Lowe’s home improvement expert, Mike Kraft, demonstrates how to finish your patio by installing paving stones. Make sure you know the pattern you would like to use before starting. Even though the foundation should be level, double check after you lay down your bricks. For those odd areas that the paver won’t fit, cut and make adjustments. You can use chisels, brick hammers and grinders to make clean cuts and edges. Once all the pavers have been set, place sand over the blocks and dampen with a garden hose. Finally, you can seal the pavers and start planting around the patio edge. To learn about more outdoor projects, visit www.Lowes.com
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KnowYourRealEstate says:
January 3, 2012 at 6:03 pm (UTC 0)
Paver patios and walkways are a great way to enhance the decor and value of a home. If a home looks really good it will sell much faster than one that doesn’t.
mrtrainboy019 says:
January 3, 2012 at 6:50 pm (UTC 0)
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nakop12 says:
January 3, 2012 at 7:29 pm (UTC 0)
That is something I recently started to write in my own blog =) If anyone is curious you can visit groundconstruction.blogspot.com However we do the same thing in a bit different way but in general it’s the same.
UhhWTFuSay says:
January 3, 2012 at 7:40 pm (UTC 0)
Hi, I’m Troy McClure. You may remember me from other DIY videos such as “How to Dig a Hole,” and, “Don’t flush! That Toilet is clogged.”
vduke says:
January 3, 2012 at 8:28 pm (UTC 0)
@CNova2010 he did explain leveling the sand! that was in the previous video
vduke says:
January 3, 2012 at 9:05 pm (UTC 0)
@eviltuna1912 you should make it so that it is equal length dept across the entire area of the patio.
For example, when you are doing concrete, you set up barriers and perimeters that go along the entire boundary of your project, fill it with concrete and add water, flatten it out, and let it dry.
Do whatever you have to do to make the sane level and then add the type of paver you want.
If it is 1 inch lower in one area, only dig 5 inches in that area, etc. do not go with the grade.
stickman2012 says:
January 3, 2012 at 9:08 pm (UTC 0)
@CNova2010
not even in the previous video “How to Lay the Foundation”
bbqBaconNinja says:
January 3, 2012 at 9:57 pm (UTC 0)
Do not listen to this guy…..he missed out on the most important parts. I’ll make a video on the proper way to install paving stone, retaining walls ect. Base, base and base, the most important part, and he didn’t tell you how thick. If your base is bad the pavers will go to shit
haha13151 says:
January 3, 2012 at 10:22 pm (UTC 0)
hammer and chisel? if i were to do the 700 sf i did today like that id be there till next month.
haha13151 says:
January 3, 2012 at 10:52 pm (UTC 0)
@josh786manchester on the sides. use top sand on top of the paver
josh786manchester says:
January 3, 2012 at 11:05 pm (UTC 0)
dont you need cement for the finishing to hold it all tight?
dantaichou says:
January 3, 2012 at 11:17 pm (UTC 0)
@CNova2010 There’s a previous video in the series that explains how to do it. Go to the Lowes channel and look for “How to Lay the Foundation for a Patio or Walkway”
NashvilleLandscaping says:
January 3, 2012 at 11:23 pm (UTC 0)
I hope you post more great job.
CNova2010 says:
January 4, 2012 at 12:00 am (UTC 0)
useless. he didn’t explain the hardest and most important part, leveling the sand.
eviltuna1912 says:
January 4, 2012 at 12:27 am (UTC 0)
I have a very sloped back yard, I haven’t measured it yet, but I’m sure it is lower than 1 inch every 4 feet, should I follow your rule? Or should I slope it with my backyard?
jayridge1 says:
January 4, 2012 at 12:57 am (UTC 0)
I have a question. My concrete back patio is about 6″ above the ground. I want to extend my patio out another 15′ with bricks. Since my existing patio is already 6″ high, do I still dig out a foundation and that would put my patio about a foot above my hole if I went flush went the bricks to the existing concrete patio? Would you just dig out a 6″ hole and have the bricks flush with the ground and have a 6″ drop off from the existing patio and the new patio?
nilyouyube says:
January 4, 2012 at 1:40 am (UTC 0)
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RightWingCon81 says:
January 4, 2012 at 2:23 am (UTC 0)
@ScottRimell You seem to know your stuff so I’ll ask you a question if you don’t mind. I have an OLD gravel walk way in my back yard, I tried digging it up years ago and it has a tarp underneath could I just lay sand on this and put pavers on it? Or do I have to dig the whole area up and redo everything from scratch? I wouldn’t mind as I want to do everything from the bottom up, but digging that large red rock gravel is a bitch.
yes350yes says:
January 4, 2012 at 2:52 am (UTC 0)
This looks like a nice idea but house has a sloping away from the back of the house. So this might not be a good project but I would like to do something. maybe a small deck.
SmallWindTurbines says:
January 4, 2012 at 2:54 am (UTC 0)
hot video, My solar electric system, at night, Our home has those 3 small wind turbines that go day OR night. Enjoyed the work.
suntoyfull64 says:
January 4, 2012 at 3:51 am (UTC 0)
Great starter ideas. Get complete ideas for outdoor living at The New American Landscape Channel. A great place for serious home DIY’s and Professionals
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January 4, 2012 at 3:57 am (UTC 0)
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Tommyfungun says:
January 4, 2012 at 4:30 am (UTC 0)
Brilliant video
seguraza72 says:
January 4, 2012 at 4:34 am (UTC 0)
this vidios are very helpful…now i think i can do it my self..
multicast11 says:
January 4, 2012 at 4:44 am (UTC 0)
@kristen8205 – thanks for the advice, much appreciated! Just another quick question, should I tap the pavers in with a rubber mallet after I put them in or I just leave the job to the compactor. I have heard that tapping them in and then running the compactor over will create an uneven surface. True?? Thanks!