Note: Double-check with your building materials supplier, but usually a ton of sand covers about 200 square feet to a depth ...

A brick patio can be laid over an existing concrete slab or in a sand bed. On concrete, bricks are set in ½ inch of wet mortar with ⅜- to ½-inch-wide mortar joints. You can create attractive ...

Recently, I had the enormous pleasure to help my son achieve one of his goals. He bought a new home last year and quickly discovered how much he missed the stunning red-brick patio he grew up with ...

Choose a patio size that you can comfortably build over several days or a week—often, around 100 to 150 square feet. One helpful tip is to create a size that allows you to use full-size patio ...

We have a mix of straight and curved edges at my son’s house, but I made sure that the overall size of the patio will have full-sized brick requiring no cuts. It just so happens that three rows ...

Mark the patio area: Use the furring strips and string to mark off the area where you plan to create your new paver patio. Making sure your string is level is crucial to ensuring accurate ...