Small Walkway and Stoop

[MuirView Design]

This is one we just finished up. Here's some construction pics.

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Few more during construction.

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Here's the finished product. The color looks a little weird because the bullnose is sealed already and the travertine isn't yet.

[CaptainsLS]

Wow...I love it. What type of stone is the cap on the pillar? Is the radius step a pour or CMU? I see you stuck with the original design, worked very well; it looked a lot tighter in there on paper.

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Here's a couple of the walkway wet down. Brings out the color of the travertine better.

[MuirView Design]

Wow...I love it. What type of stone is the cap on the pillar? Is the radius step a pour or CMU? I see you stuck with the original design, worked very well; it looked a lot tighter in there on paper.

Thanks! Glad to be done this one! Back for soil work and some light landscaping tomorrow.

30"x30" Granite with flamed edges for the cap. The radius we built with CMU, 8"x8" half hollows which we set and cored. Did the whole landing between the pillars out of CMU actually.

[CaptainsLS]

I don’t have a supplier for the travertine pavers in this area. I'm looking for a supply now, but what do they go for? I see you used tile on the landing, with a thin set?

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I don’t have a supplier for the travertine pavers in this area. I'm looking for a supply now, but what do they go for? I see you used tile on the landing, with a thin set?


I paid 6.80 per SF for this stuff, but I got a deal. Usually it's more like 7.20 per. We left the existing stoop and thinset the travertine pavers right on to it. Worked great. The landing on the other hand we wet laid in mortar to make up a little pitch.

[cgland]

Awesome work Adam! Travertine is definately on my list of products to push next year.

Chris

[Mbella]

Adam, what type of veneer is that?

[MuirView Design]

Adam, what type of veneer is that?

It's a natural stone veneer. I think it may be called Chester County Rubble. It's cut beautifully with lots of color. The corners were a little funky and hard to work with, but overall the results were stunning. I originally spec'd in cultured stone, but then I found this stuff for only $8 a SF and had to spend the little extra. If you're ever in need of an inexpensive natural stone veneer, check out Stoney Run Supply in Spring City. Talk to Joel or Chris. They also got me my Granite Pillar Caps and did the flaming for me. I think the caps only ran me $120 a piece. In hindsight, I wish I would've done travertine tile risers for the steps and not the stone. The 1" bullnose looks a little dinky to me up against the veneer. O' well, next time.

[kris]

Looks excellent ...will you do the softscape now?

[mckeeland]

Awesome work Adam! Travertine is definately on my list of products to push next year.

Chris


i second that, not a big natural stone guy mainly because it is never consistent, but that looks awesome and pretty uniform. how was that to lay as a paver? can you tamp on it?

[MuirView Design]

Looks excellent ...will you do the softscape now?

Yes. I'm going with a semi formal look. We're doing some of the evergreen shrubs now and the flowering and deciduous stuff in the spring.

[MuirView Design]

i second that, not a big natural stone guy mainly because it is never consistent, but that looks awesome and pretty uniform. how was that to lay as a paver? can you tamp on it?

It's a little tricky. This one needed to be super square to pull it off. The travertine is very consistent in thickness, although there were a few a little off square. I just screed my sand, find center on the door and run a string line off of a framing square, then drop a plumb and two spots in the sand and snap a chalk line between them. Find ninety off of that and snap another chalk line the other way and just stay on my line while laying. It makes it pretty easy.

I tamped the whole walk in using a smaller tamper 3500# or less. I put down a piece of peg board and tamped on top of that. Only cracked one stone.

Another consideration should be finding low profile edging if you do travertine. Flex Pro makes it and the lip is only 1" high. Regular edging can end up heaving above the height of your work.

[MuirView Design]

Awesome work Adam! Travertine is definately on my list of products to push next year.

Chris

Thanks Chris. I'll tell you, if I had to do it again, i would've added a step off of the circle. I don't like how I had to start my slope up into the circle. The biggest PITA on this job though was cutting in the bullnose for the radius step. It wouldn't fit in the table saw so I had to cut each one by hand with the TS400, then grind them square. It was definitely a challenging job. It's all about learning and sharing the quirks of a newer product so everyone can be more productive at it.

[gary1328]

Hey Adam,
Great job!!!

I'm not real familiar with Travertine---My question is--I know we are not to use "rock" salt on our pavers, but is this also a "NO-NO" with travertine??

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Hey Adam,
Great job!!!

I'm not real familiar with Travertine---My question is--I know we are not to use "rock" salt on our pavers, but is this also a "NO-NO" with travertine??

Hey Gary,

Here's a quote from a site online about travertine. It is said to have a natural resistance to salt.

"Natural Travertine is a type of 'morphed' limestone where the lime content has been deposited by water. Limestone is the youngest in this stone family, Travertine is approximately 50 million years old and Marble is the oldest at 100 million years old. Travertine is a type of limestone due to the way it is formed. Travertine is a sedimentary stone, a solid form of calcium carbonate produced in hot mineral springs that contain lime substances.

Travertine is ideal for indoor and outdoor applications. The surface of Travertine never gets hot; this is due to the lack of metal content in the stone. Travertine is said to be non-slip and twice the strength of concrete. This making Travertine a excellent choice for pool surrounds, kitchen and bathroom floors, bench tops, wall cladding, patio and balcony flooring and even driveways.

Travertine is an wise choice around swimming pools, outdoor entertainment and indoor wet areas as it will remain cool under foot has a high co-efficient of friction meaning that Travertine will provide a safe walking and play service in these areas for the whole family. Travertine has a high natural salt resistance allowing it to be used inside your swimming pool as well as for coping and pool surrounds. "

[mrusk]

Nothing better then marble or travertine. I get to lay 2k sq feet of marble in a few weeks. Really incredible looking stuff.

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Nothing better then marble or travertine. I get to lay 2k sq feet of marble in a few weeks. Really incredible looking stuff.

Can't wait to see a picture.


Not of the marble, of you actually laying a stone! LOL Just kidding! I would love to see what marble pavers look like. Are you (your crew) dry laying or wet laying?

[mrusk]

Can't wait to see a picture.


Not of the marble, of you actually laying a stone! LOL Just kidding! I would love to see what marble pavers look like. Are you (your crew) dry laying or wet laying?



I will be laying it! I fired two guys so i am down to just me and the foreman. So i kind of have to work now.

[MuirView Design]

That sucks Matt. Especially without a years worth of callouses under your skin! I just lost my full time guy too. I guess I'm flying solo till I hire a whole new crew in the spring! Good luck with the marble!

[mrusk]

That sucks Matt. Especially without a years worth of callouses under your skin! I just lost my full time guy too. I guess I'm flying solo till I hire a whole new crew in the spring! Good luck with the marble!

LOL

I had alot to do with the town holding me up on my permit. Now i am bring in two other companies to help me complete my job.

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LOL

I had alot to do with the town holding me up on my permit. Now i am bring in two other companies to help me complete my job.

Wish I was closer. I'd love to get some experience with marble pavers.