Stepping stone path

[mil049]

Hi all

I want to construct a stepping stone path out of paving slabs. it will run from the pavement to my front door step, about 4m. They will be laid amongst gravel over a weed control membrane.

My question is whether to lay them straight on sharp sand or to bed them into some sort of mortar. As there will only be about 5 or 6 of them I dont want to go to too much trouble.

Thanks

[dig dug dan]

I have just done the same thing yesterday for a customer. They needed to be bedded on a mortar bed as sand would have washed away eventually

[lutonlagerlout]

^^ exactly as dan says

LLL

[KLS]

As its only a few slabs, if you dont want to mix up properly you can get a premixed slab layer in most DIY places, its not as good as a self mixed mortar but maybe easier. Also don't lay the slabs on top of the fabric, lay the slabs first then cut the fabric around them.

[dig dug dan]

Why not lay on the matting?

[KLS]

Im guessing a lightweight weed suppressant fabric would be used and when I have laid over this before, at a show so we didn't contaminate the soil, the slabs moved slightly on the fabric and eventually tore it.