"Emil" wrote in :

Hi guys,

The pics at the bottom are of my backyard. Notice in this area, which
is 16 ft long by 6.5 ft wide, the grass doesn't grow. It hasn't since
I bought the house 3 years ago, and I've given up on it. Those 4
bricks you see surround a drain, so I have to consider that also. The
wall you see will one day come down, my property goes all the way down
to the street. On the other side of the wall it slopes down, but for
the time being it's staying.

So what ideas can you guys think of to extend the sitting area of the
patio? Some ideas I came up with a
1) To bring a bunch of crushed gravel and compact it in.
2)Use pavers to create a traditional look.
3) Use large square stones?

I don't want to create a HUGE project, I don't have the patience to
lay down brick. I thought of pavers because all you have to do is
prepare the ground, lay the pavers and then brush sand into the
joints, no need for mortar, grout, etc.

http://img55.photobucket.com/albums/...77/Patio_1.jpg
http://img55.photobucket.com/albums/...77/Patio_2.jpg

Thanks,
Emil



You could try a Japanese garden with gravel and a few rocks. It wouldn't
get you extra space but it should be low mainenance (unless you have trees
that will dump leaves on it).

"Emil" wrote in :

Hi guys,

The pics at the bottom are of my backyard. Notice in this area, which
is 16 ft long by 6.5 ft wide, the grass doesn't grow. It hasn't since
I bought the house 3 years ago, and I've given up on it. Those 4
bricks you see surround a drain, so I have to consider that also. The
wall you see will one day come down, my property goes all the way down
to the street. On the other side of the wall it slopes down, but for
the time being it's staying.

So what ideas can you guys think of to extend the sitting area of the
patio? Some ideas I came up with a
1) To bring a bunch of crushed gravel and compact it in.
2)Use pavers to create a traditional look.
3) Use large square stones?

I don't want to create a HUGE project, I don't have the patience to
lay down brick. I thought of pavers because all you have to do is
prepare the ground, lay the pavers and then brush sand into the
joints, no need for mortar, grout, etc.

http://img55.photobucket.com/albums/...77/Patio_1.jpg
http://img55.photobucket.com/albums/...77/Patio_2.jpg

Thanks,
Emil



You could try a Japanese garden with gravel and a few rocks. It wouldn't
get you extra space but it should be low mainenance (unless you have trees
that will dump leaves on it).

"Emil" wrote in :

Hi guys,

The pics at the bottom are of my backyard. Notice in this area, which
is 16 ft long by 6.5 ft wide, the grass doesn't grow. It hasn't since
I bought the house 3 years ago, and I've given up on it. Those 4
bricks you see surround a drain, so I have to consider that also. The
wall you see will one day come down, my property goes all the way down
to the street. On the other side of the wall it slopes down, but for
the time being it's staying.

So what ideas can you guys think of to extend the sitting area of the
patio? Some ideas I came up with a
1) To bring a bunch of crushed gravel and compact it in.
2)Use pavers to create a traditional look.
3) Use large square stones?

I don't want to create a HUGE project, I don't have the patience to
lay down brick. I thought of pavers because all you have to do is
prepare the ground, lay the pavers and then brush sand into the
joints, no need for mortar, grout, etc.

http://img55.photobucket.com/albums/...77/Patio_1.jpg
http://img55.photobucket.com/albums/...77/Patio_2.jpg

Thanks,
Emil



You could try a Japanese garden with gravel and a few rocks. It wouldn't
get you extra space but it should be low mainenance (unless you have trees
that will dump leaves on it).