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April 23, 2007
BLUESTONE BURIED IN BACKYARD
I was tilling my back garden when about 8 inches below the surface i cam across a strip of blue stone which cute across my garden. It's just about 5 slabs across, equaling the width of the house, located about about 30 feet from my foundation. Is this som sort of erosion control? There is no brick or anything below the stone. There were also to peices in one corner standing on it's side and held in place with really old iron spikes. I can't find any drainage pipes etc so i'm a bit confused as to what i just found. I'd like to use the stone for a patio in the back if i can as i just pulled up about 2 tons of crappy old cement which was covered by about an inch of soil. TIA.
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Previous owners simply poured soil ontop of the blue stone. I found similiar bluestone in my garden. I dug it up and re-layed it as a patio off the back of my garden. It was an inexpensive way to get a nice looking patio.
Posted by: Anonymous at April 23, 2007 1:08 PM
Bluestone laid across the lot equalling the width of the house is probably the remnants of the original garden path. It was typical to have a rectangle of bluestone pathway enclosing a rectangular planted area in the center, with about eighteen inches of flower bed on each side along the fences, framed by long narrow pieces of bluestone set on edge alongside the pathways, to retain the dirt in the flower beds. When I started digging in my back yard years ago, I found the entire original bluestone path and the retaining walls under about six inches of dirt, and restored the whole thing. Looks great.
Posted by: Despina at April 24, 2007 9:28 AM
Despina,
maybe you can post some pics?
thatll be great
Posted by: Anonymous at April 24, 2007 10:34 AM
does this mean brooklyn is sinking? i think all cities sink a bit as debris piles on top of them. but if we are really sinking 6-8" a century that's a problem i think.
Posted by: Anonymous at April 24, 2007 12:15 PM
yeah dumbass we're sinking. sure. run for the hills. you're a genius.
Posted by: Anonymous at April 24, 2007 2:40 PM
Great News! Thanks D. I was hoping that was the case. I only panicked because my neighbors have a drain in the garden in the same area, so I thought maybe I found some ancient Roman Aquaduct or something.
Posted by: Anonymous at April 24, 2007 6:07 PM
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