In today s post i will walk you through the materials and steps you need to create your own beautiful paver patio just in time to enjoy the warm weather and backyard season.
Extend concrete patio with pavers.
How to extend concrete patios with pavers written by noah goodman on feb 13 2010.
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Permits are required in many areas to pour concrete and that usually involves hiring a contractor driving the cost of this project into the thousands.
Cover the sand with field pavers.
Extend concrete patio with pavers.
All of the paver companies offer them.
From here on out this is mostly a standard paver job.
Choose a color that looks well with both your house material and the existing.
Extend the concrete patio.
Lay the field pavers over concrete as you would on any paver patio.
Extending an existing concrete patio with concrete or brick pavers involves the same basic process as building a new patio.
The extra space provides room for paver edging to hold the pavers in place.
The total depth you dig depends on the paver height along with the base.
Then tamp the field with a plate compactor and sweep sand over the pavers to fill in the gaps.
An alternative to pouring more concrete is extending the concrete patio with pavers.
I think it would be fine to use pavers to extend your patio.
When the field is complete glue down the final border pavers.
Dig about 6 inches beyond the strings.
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Pouring additional concrete can get expensive.
Try to look for the tumbled pavers.
For large excavations consider renting a sod cutter.
Spring is creeping upon us and there is no better time to install a diy paver patio.
The pavers should sit at or a little above ground level.
Extend your outdoor space with a diy paver patio.
They are more rustic looking.
Adjust the level of the layout strings to follow the same slope a slope of 6 mm 1 8 inch per 30 cm 1 foot is typical.