{"id":12831,"date":"2018-05-10T19:30:55","date_gmt":"2018-05-10T19:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.homedepot.com\/?p=109993"},"modified":"2018-05-10T20:05:00","modified_gmt":"2018-05-10T20:05:00","slug":"how-to-install-a-paver-patio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homeimprovementblogs.com\/hg-blog\/how-to-install-a-paver-patio\/","title":{"rendered":"How to install a paver patio"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It can be difficult to style an outdoor space with no defined seating area. Follow along as Stacy Risenmay of Not Just a Housewife<\/a> creates the perfect outdoor entertaining area by installing a paver patio.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

How to install a paver patio<\/h2>\n

In the time we have lived in this house, we have never had a designated outdoor seating area. When you buy a fixer upper house, your first focus is the inside and then when you do focus your attention on the outside, the first priorities are grass, trees, and a fence. We are so excited that we finally made it to the \u201cadd a patio\u201d part of our to-do list! Here is how we built a DIY paver patio off the back of our house.<\/p>\n

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Here is the space we were working with. The back of our house is less than pretty.<\/p>\n

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I measured, then marked off the area we wanted for the patio using stakes, string, and spray paint<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Due to the size and the compact clay soil we have, we opted to rent a sod cutter<\/a> to speed up the process. We were able to roll it up and wheel it away in the wheelbarrow. A lucky neighbor was able to fill in a bare area in their backyard with the pieces of sod.<\/p>\n

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Using a square shovel<\/a>, we dug down far enough for all the layers (gravel, sand, and pavers).<\/p>\n

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We laid the bags of paver base<\/a> in the patio hole to make sure we had enough and so it would be easier to spread.<\/p>\n

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Then all we had to do was slit open the bag and dump it in that spot. It made the raking process go much faster since it as already pretty evenly distributed.<\/p>\n

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After we raked it, we rented a rented a plate compactor<\/a> to compacted it down.<\/p>\n

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We chose a black plastic edging<\/a> to keep the pavers tight and in place. I used long stakes<\/a> to secure the edging.<\/p>\n

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Who ever came up with this next step is a genius. When I saw it on the Home Depot\u2019s how-to video<\/a> I knew I wanted to use the same technique. We laid down \u00be inch conduit<\/a> about 8 feet apart from each other down on the compacted paver base.\u00a0 Then we added the bags of leveling sand. Once we raked it so that it was evenly spread, we used a 10-foot 2×4 to level it. It was kind of like using a butter knife to level flour in a measuring cup. The metal conduit acted like the edges of the measuring cup and made sure the 2×4 didn\u2019t sink down too far into the sand. When you are done, simply remove the conduit and carefully fill in the depression. We did half of the area at a time.<\/p>\n

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Now comes the fun part! Laying the concrete pavers went a lot faster than I thought. It still took a few hours because of the size of the patio, but it was fun and easy. These pavers are beautiful! We chose the RumbleStone Mini Concrete Pavers<\/a> in Greystone. They are 3.5 inches by 7 inches and come in a variety of colors.<\/p>\n

Initially I was thinking of doing a herringbone pattern, but when I was looking at the back of the house I realized it may compete with the brick pattern on the house. I also love basket weave and since the bottom of the house has a basket weave pattern I decided that would be our best option.<\/p>\n

I had a rubber mallet with me in case I needed to tap them in place.<\/p>\n

As it turned out, because of doing a simple border and a basket weave pattern, we ended up not having to cut a single paver. If we had needed to cut them, we would have used an angle grinder and diamond blade.<\/p>\n

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With the pavers all laid, it was time to fill in the gaps in between all the pavers with the joint sand<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I dumped one bucket of sand on the patio and swept it around to get it in the cracks.<\/p>\n

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Once it was evenly spread, my husband used the plate compactor again. It forced the joint sand to go deep down in the cracks. We added more joint sand and repeated the process until the joints were full of the polymer sand.<\/p>\n

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When the patio was done being installed, I added a flowerbed all around it and planted some dwarf boxwoods and candy tuft. I added some pavers in the upright position between the patio and the flowerbed to prevent dirt from constantly getting on the patio.<\/p>\n

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My favorite part of finishing a big project is the decorating! We chose this beautiful 4-Piece All-Weather Wicker Patio Conversation Set<\/a>\u00a0and I love the contrast of the dark brown and off-white. The Hampton Bay Midnight Outdoor Throw Pillow<\/a>\u00a0are perfect and match the navy planters in the back.<\/p>\n

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The patio looks just as beautiful at night thanks to these string lights<\/a>. I am so happy we decided to go with pavers for our patio. It was a simple process and it looks beautiful!<\/p>\n

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Create a hardscaped area in your own backyard with the help of Home Depot. Find everything you need to create a paver patio<\/a> at the Home Depot.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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It can be difficult to style an outdoor space with no defined seating area. Follow along as Stacy Risenmay of Not Just a Housewife creates the perfect outdoor entertaining area by installing a paver patio. How to install a paver patio In the time we have lived in this house, we have never had a…<\/p>\n

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