So you plan to cover an area 15 + 7 feet wide and 10 feet deep overall 220 square feet.
Usually one would excavate several inches then back fill and compact sand with a couple of inches of rock dust or even portland cement packed dry at the surface before laying slabs or stones. You should have a boarder to constrain the pavers and they should be sloped away from the building to allow drainage. The usual slope is quarter inch per foot so in your case about two and a half inches lower at the far edge. Most pavers don't drain water very well and some locations even need to introduce a drain if you ever have substantial rain fall such as a big thunder storm. My patio is quite a bit bigger and I had to instal a drain as the water soon crept quite near to the house in a good down pour. It is much easier to install a drain at the outset than to arrange one later. Once the sand and dust are graded, leveled to the drainage slope and tightly compacted just lay the pavers according to your preference. Because yours is a rental property you probably don't want to spend a bunch of money, probably the most cost efficient and quickest method is to lay two foot square cement slabs. They are heavy enough but manageable and further, they go down fast. You can get them with some patterns embossed on them too which can be decorative. Because of their size though they go down better if the area is really flat and you must exercise care if it is necessary to tamp them level because at that size they can be easily cracked until well seated. I have used 2 inch thick pavers 4 by 8 inches laid in what is called a herringbone pattern which takes quite a while to lay but in some ways is a little more forgiving. They came on pallets of a hundred square feet and I laid 12. I don't know how the bigger ones come, usually I see them sold individually but obviously they arrive on a pallet of some quantity and I would bet a hundred square feet. Hope this helps. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. ----- Original Message ----- From: GenePoole To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2007 6:50 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] pavers and stabilizers Ok, folks, it's time to fix the jungle, also known as our backyard. The proposed plan is to run some paver stones from the back steps fifteen feet to the right, seven feet to the left, and ten feet out from the steps. Now, this project will involve some digging, the landlord has six or 8 stones already set which will need to be removed. My question is this. The ground involved is by no means level. It's got divits and hillocks and little hummocks where the ground has heaved up and contorted. I was thinking some sand and gravel will help in leveling it out, since we can't afford to rent a dozer to make everything smooth as the proverbial baby's bottom. So, I was going to pour down the gravel till everything was nice and smooth then pour down the sand to help stabilize the pavers. Will this work? What other things can I do to make this a little easier. Thanks guys and have a cold one for me. It's hot! Oh oops, one more question. How many square footage is usually on a pallet of paving stones? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
