I feel this would look great for years with seasonal cleaning or maintenance, and provide structure to the walk way for years after that. And the cool part is you don't have any ethical responsibility to remove the walkway as it will just biodegrade faster and faster when the coating starts to deteriorate.
I used leftover slices as stepping "stones" in a flower garden, to know where I could step without crushing new growth. The thicker slabs, sunk into the soil a few inches, held up for years. They were all hardwood, from 4" to 7" thick.
The weather where I live is warming and I’m getting closer to garden season and I am so excited! I appreciate you sharing this video. I love to learn about gardening diys from helpful creators like you. I hope I can be as good at RU-vid as you are one day!
SO glad I just saw this! Had a dead tree that was just cut down and there is more wood than needed for firewood.. gave some to family and neighbors, and still had so much. I am going to make a path to and in my garden doing this!
It will be very dangerous when wet thought, consider it if it rains often where you live or if you might forget about it and try to walk on it during rain.
@@Nestorartistry i know this sounds crazy...try texturing the surface...our walkway was always slippery towards the house because of it being at the bottom of the steps, we were on a hill but our house was set lower than the driveway, they always had moss or slimy goo from grass and stuff so I cleaned it up really well and put down a concrete aggregate mixed with sand and those smooth pebbles that don't hurt your feet walking on them. I never had a problem after that.
Don't listen to these people; they have no clue what they are talking about. It depends on the type of wood you used and whether or not it was seasoned. No amount of "texturing" is going to solve using soft porous wood of a tree variety that rots easily.
This is glorious, and I love it. It'll slowly return to enrich the earth! I'm slightly worried about MY OWN ability to level it for my boyfriend who can't feel his feet well, but I may try it in an area he won't access as much. Thank you so much for the ongoing inspiration!
I got 10 seconds into this and had to call my dad 😂”hey dad, you know those 2 stumps in my yard and my new garden…how many slices can the stumps make 🤣he handed me off to my mom
This is beautiful! 🤩 I saw an interior floor made of slices of 2×4 laid like subway tile. They mixed some kind of epoxy or resin with sawdust for the grout and sealed it all.
How are you going to level them? Sand and then sanding with an orbital sander to level them? If they aren't squared off, plumb it's an obstacle course,treat them with a sealant b4 you place them easy peasy
Love it but does it invite termites? The wood on the ground is not treated? Not fear mongering, i'm just really curious for those who may know because I like it - tho its not wheel chair, cane or crutch friendly.
You’ll have to let us know how it holds up. We talked to our local arborist about doing this, was hoping to get something they cut down. They said the wood would rot after a year. Keep us updated, I love the look. They said to use pressure treated wood.
Ours has been in over a year and holding up fine! Probably depends on your climate! If you want something more permanent, set them into concrete and coat with epoxy. But then you can't compost it, and I wanted something temporary and compostable. :)
I didn’t want to use flagstone-too expensive and permanent and heavy to move. This way I can rearrange my garden as I like to do. There is beauty in impermanence ❤️
That’s neat , cool idea , wonder what periwinkle ground cover in between or river pebble would look like , or moss I like it how it though . That’s really kool and natural
Yeah,,unfortunately if someone trips on it,,your ins will maybe not cover it. Check on this for your safety!❤ FYI, I am totally looking at doing this for my patio that I will have to move in a year!😊
This is a weird take. I see no reason insurance wouldn’t cover a slip and fall but it seems you’re trying to make that point simply because this isn’t basic concrete stepping stones…? Not to be a jerk but I’m guessing you’re the type of person who won’t hang artwork because of nail/screw holes and only adheres to the HOA standards of 7 shades of approved beige in all aspects of life.
‘I didn’t want it to be too permanent, we had to chop down some big trees’ um that’s pretty permanent. Killed the pretty big trees for something you don’t want permanent.
Took down INVASIVE SIBERIAN ELMS that were already dead. You realize people often have to take down trees and that the stumps usually end up in landfills, right? Or do you simply like critiquing people rudely?
