Sand and gravel mixture in the landscape of the site

Building your own home is a dream for many. Tall, warm, with a beautiful roof, spacious rooms, cozy kitchen and living room. The picture is always drawn the brightest. But a house without an infield is an unfinished dream. And there is always a landscape in it. Well, if you can use the services of a designer. Then professionally trained people will split the site. Design all the beauty: paths, terraces, flower beds, fruit trees. It is more difficult when landscaping is necessary independently. For such a case, certain knowledge is required. With plants you can more or less understand. In the end, one thing has not grown up - in its place it is quite possible to plant another. But the building materials must be selected carefully, since it is often problematic to replace a composite that is not suitable for a terrace or a stone for a track .

Sand-gravel mixture is often used in landscape design. It is mainly used in road construction. But certain species have found their application in the improvement of household plots. Separate sand and gravel mixtures On enriched and natural. The latter are used in road construction. This is the basis for the drainage layers, the substrate under the coating. If additional gravel is added to the ASG, an enriched sandy-gravel mixture is obtained at the outlet . The characteristics of such a building material, of course, differ from the natural coating. It is estimated according to the following parameters:

- the ratio of gravel and sand;

- fraction of gravel contained in the mixture;

- frost resistance;

- the content of foreign impurities - clays, silt, etc.;

Of course, the cost of the sandy- Gravel mixture. But not only this fact can affect the price. The enriched sandy-gravel mixture differs by the amount of gravel contained in it. Its dimensions, percentage ratio with sand, specifies GOST. What can not be said about the natural mixture. Its quality is not stipulated by any norms. Accordingly, such a sand-gravel mixture is cheaper.

So, why do we need drainage on the backyard? To begin with, the soil in most of European Russia due to geological and relief features is often flooded. This has a very negative effect on the growth and development of plants. Their roots are restricted by air access, which can eventually lead to decay. Also, excess moisture causes rapid and deep freezing. Another aspect should be considered for small plants: their development and growth of high soil moisture acts simply disastrous. As you already guessed, to eliminate harmful factors and apply a sand and gravel mixture, the characteristics of which allow it to be used as a drainage. To be more precise, ASG is the main building material for ditches and drainage systems.

But this is not the only application of ASG on the plot of land. It is often in demand as a pillow when laying paving slabs. The presence in the building material of gravel again helps to remove moisture quickly, which will extend the life of the tracks. If the size of the plot allows, then a sand and gravel mixture can cover the playground for volleyball, tennis or basketball. In this case, the PGS should contain gravel of the smallest fractions. As you can see, this building material is rather in demand in an accomplishment and design of a landscape of a site of a country house.