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skootamattaschmidty
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# Posted: 6 May 2021 14:52
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So this is at my house...not the cabin but thought I'd share anyways. I have a ground level deck that's pressure treated lumber. We decided to buy a loveseat for the deck but didn't want to take up much deck space. I had an area to add onto but didn't want to spend the money on pt and wanted it rustic. So I made a small extension approximately 4x8 feet using wood cookies. I put a good base of sand down to help with drainage and filled between the slabs with sand as well. I know this will not last forever but it will be covered with furniture and I should get several years out of it. It was also free to do as I had logs to cut and sand.
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WILL1E
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# Posted: 6 May 2021 15:03
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My grandpa did that at his house when i was younger. Lasted for many, many years with no maintenance. By the time it breaks down you'll be ready for a new layout anyways!

Brettny
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# Posted: 6 May 2021 15:34
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Now that's cool!..now you have the gears in my head turning.

Steve_S
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# Posted: 6 May 2021 15:52
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Gee Wiz, I remember seeing something like that when I was much younger and had forgotten till now. That photo brought it all back, I love it and the timing is PERFECT as I was just pondering a problem and this is the ideal solution ! I really did not want to use patio tiles of blocks, just not right for my build and a wooden deck just wouldn' fit into it either. Plus I have scads of Pine, Cedar and whatever I want logs at hand, I think I'll go with the Cedar.

Thanks skootamattaschmidty !

skootamattaschmidty
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# Posted: 6 May 2021 17:57
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Well glad it helps! That's why thought I would post it! I figured it was a different idea for folks, very rustic and inexpensive! I laid it like flagstone, making sure each slab was level and solid...the end result, a very walkable and smooth surface. Most my slabs are oak because that's what I had at hand, some pine, some maple. Guess cedar would be the best but it is what it is. I do like the look!

skootamattaschmidty
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# Posted: 6 May 2021 18:00
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Obviously not the furniture I'm waiting for lol...
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paulz
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# Posted: 6 May 2021 18:16
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Nice! I have a pretty good stack of rock slabs, whatever they call them, awaiting use the similar way in the area behind my cabin.
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mj1angier
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# Posted: 6 May 2021 21:20
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Not the same, but it might last longer than you think:
http://kaswell.com/about-us/history-of-woodblock/

scott100
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# Posted: 6 May 2021 21:25
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Looks great!

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