Dress up your walkway or patio with concrete paving stones. Offering a wide variety of colors, styles, and patterns that complement any architectural motif and can make any landscape design possible.
Things to consider:
- Get a general layout of what you want your walkway to look like
- Call local utilities before you start to dig to make sure your area is clear of pipes or wires
- Slope the area for proper drainage
How to*:
- Remove soil or existing surface according to specifications (i.e 4”-8”)
- The width of the excavation (behind your edge) should be equal to base depth
- Slope for drainage so water doesn’t pool on your surface
- Rake bottom to grade and compact with plate tamper if needed
- Cover your area with geotextile fabric (Prevents erosion and contamination of base)
- Install 3/4″ modified stone up to specifications
- Compact the modified with a plate tamper (4”-6” layers)
- Install 1” of coarse sand for a level setting bed
- Lay your pavers in a desired pattern
- Install a plastic edge restraint around the perimeter and spike into foundation
- Fill your joints with sand or polymer sand to lock in pavers
- Sweep off excess and mist
- Place topsoil in place to cover edge restraints
* These are general guidelines for most applications for pavers and intended to indicate the scope of such a project. Your own application may require additional explanation which State Road Builders is happy to provide. This is not intended to be your final installation instructions.
