How do I build a wood walkway?
An elevated wooden walkway is a surprisingly easy project you can put together over a weekend. Though you could simply lay down wood in a “stepping stone” arrangement, the air flow permitted by elevation adds life to your walkway. Mold and mildew won’t grow, or at least won’t grow as aggressively, if you add just a few inches of air between your walkway and the ground.Measure and CutMeasure the linear distance of your walkway. If your walkway turns, divide the project into several separate, abutting walkways. Buy twice that length worth of 2-inch by 6-inch treated wood beams, cutting two beams down if the distances don’t exactly match. Divide the distance, in inches, by 3.5. Buy half that many 2-inch by 4-inch by 72-inch treated wood beams. Cut each of the beams in half.Clear the GroundYou don’t have to remove the sod or strip the earth bare on your path. However, you will want to use a shovel and hoe to render the ground a fair approximation of level. It doesn’t have to be exact, and
