Making coping and paving stones

Making your own coping and paving is easier than you may think. It is certainly a lot cheaper.

I wanted to put sawn limestone onto the top of my natural stone wall but for the eleven or so stones I needed the cost could have been over £1,000.

A natural stone I looked at today 60cm x 30cm x 5cm was priced between £60-£80.00. I estimate I can make them all for about £100 (if you discard the labour. What is more they can look as good as the real thing.

Making your own landscaping products is not only cost effective it's also very satisfying.

I only had enough scrap wood to make three moulds but if I was to cast my own stones for a commercial contract (and I'd definitely have the confidence to do so, I could easily make 40-70 in a day.