Making a patio

We just finished our first patio install of the year, it was only 5′ X 8′ however it still has to be done properly in order to last.

That means digging down between 10″-12″ then tamping the base with a power tamper, after that you have to fill in with screenings to between 8″-10″ then wet and tamp the screenings with a power tamper. The screenings will compact about an inch then you add sand up to an inch or so, this part requires some adjustment in the field because it depends on the thickness of the patio stones you are using, you want to make sure that after you install the patio stones they will be level with the existing surface. Lightly tamp the sand with a hand tamper then put down the stones in. If you are using interlocking pavers you would run a tamper over them after putting some lose sand on top, however with cement patio stones you can’t tamp them as they would shatter into a million pieces so you just have to stomp them down.

After you sweep some loose sand into the cracks, voila, you have yourself a new patio that will last for years.

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