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shanti

(21,745 posts) Tue Apr 8, 2014, 05:44 PM Apr 2014

Backyard remodel [View all]

I have a small backyard, 15x18, with two side sections that are 6.5x6 feet. Right now, I have a (dead) lawn that sits on top of an enormous ant colony, and I would like to change the lawn to something else. My ideas are: 1-cement the whole thing in, 2-put pavers (or brick) in, or 3-a composite deck. Currently, it is plumbed and wired for automatic sprinklers, but they haven't worked for several years due to leaks that I neglected to fix, hence the dead lawn.

Has anyone done this lately? What I would like to know is which of these would be the best, most inexpensive option?

Thanks all!

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Backyard remodel [View all] shanti Apr 2014 OP

What kind of climate do you live in? LiberalEsto Apr 2014 #1

+1 .. and ever considered xerascaping? n/t X_Digger Apr 2014 #2

Actually yes shanti Apr 2014 #5

Well, it could be done in stages. Start with crushed stone / wood chips as a base.. X_Digger Apr 2014 #8

Pretty much shanti Apr 2014 #4

What about creating a central patio with pea gravel or mulch? LiberalEsto Apr 2014 #9

Of those three choices cement would be the least expensive and easiest option ... Auggie Apr 2014 #3

Is the crushed stone a liquid shanti Apr 2014 #6

I'm thinking of self binding gravel Auggie Apr 2014 #7

Deteriorated granite is always a nice, organic look. Adsos Letter Apr 2014 #10

we put in a 20x24 patio last year NMDemDist2 Apr 2014 #11

$500? shanti Apr 2014 #12

i asked hubby and he says it was twice that in material NMDemDist2 Apr 2014 #13

Sand pscot Apr 2014 #14

One word: cats shanti Apr 2014 #15

I knew a guy who covered his front yard with cement pscot Apr 2014 #16

I wouldn't go that far, lol shanti Apr 2014 #17

Have you thought about bark? pscot Apr 2014 #18