# Concrete Walkway Preparation
Many homes have a concrete walkway somewhere on their property, often leading from the front door to the driveway. This provides a path for you and others without having to walk across muddy, wet or snow-covered grass. Concrete is a popular choice due to its durability, availability and ease-of-use. Before constructing your concrete walkway, you must take steps to clear the ground and build the form.
Things You'll Need
- Spray paint
- Wooden stakes
- Hammer
- String
- Shovel
- Rake
- Tamp
- Expansion strips
- 2-by-4 boards
- Nails
Instructions
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Mark the ground where the walkway is being installed with spray paint.
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Excavate the area inside the paint, digging beneath the frost line. (Your local zoning board can tell you how deep this is.)
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Smooth the soil inside the hole with a rake and tamp it down.
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Place expansion strips against any edge the walkway comes into contact with, such as a patio or the edge of the driveway. This allows for the concrete to expand and contract.
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Drive wooden stakes into the ground along the edge of the trench.
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Nail 2-by-4 boards to the wooden stakes along the trench (these are the sides of the form).
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Paving
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- Subgrade Concrete Preparation
- How to Cut a Concrete Walkway
- How to Prepare a Concrete Walkway
- Spray-On Concrete Wall Preparation
- Concrete Walkway Options
- How to Concrete a Walkway
- How to Install a Concrete Walkway
- Concrete Walkway Ideas
- Concrete Floor Machine Preparation
- How to Replace a Concrete Walkway
- DIY Concrete Walkways
