I got myself in too deep with the walkway repair.

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I told my landlord the other day that I was going to start the walkway repair this weekend. It's not going well at all, I'm not going to be able to do this as planned. When I pried up the stones, I figured out why there were problems with it. Whoever installed it years ago decided not to use screenings, and put down plastic sheets instead of fabric. Nothing but dirt under the stones, that's why they were shifting so much. 2 of the stones got broken and they can't easily be replaced since they are at least 20 years old. So now I have to figure out what I'm going to do, and do have thoughts about it. I was given a suggestion that I'm thinking about following. I was told to use one row of stones instead of 2, and go down the center of the walkway. It was suggested that I put flagstone pieces on either side of the stones as well. The other thought is to just put grass on either side of the stones, and just keep a 2 foot wide path. I'm not sure exactly what to do, I need to explore options before I make any decisions regarding this project. This is not going to be easy to figure out, and hopefully I get it done before the summer ends.