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LisaW
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Slate?
Has anyone used slate for their walkway or stoop?
Is it cheaper than pavers?
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Posted 4/19/06 9:23 AM  |
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karacg
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Re: Slate?
I LOVE slate, this is what I wanted to do. I got vetoed tho by DH and the construction guy --- it breaks easily, it stains easily, doesn't hold up well to the winter (salt, expansion, etc.)
Growing up we had a slate walkway - lovely but always a mess -- chipped, cracked, broken and grass growing up in every single crack.
I think it is more expensive than pavers too.
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| Posted 4/19/06 9:26 AM |
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dpli
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Re: Slate?
Slate also gets pretty slippery when wet.
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| Posted 4/19/06 9:28 AM |
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LisaW
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Re: Slate?
Wow! My parents have a slate patio, and I think its held up pretty well.
I got a price yesterday for pavers and it was $5300 just for our stoop and a small walkway (plus $3k to blacktop our driveway). I was   I didn't even get as far as to have them price out the other side of the walkway!!!
I was just trying to find a cheaper alternative.
Any ideas? Dh already nixed the idea of asphalt for the walkway.
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| Posted 4/19/06 9:35 AM |
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schnapy
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Re: Slate?
Posted by karacg
I LOVE slate, this is what I wanted to do. I got vetoed tho by DH and the construction guy --- it breaks easily, it stains easily, doesn't hold up well to the winter (salt, expansion, etc.)
Growing up we had a slate walkway - lovely but always a mess -- chipped, cracked, broken and grass growing up in every single crack.
I think it is more expensive than pavers too.
lol we are married to same person, my dh also said it gets freaking hot..
I love slate
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| Posted 4/19/06 9:35 AM |
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dpli
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Re: Slate?
Concrete would be cheaper than pavers. Pavers are expensive partly because the installation is more involved than concrete or asphalt (blacktop).
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| Posted 4/19/06 4:22 PM |
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Anniegrl
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Re: Slate?
How about stamped concrete? They pour the concrete into forms or stamp a pattern on the wet concrete to make it look like all different kinds of stone.
This site has a lot of pictures
Message edited 4/19/2006 4:45:10 PM.
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julz33
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Re: Slate?
We are getting stamped concrete.... www.stampcrete.com
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| Posted 4/19/06 4:48 PM |
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karacg
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Re: Slate?
Posted by Anniegrl
How about stamped concrete? They pour the concrete into forms or stamp a pattern on the wet concrete to make it look like all different kinds of stone.
This site has a lot of pictures
We were thinking of doing this for our patio. But we ran out of $$ 
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| Posted 4/19/06 4:49 PM |
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LisaW
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Re: Slate?
Posted by Anniegrl
How about stamped concrete? They pour the concrete into forms or stamp a pattern on the wet concrete to make it look like all different kinds of stone.
This site has a lot of pictures
Is this less than pavers? How is it in comaprison?
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| Posted 4/19/06 4:52 PM |
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Anniegrl
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Re: Slate?
Posted by LisaW
Posted by Anniegrl
How about stamped concrete? They pour the concrete into forms or stamp a pattern on the wet concrete to make it look like all different kinds of stone.
This site has a lot of pictures
Is this less than pavers? How is it in comaprison?
How did I know you were going to ask that?! 
I don't know actually, sorry, but I do know that it's one of the cheaper options. If your DH is handy, he could even do it himself. They sell the forms.
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| Posted 4/19/06 4:57 PM |
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LisaW
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Re: Slate?
Posted by karacg
Posted by Anniegrl
How about stamped concrete? They pour the concrete into forms or stamp a pattern on the wet concrete to make it look like all different kinds of stone.
This site has a lot of pictures
We were thinking of doing this for our patio. But we ran out of $$
Yeah, we are just about there...
Hmmmm....a few vials of Follistim, or a new stoop?
A new driveway or ICSI?
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| Posted 4/19/06 5:45 PM |
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Tumbalina
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Re: Slate?
Posted by LisaW
Posted by karacg
Posted by Anniegrl
How about stamped concrete? They pour the concrete into forms or stamp a pattern on the wet concrete to make it look like all different kinds of stone.
This site has a lot of pictures
We were thinking of doing this for our patio. But we ran out of $$
Yeah, we are just about there...
Hmmmm....a few vials of Follistim, or a new stoop?
A new driveway or ICSI?
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