Diy Concrete Paver Patio

Calculating area and ordering materials.

Diy concrete paver patio.

Poured concrete pavers and gravel patio step 1. Your patio needs the support of a gravel paver base. We live in a townhouse so i needed to be very conscious of where i put my materials until. The existing grade of our back yard sloped about 18 from our back door.

Pavers vary in thickness. Creating a paver patio area. Continue until you have a 6 inch base. Plus building a paver patio is relatively easy when you use the proper technique.

Remember to keep the slope uniform. Once the patio layout is done you re ready to excavate the area. Once cut nail pieces together and start laying out the forms to finalize your design. Follow these 10 steps on how to build a paver patio from start to finish.

Dig deep enough to allow for the base material under the pavers. We are diy enthusiasts not professionals remember. Add the gravel in 2 to 3 inch layers wet it and run the plate compactor over it. Diy concrete paver patio step 1.

The rule of thumb is to dig to the thickness of the paver plus another six inches for a solid base. Our pavers are 2 1 2 thick and we want them to be level with the ground. A literal ton of patio pavers probably the work begins. Brick or concrete pavers are durable and weather resilient which makes them an ideal low maintenance material for patios and walkways.

This meant the patio space would cover about a 10 x 10 area. We chose to use stone patio pavers as these would be much easier to lay than pouring concrete. We began by digging out a space in the ground to lay a border of smaller pavers creating a sort of tray.