DIY stamped concrete pavers are an easy way to improve your outdoor space, and for cheap!
25.06.2023 - 12:17 / hometalk.com
We ran into some issues while we were creating a paver walkway for the front of our house. Luckily, we found an awesome new product that saved us a hassle, and a headache!
Click here to see our walkway project!
What you'll need
Step 1
Prepare the ground. For us this meant digging out the grass. We strung mason lines around the area where we were going to put our walkway. Then we dug out the ground.
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Remember that issue I said we had? Well, apparently there was an old field stone walkway about 4 inches under the grass from when the house was originally built.
Normally you'd dig down 6-10 inches and fill with a hardpack material for a sturdy base.
However, we found a product called «Paver Base». These are poly panels that replace the need for the huge amount of hardpack. And it worked amazing!
There they are. These two boxes replaced literally TONS of hardpack material, and loads of labor on our part!
Step 2
Compact the ground with a hand tamper or a vibrating plate compactor.
Note: The hand tamper is very labor intensive. Probably the hardest part of the entire project is tamping everything down.
Step 3
Roll out layers of weed blocker. This is when, of course, the wind will decide to start blowing like mad. Right? That's why you see so many wrinkle.
Nevertheless, the weed block material is not there to prevent weeds, but prevents the layer of sand from seeping into the dirt below.
Step 4
Add a 1/2 inch layer of sand over the weed block. Use your screed poles and straight board to get the half inch layer built up.
Then tamp it down with your hand tamper.
Step 5
Lay out the paver base material over the sand.
These paver base panels interlock and went down really easy. Unbelievably easy!
At first, I was totally unsure if they were going to
DIY stamped concrete pavers are an easy way to improve your outdoor space, and for cheap!
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