Hi, Cathy,
Cement pavers are thicker than stepping stones and square. You can lay
them like big blocks of brick. They are heavier than slate and only one
of my dogs has been able to pull one up. I like them better than cement
as you can lay them without filling in between and allow for drainage
through the cracks between pavers. Therefore I can wash and bleach and
it is drained and dry quickly. Tricky to lay them; you will have to cut
(mallet and chisel) towards some of the edges unless you have a very
fortunate fit. Just like laying brick, I imagine. They come in brick
color which is what I used; look very nice indeed. Thanks to my husband
and son they went down in one day when we finally decided to do the
whole area of runs. Hot, heavy work, but well worth it.
Maintenance requres that you have a few extra so that you can move them
and fill in when the ground shifts. (Well, in New England at any rate
from frost to thaw).
If you have one that digs under fencing these are ideal for along the
fence; the dogs simply give themselves a manicure trying to dig. <G>
Suze
"Cathy J. Gish" wrote:
>
> What are pavers. Are they like the concrete stepping stones?
>
> Thanks
> Cathy
>
> "Susan A. Schlenger" wrote:
>
> > Hello, Chris,
> > I like the cement pavers a lot. They are inexpensive (though a bit of
> > work to carry), can be either the grey, red or sometimes blue color,
> > dogs can't dig out of them and they keep the nails trimmed. The dogs
> > come in clean in all weather. One can shovel snow if they are laid
> > fairly level. Easy pick up of poop.
> > If your runs are way too large, then perhaps start as we did by doing
> > one half of them in the pavers as well as pavers around the edges, a few
> > slates down the middle and fill the rest with rounded small river
> > stone. Little by little we finished up doing the runs in pavers. As it
> > does get hot, I put out kennel deck (two or three pieces of it) in
> > summer so that they can get off of the pavers if they get hot.
> > The dogs clearly prefer the pavers to stone for footing.
> >
> > Hope that this is helpful!
> >
> > Suze
> >
> > Chris Gingell wrote:
> > >
> > > I'm looking for suggestions on footing for the dogs runs. We have to redo
> > > them this year and I would appreciate any suggestions or others experiences
> > > with what to use.
> > > We have dry summers, very little rain, but lots of snow in the winter and
> > > pretty messy conditions in the spring when it thaws.
> > > I've tried grass but found poop scooping difficult; tried clay base with
> > > sand but this carried into the dogs room and was not good for their coats.
> > > We've tried wood bark as I'd seen it in someone else's place but I found
> > > that quite unsanitary once it has been soaked with urine. I'm thinking
> > > maybe I'll put concrete in but have heard that the dogs coats get stained.
> > > That won't do but was wondering if I graded the runs away from the house
> > > whether that would eliminate that problem. I can't really afford to put
> > > those interlocking squares on top of the concrete I don't think as I have
> > > very large runs.
> > > Any suggestions would be gratefully received. Thanks a bunch.
> > >
> > > Chris Gingell
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