Comments on: Patio Pavers

by: Eleanor Jones

Sun, 04 May 2008 19:20:59 +0000

Can pavers be laid over a concrete patio? If so, how do you do it?
Thanks,
Eleanor Jones

by: Roger Santi

Sun, 04 May 2008 12:49:45 +0000

Last year my wife and I put in an 1100 sq. ft. patio made with pavers. The patio is sloped away from the hous and very even. The problem is that the patio is under our deck and when it rains the joint compound wases out. We’ve had a land scaping company come and wash out the sand and they applied a compound that was not suppose to wash out, it did so they returned and washed that out and applied a different type of compound, it too washed out. What can we do to fill the joints and keep it in?

by: DIY: (652) Outdoor Surfaces: Adding a Deck or Patio - Danny Lipford

Thu, 01 May 2008 19:59:19 +0000

[…] If you want to create an attractive patio from scratch without the time and trouble of pouring concrete, consider laying patio pavers instead. […]

by: Debby

Sun, 13 Apr 2008 23:58:01 +0000

Best way to make curves is to use a chipper hammer and tap the shape in the brick/paver. You can also get curve pavers which works very well.

by: Hank Anderson

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 23:52:12 +0000

Best way to cut blocks or bricks to a curve shape? I want to make curves instead of 90 degree sides.

by: Ken Adams

Sat, 22 Mar 2008 14:46:24 +0000

Sorry to say that Paul Ruggiero is not giving the correct website for the ICPI. It is www.icpi.org not .com.

by: Paul Ruggiero

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 02:11:39 +0000

To answer Bob Way, you have a low spot in your patio due to the fact that you probably didn’t compact the soil underneath and install Geofabric and 4″ of CR6 under the sand before you placed the pavers. Sorry to say that Danny is not giving the correct way to install pavers. www.ICPI.com (Interlocking Concrete Paver Institute) is the only guidelines that need to be followed. Paul.

by: Bob Way

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 19:29:07 +0000

I have a patio made out of concrete 12×12 pavers. A good deal of water stands on this when it rains. What is the best way to get this water to run off the patio? Should I slope the existing pavers, install drains under the pavers, or something else?
Thanjs for your help, Bob Way

by: ron

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 22:53:02 +0000

two words for the weeds……ROUND-UP

by: Sandy Johnson

Thu, 06 Sep 2007 17:26:03 +0000

I have the same problem with the weeds growing up between the pavers. You may want to try to pull up the weeds, spray weed killer in the opening (of course you have the sand out), and use the concrete that can be applied with a chaulking gun. You can smooth that in, it will look nice and NO MORE WEEDS!! Best of luck, it’s a big job!