Equipment Needed
broom, concrete saw, guide string, gloves, hammer (2-3 lb.), knee pads, pencil, plate compactor, rake, level, leveling board (wood 2″ x 4″, 8′-10′ long), leveling guides (two, 1″ diameter pipes or wood, 10′ long), shovel, spray paint, stakes, tape measure, safety glasses, trowel, wheelbarrow
Getting Started
- Layout design on paper
- Estimate required amount of product, edge restraint, coarse granular base, and concrete bedding sand needed
Ground Preparation
- Transfer design onto the ground at the site using spray paint
- Mark the top of the desired finished surface, using stakes and guide string (A)(for minimal slope drainage, 1″ of vertical elevation for every 8′ of horizontal surface is recommended)
- Excavate ground below the surface guide string line (B) to desired depth
- Spread granular base (C), dampen and compact with a plate compactor, 3″ below surface guide string (do not walk on screed sand base)
Installing Pavers
- Install edge restraint (D) on starting edge
- Spread 1″ layer of bedding sand (E), using the leveling boards and leveling guides
- Lay pavers (F), keep level to surface guide string and use additional guide string to keep pavers square
- Use concrete saw to cut pavers as needed to fit your design
Finishing
- Install edge restraint on remaining edges
- Use plate compactor over entire surface
- Sweep concrete sand or polymeric sand into all spaces between pavers, repeat step after 2 days
