Walkway is generally built on the high traffic area in a grass land or your garden. It can also be in front of your front door. Walkway from any type of rock is ultimate in appearance and the slate walkway adds a real beauty to any place. Slate stone walkways are the part of landscaping that beautifies your area and the surroundings. However, how to lay the slate walkways?
Actually, slate walkways are very easy to lay. If you are looking for the sculptured look then use the natural shape of the slate stone. You can re-shape it a bit with the wet saw. Either place the slate stone directly to the ground or place some gravel before it to stop flooding. You can arrange the slate in slate walkway in what so ever manner you want. Some people just place the slate stone as it is.
You can also make the regular shapes of slate tiles for the customer design slate walkway. It is very important to level the slate walkways otherwise slate tile will wobble while walking on it. It can be done by removing the soil beneath the slate stone. Do not feel bad if you are getting dirty with soil. Also keep the level of the slate stone walkway same that of grass for easy mowing.