, most often, blanks for the path are made from those species that are available. It all depends on the budget; saw cuts from poplar will cost much less than from oak or larch.
To prepare the cut, you need to cut the log into pieces 150-200 mm high.
The rule that works here is that the larger the diameter of the log, the greater the height of the cut should be. And of course, the height of all blanks should be approximately the same.
If the thickness of the cut is less than 100 mm, there is a high probability that it will not be fixed in the ground and may “pop out” when pressed.
To extend the life of the saw cut, it must be cleared of bark. Because it is the bark that will begin to peel off first.
In addition, it is better to avoid using saw cuts that have cracks. They will begin to deteriorate first and very quickly, and the crack may increase under the influence of loads on it.
The cut also needs to be pre-treated. The most common treatment is drying oil.
To do this, it is heated to a boiling point and the saw cut is coated completely. Please note that this work is dangerous, so it is better to buy special antiseptic solutions that will provide both moisture protection and biosecurity. The saw cut should remain in this solution from two hours to two days.
To further protect the wood from rotting, the bottom of the round timber must additionally be treated with bitumen. You can age wood using a solution of copper sulfate.
The treated saw cut must be dried thoroughly.
Step 2 - marking the path
The difficulty of this step is in determining optimal sizes tracks - 350 mm, sufficient width for one person to move freely. As well as its route - to ensure access to all required facilities.
Step 3 - preparing the base
In order for wooden garden paths to serve you as long as possible and be safe, they need to be securely fixed.
To do this, you need to dig a trench along the marked route of the future path. Its depth depends on the length of the hemp (cut) plus 50-100 mm. (depending on the type of soil and the expected load on the path).
The width of the trench is equal to the desired width of the path.
A waterproofing film is laid at the bottom of the trench (you can use plastic film, used for greenhouses or geotextile).
Gravel or small crushed stone is poured on top of the film. This drainage is necessary to protect the wood from moisture. The height of the first layer of the pillow is equal to half the required height (25-50 mm). It is important to compact it well.
The sand and crushed stone cushion must be leveled using a building level. This will significantly save time and effort when laying cuts.
Step 4 - installing curbs for paths (edges)
If a curb is provided, then they must be installed before installing the cuts.
Stones, bricks, sheet iron, wooden blocks or long logs.
But, in order not to disturb the harmony of the garden path, chibouks sawn lengthwise are used.
Step 5 - pouring the second layer of sand cushion
Sand is used as the second layer. The total height of the pillow is 50-100 mm.
To compact the sand well, a technique such as pouring water on it is used.
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Step 6 - diagram of laying wood cuts
The order in which the wood cuts are installed is not of fundamental importance. The formation of the pattern depends on the preferences of the owner.
It can be positioned so that there is as little space as possible between the cuts. Or, on the contrary, you can place them widely.
The main thing at this stage is to slightly “drown” the cut (compact) and also level them.
Step 7 - decorative design of a garden path from wood cuts
The space between the cuts can be filled with sand or soil mixed with seeds of ground cover plants.
Leave the saw cuts themselves in their original form or paint them with bright colors.
You can more clearly show how to make paths from wood cuts using a cross-sectional drawing of a path.
Caring for wooden paths
To ensure that a DIY garden path made from wood cuts does not lose its original appearance over time, it requires constant care.
To do this, you need to clean the cuts once a year with a metal scraper, treat them with an antiseptic and apply a special protective covering, drying oil or paint.
Advice
When you make a path, set aside a few cuts in reserve so that they can be replaced in the future. individual elements in the process of renovation. In order to reduce the sliding effect after rain, do not heavily polish the ends of the logs before installation.
If you are interested in the process of making a path from wood cuts - a video illustrating how to make it yourself
Garden paths made from wood cuts - pros
- cheapness;
- high speed and ease of installation;
- the ability to carry out the entire process independently;
- do not accumulate moisture (do not create puddles);
- have a natural look;
- very repairable;
- environmentally friendly;
- opportunity to make a unique garden path made of wood. After all, all cuts are different, which means that the design cannot be repeated;
- the ability to use end-of-life logs as mulch or chop them up and add them to compost.
Country paths made from wood cuts - the cons
- subject to rotting;
- react to temperature changes;
- require constant care;
- become smaller after rain (evened out through the use of a special treatment compound).
Conclusion
Based on the above, it becomes clear how to make a path from wood cuts with your own hands, without resorting to excessive costs and outside help. Although, you shouldn’t rely too much on cheapness, even with self-production you'll have to spend some money, but this path is worth it
