Hey everyone. I'm a homeowner in an urban area. I have a small 1-year-old and live in a 100-year old home. I recently tested my soil and it has high lead levels. My back yard level tested at an average of 600ppm. About half of my backyard has bricks set directly in the soil and the other half is bare soil- also lots of old growth trees (so removing soil with all those roots really isn't an option). I've done a ton of research both online and with environmental specialists and have decided that part of my plan will be to take up all those bricks (870 sq feet) and re-install them in a "real" brick patio (gravel base, landscaping fabric, sand, brick, polymetric sand). I don't really think with all the roots and the contaminated soil, that it's a good idea to dig down the recommended 8 inches. I don't want to mess too much with the soil and don't have a good place to easily get rid of it. I'm planning on just placing the 4in of base gravel directly on top of the existing soil level. I will use an edging on top of that to keep the bricks in place. My question is this: Will my patio last? I live in Central Arkansas so not a lot of heavy freezes; maybe 2-3 max per winter if it's a cold winter.
Submitted June 30, 2015 at 09:39PM by pyakcb http://ift.tt/1C5LZYb
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