I had an ugly grass(dead grass) walkway leading from the side of my house to the back yard. I wanted to make a walkway that was sturdy yet inexpensive. After seeing cement brick molds on TV, i went to HSN and ordered a double pack of 24x24 molds in a Belgian Brick Pattern. See Here. The molds cost me $37.00 with shipping. I also purchased edging bricks at 38 cents a piece.
Supplies
Each mold needs 1 60 pound bag of cement. I purchased about 8 80 pound bags and borrowed a friends wheel barrel. The total cost of about $90.00.
The Cost
8 bags of cement = $36.00
Molds = $37.00
Edging bricks = $22.00
This saved me a ton because if you were to buy pavers it would cost $2 to $3 dollars a brick. That would easily cost $200 to $300 bucks not including sand and gravel.
Below are some pictures of the walkway.
The trick is to mix the cement wet enough to smooth out but thick enough that you can shimmy the mold off before its too hard. Also the mix needs to be consistently at every batch to maintain the color, otherwise you will end up with different shades of gray.
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