Front porch patio paver replacement

set your base an inch lower and use the #8 1 inch thick in place of sand, it won't hold water and has less freeze thaw movement.

Pavers are permeable so less fall is needed, I have done many flat and have had no issues

PS when you compact the pavers /sand put plywood down between the compactor and pavers

 

ironpony you weren’t kidding about screening the base material being harder- constantly having to fish out the bigger rocks and retopping with some fines.
Would probably be easier with true #8.

Work schedule got in my way of any productive evenings, finally pulled the rip cord at 2pm today and made some progress. Ended up pitching the porch 1” otherwise the sidewalk would be towering over the garden. Also going to have to get creative on the sidewalk screeding as it isn’t really a straight pitch in the yard more of a crowned slope.

 

Use polymeric sand between the joints and follow directions on packaging. For anybody doing a project like this, consider the local hardscape supply house. Prices there may be cheaper or slightly higher than a big box store but the quality should be much better.

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To make a crown use a 2x6 and cut a radius in the board and then screed as you normally would.

 

Finished the porch yesterday and finished grading/packing the sidewalk base then knocked out all the sidewalk screeding this morning. Finished all the brick laying and cutting and sanded it once. Just need to nail down the edging and I can reset the porch posts.

 

wife wants the courtyard done 30x60 probably take all summer in between my 3 house restorations

 

wow you work fast. That looks great.

 

That really looks nice basod What a lot of work!

 

Hardest part of this job was the excavation and grading the base material. I ended up using several grade stakes with nails on my string line to adjust the elevation from the porch to end of garden bed then 3 more along the sidewalk until I was at an even slope. It would have worked out even better if the dogs weren’t constantly kicking the line off the nails.

This herringbone pattern leaves a 1/2 brick about every 1.5’ of outside course run. After about 80% success rate scoring and splitting with chisel I just cut 1/2 way with angle grinder on the top face then 1 tap with brick chisel on the back for perfect halves.