Introduction

If you’re starting a hardscape project in the grass, there are three critical steps to take before you can even begin to lay any pavers: preparing your lawn, outlining the area, and choosing a base. In this blog post, I’ll explain each of these steps in detail.

Step 1: Preparing your lawn

The first step to hardscaping your lawn is preparing the area for new landscaping. Preparing your lawn can be a messy job and will require some heavy machinery, but it’s well worth it in the long run. You’ll need to tear up any grass that’s already there and remove all of the sod so that you aren’t left with patches of dead grass when you’re done with your project. Once all of this work is done, it’s time to apply fertilizer and weed killer before laying down a top dressing material like pea gravel or sand. After that, spread mulch over everything so that you don’t see any bare spots on top of dirt where weeds might start growing again later on down the line! Finally finish off by sealing everything up so water doesn’t leak through cracks into other parts of your house below ground level where people might trip!

Step 2: Outlining the area

Next, you’ll want to determine where the hardscape will be in relation to other parts of your yard. This is a very important step because it will affect both the materials you use and how much work you have to do later on.

Before starting this step, make sure that any surrounding trees have been removed so they don’t get damaged by machinery or crushed during construction. If there are any other structures nearby like fences or walls, make sure those are moved out of the way too—you don’t want them getting in the way when you start digging!

Now it’s time for some measurements! First up: stakes! Find an area where no one will walk during construction (like behind some bushes) and drive several stakes into the ground with a hammer until they’re about 2 inches deep into the soil. Then tie string between each stake at different lengths depending on how wide apart each section of hardscape needs to be placed relative to other areas like patios or sidewalks which may need more room for walking around those areas when finished being built (this helps prevent having hard cuts where concrete meets grass).

Step 3: Choosing a base.

After you’ve chosen your material and style, it’s time to consider the base. The base is what you’ll put in the hole when you plant your stone. They come in all shapes and sizes, but I like using a colored mortar for my walkways since they will be easy to maintain and keep clean. It’s also important that your stones are level with each other so that they look nice when they’re placed on top of each other; this means that you should use a flat piece of wood when filling in any holes!

If your hardscape is going to be outdoors (like mine), then it’s important that all materials resist water or else they could crack under extreme pressure (especially during winter). You may want to consider sealing them as well if there are large gaps between pieces where dirt could collect inside which would eventually lead down into cracks forming underneath them due to rainwater seeping down into these openings causing further damage over time…

Three Steps to a Beautiful Home: a blog about how to start hardscape in the grass

• Prepare your lawn

When you’re laying out the hardscape, the first step is to make sure the soil is ready. Start by removing any existing grass and weeds in the area of your patio or deck. You can use a small hand shovel or even just get down on your hands and knees to pull up all those pesky little weeds that may be growing where you didn’t intend them to grow!

• Outline your project

Now that you have removed any unwanted growth from around your site, it’s time to outline where exactly you want your hardscape started so that it will look nice when finished! This can be done with chalk or spray paint (if outdoors), but must be done before anything else starts happening so as not to ruin all those beautiful plans later on by moving things around too much too soon without thinking about what might happen first before making those moves–and don’t forget about watering either–make sure everything stays moist enough until growth starts happening again after uprooting everything from its original position so that nothing gets damaged during this transition period between one season into another (springtime vs summertime).

• Choose a base material

Conclusion

In this blog, we discussed the three steps to hardscape. We went over how to prepare your lawn, outline the area and choose a base. This can all be done by following these simple steps outlined in this blog post.