The principle
Safe underfoot in all weather. Non-slip stone, gaps too small to trap a heel, a 2% cross-fall so water always drains. Every surface tested by a gloved hand before a bare foot ever touches it.
Materials
- Woodchip (site tree-clearing or arborist waste)
- reclaimed logs (4–8cm untreated)
- landscape fabric
- geotextile base
Tools
- Shovel
- wheelbarrow
- tape
- chainsaw (pre-cut logs)
- rammer
Reclaimed from
Tree prunings (chip on-site or council/arborist source) + fallen logs from land + branches