If the old patio is sloped for water drainage the new patio should be sloped in the same way.
Extend concrete patio with pavers.
An alternative to pouring more concrete is extending the concrete patio with pavers.
Cover the sand with field pavers.
Concrete patio and pavers combining by.
Remove the sod and dirt.
Lay the field pavers over concrete as you would on any paver patio.
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Pouring additional concrete can get expensive.
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The extra space provides room for paver edging to hold the pavers in place.
The pavers should sit at or a little above ground level.
Try to look for the tumbled pavers.
Then tamp the field with a plate compactor and sweep sand over the pavers to fill in the gaps.
Dig about 6 inches beyond the strings.
Choose a color that looks well with both your house material and the existing.
All of the paver companies offer them.
From here on out this is mostly a standard paver job.
Extend your outdoor space with a diy paver patio.
Extend concrete patio with pavers.
Extending an existing concrete patio with concrete or brick pavers involves the same basic process as building a new patio.
In today s post i will walk you through the materials and steps you need to create your own beautiful paver patio just in time to enjoy the warm weather and backyard season.
Permits are required in many areas to pour concrete and that usually involves hiring a contractor driving the cost of this project into the thousands.
Extend the concrete patio.
I think it would be fine to use pavers to extend your patio.
How to extend concrete patios with pavers written by noah goodman on feb 13 2010.
They are more rustic looking.
Adjust the level of the layout strings to follow the same slope a slope of 6 mm 1 8 inch per 30 cm 1 foot is typical.
When the field is complete glue down the final border pavers.
Spring is creeping upon us and there is no better time to install a diy paver patio.