Using wood for an outdoor walkway? (or a source for stones)?

Question

Hi,

In our home remodel I've incorporated some threshing floor from a barn in the midwest in selected interior and exterior parts of our home. I'm considering building a walkway to our front door with the same material. I know that most decks and walkways are built with pressure-treated wood and I've read that it will last only 10 years or so. Is this true? Does it mean that even if I treat this wood it will likely last far less than 10 years as it wasn't manufactured with this purpose in mind? Does anyone have any experience here?

Here's a picture of the wood: http://www.blacksfarmwood.com/products/images/prod_floor_threshing_floor_inst.jpg

The other option I have in mind is to mix large and small rustic stones with a mossy look in between them. If anyone has sources for very cheap stone materials within 200 miles of San Jose, CA then I'd appreciate hearing about that too.

Thanks!

Darren

Answer 1

If you place it over let's say steel runners or even treated lanscape timbers it should last as long as you apply water seal once a year. I would go for it. I have a "boardwalk" that's been in for 15 years.