Spend time plotting out the area so you don t have any gaps or overlays when you install the decomposed granite.
Can you stain decomposed granite.
When i first began the industry didn t have a hardener that you could add.
Decomposed granite tends to get muddy during the winter when there is high rainfall.
Dg is a combination of small pieces of granite gravel and granite fines basically granite sand.
You would never know it wasn t naturally that color.
I m interested to do what you ve done here.
Decomposed granite is a paving material you might consider for certain areas such as paths walkways and driveways.
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Hi yes you can stain your granite tile.
1 rain and dg.
This combination has a high tendency of fusing together with the presence of water.
The fines is what allows dg to compact and makes it well suited for paths.
The fines however have a tendency to get muddy in winter.
Just be careful of the grout because it will stain it as well.
What you ll need for your decomposed granite pathway.
This is something to consider when designing paths that lead.
1 it gets muddy.
Once you begin to install the fine material it can be difficult to know where.
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This means stabilized.
Decomposed granite is like gravel but finer and generally more stable.
A decomposed granite path runs the length of a back garden and fast growing fern pines podocarpus gracilior create a privacy screen inside the back fence.
That made for a semi successful installation because in the winter your walkway was mushy at best.
The following are the major disadvantages of decomposed granite.
The instructions below are based on this type of dg.
Can i use decomposed granite as fine as sand and small pebbles as aggregate instead of river gravel and or sand.
Whatever the reason crushed granite can be stabilized with natural binders such as organic lock and stabilizer solutions.
Depending on how it is used it may be more or less expensive than concrete.
I ve done 100 s of decomposed granite patios and walkways in northern california and learned a few things as i went along.
Decomposed granite for a firmer decomposed granite pathway and easier installation buy dg that has a stabilizer pre mixed in.
We have a mountainous property with no sand and very little rock other than granite.
See more of this garden at before after.
Dg is composed of granite fines and small pieces of granite.
These binders help create a durable surface that resists the erosive powers of weather or heavy traffic all while maintaining the natural aesthetic you may have been going for in the first place.
If stabilized dg isn t available you can purchase a soil stabilizer like marloc ss and follow the.
We re using pecan color wood stain and its working great.
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