A brick patio can be laid over an existing concrete slab or in a sand bed. On concrete, bricks are set in ½ inch of wet mortar with ⅜- to ½-inch-wide mortar joints. You can create attractive ...

Few do-it-yourself weekend projects deliver the beauty, utility, and overall satisfaction that building a brick patio does.

Before you break ground on your backyard brick patio, selecting the perfect location and materials is essential. While placing the patio right outside your back door seems like the logical choice, it ...

Patio pavers are brick or concrete masonry pieces used to make a patio floor or walkway. They come in different sizes, shapes and colors. They range in size from 12-by-12s to 16-by-16s, to ...

REAL ESTATE MATTERS | The best way to start the job by installing a 5-inch-thick poured concrete slab. Install one-half-inch steel reinforcing bars 2 feet on center both directions in this slab.

Choose a patio size that you can comfortably build over several days or a week—often, around 100 to 150 square feet. One helpful tip is to create a size that allows you to use full-size patio ...

In my opinion, the best way to start the job is to install a 5-inch-thick poured concrete slab with half-inch steel reinforcing bars. Set up the steel so it looks like an empty sheet of graph ...

Install the edging: Place paver restraints or plastic edging to hold the paving stones in place. If you’ve built a paver walkway to your patio, this will need edging as well.

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