When we wrote about cheap patio paving ideas last month, a lot of you were interested in knowing more about how to use reusable patio paving molds as that was the best option for DIY garden pathways and patio designs.
Hence today, I thought of talking more about these wonderful plastic molds that can be used in a variety of ways in your garden.
What are Reusable Garden Patio Paving Molds?
As the name suggests, these are reusable molds mainly made of Polypropylene Plastic (PP) Resin that can be used to create beautiful garden pathways, patios and designer walkways around your house.
They are extremely easy to use and currently provides the simplest and cheapest DIY option for your garden.
Typically, reusable patio paving molds have a 2 inch depth and come in various patterns.
How to Use Reusable Patio Paving Molds for Garden Pathways
Using reusable patio paving molds in your garden is as easy as it can get.
You will need:
- Your garden patio mold (obviously)
- Store bought concrete mix or pre-mixed concrete
- Water
- Flat Trowel
- Bucket or wheel barrow or anything else where you can mix the concrete with water and carry easily around your garden.
Steps to Use:
1) First mark the area where you want to create your pathway or base of your patio.
Prepare this area by removing any lose stones or anything else that may come in the way.
2) Mix the concrete with water and get it ready for use.
3) Place the mold where you want to start and carefully start pouring the concrete mix in the gaps ensuring the patterns of the mold get filled properly.
4) Use a trowel to flatten the concrete to your liking.
5) Once the concrete is semi-dry, remove the mold and place it wherever you want to continue next.
Note: Do not wait for the concrete to dry to remove the mold. If you do, you may not be able to remove the mold later on.
6) Keep reusing till your pathway or patio base is complete.
7) Once your pathway or patio design is done and the concrete has dried out, you will notice gaps between the shapes where the mold was placed. You can either fill these gaps with stones, plant grass, add soil or just fill up the gaps with concrete once again if you wish.
For pathways, you may not want to fill the gaps at all as this gives the stepping stones effect.
You get reusable garden molds in the market in a variety of shapes. From abstract patterns to circular, rectangles etc.
Depending upon your usage, you can buy the shape that best suits your needs or even buy multiple molds to create unique patterns.
Where to Buy?
Reusable patio paving molds for your garden, concrete mix and trowel can be bought at any home improvement store.
You can even buy these on Amazon and other online retailers.
Other Uses
Most individuals use reusable plastic garden molds for building patio designs and beautiful pathways.
However, these molds are quite versatile and can be used in other creative ways.
For example, you could use the molds to plant seeds of specific flowers of different colors. With this, you will have flowers blooming in various patterns in your garden.
You could plant may be red flowers on one shape and yellow flowers in the other.
You could also add soil and plant grass in various shapes.
Depending upon the pattern of your mold, you can use them in your garden in a way that gives it a unique aesthetic appeal.
Final thoughts
I just love my reusable garden patio paving mold. It has helped me create a garden the way I wanted it to be without the huge expenses and heavy labor involved.
If you enjoy spending time in your garden, maintaining it yourself, you will enjoy working with these reusable molds for sure.
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