Hardscape
when it comes to Hardscape think of your home you like it to me laid out it have a relaxing feeling. Hardscaping is the same way. being about to customize it to be able to enjoy the outdoors.
Hardscape
What is Hardingscape, isn't the same as landscaping?
The term "hardscape" refers to all of the non-living elements in landscaping, such as a brick patio, a stone wall, or a wooden arbor. It is one of the two major subcategories of landscaping, the other being softscape. softscape is all the other fine living organic elements in the garden or lawn. it can be trees, flowers.
How can hardscape benifit me?
Hardscaping is taking a area on the property and utilizing it to its full potential. it's being able to take your landscaping, softscape and tying it all together so it flows. anytime you do any kind of hardscaping the benefit are huge, not only does it look nice and gives a space to relax it also increases your property value of your house. The benefits are endless. Some of the elements to Hardscape are as followed:
create planting areas or convert a slope to flat yard space.
- Stone retaining: wall: creates area for planting as well as convert slopes to flat spaces or in flat area can bring depth and height.
- Patios: These give a area for gathering for cooking, eating,conversation,eating, cooking, and all the other activities you might enjoy thoughout the summer months. Patios can be made out of concrete, brick,flagstone, and or tile. these are all diffrent upsale ways. all depends on budget and what your looking to achieve.
- Stone walkways: these are area who can lead to other areas on your property. it help to tie it all together.
- Fences: there are all diffrent ones out there like Metal, wooden, and PVC. most people go with the privacy ones but everyones needs are diffrent.
What Time of year is best to get these done?
As some may know Hardscping can be very hard work depending on the project. Even under most of the best conditions it still can be downright grueling. The best time of the year to get these projects down are in the early spring when frost is not a issue, or in the fall time when the leaves start to turn.
What kind of equitment is involved?
Sometimes some project won't require anything more than some garden tool. while some hardscape projects are to much physical labor and heavier machine out way physical labor so heavier equipment is brough in. it not only cuts back on labor but also time. Some equipment that might be bulldozer which is best for moving and handling large quantiles of material.
- Bulldozer: which is best for moving and handling large quantiles of material
- Scrapers: which are best for removing and leveling out
- Skid steer: which on most jobs sites you will find because they are compact and easy to transport around. they are good with moving small to medium material as well as leveling out the slope aof a landscape.
- Backhoe: these are also of fair compact size. they make it easy to dig trenches and holes or remove material. they are a great multi purpose tool.
- Trucks loaders: they help with loading material on to a dump truck which a skid steer may not be able to do it load.
- Dump trucks: if material is to be hauled away dump trucks are the perfect one for the job. they have the capacity to load a big load which also allows for lesser trips.
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