We showed you the changes we made to the exterior of this house here. Now we are going to show you how we installed a brick paver patio. The previous owners took their patio with them when they were foreclosed on. Then the weeds grew and grew!
We knew to sell the house we were going to have to clean up this mess. We decided to put another brick paver patio in.
![2010 001 2010 001](http://lh6.ggpht.com/-xfVoRGTgJU0/To57DTEOVNI/AAAAAAAAB_Q/B3a1y_I8Wcc/2010001_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800)
After clearing out the weeds, we added a cement stoop.
We then leveled out the ground here we are doing some of the final grading. We needed to make sure the ground was going to be low enough to allow for four inches of gravel or limestone (we used limestone), one inch of sand or crushed limestone and the thickness of the brick. The strings here are our guides. They have been leveled and slightly tapered away from the house for drainage purposes. I think we dropped it 1/8 of an inch for every foot.
![DSCI0055 DSCI0055](http://lh4.ggpht.com/-uXTKUmPv1Ro/To57F3batYI/AAAAAAAAB_g/4CP7pdDvgtE/DSCI0055_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800)
With this patio we were able to have the gravel dumped right on the spot. (The ground was dry and hard.) The patio we did for our house we had to wheel barrel 11 tons of gravel, which is 22,000 pounds. (That was crazy hard!)
![DSCI0060 DSCI0060](http://lh6.ggpht.com/--htZ6qHkT0M/To57JnE5VlI/AAAAAAAACAA/clw6KcCHgiw/DSCI0060_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800)
Then we had to distribute the limestone, …
![DSCI0064 DSCI0064](http://lh6.ggpht.com/-089IvRIgV08/To57KT_2KzI/AAAAAAAACAI/CJASIjl8F30/DSCI0064_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800)
…and use a tamper, which we rented from a local rental company. The tamper compacts the stone to get a nice hard level surface.
![DSCI0069 DSCI0069](http://lh5.ggpht.com/-wmL0uD3E0PI/To57LeK92WI/AAAAAAAACAQ/fkQdjs_-hgc/DSCI0069_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800)
We knew to sell the house we were going to have to clean up this mess. We decided to put another brick paver patio in.
![2010 001 2010 001](http://lh6.ggpht.com/-xfVoRGTgJU0/To57DTEOVNI/AAAAAAAAB_Q/B3a1y_I8Wcc/2010001_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800)
After clearing out the weeds, we added a cement stoop.
![DSCI0054 DSCI0054](http://lh4.ggpht.com/-KM2TmyOWk5k/To57EkXDhkI/AAAAAAAAB_Y/H-djpJ4OWik/DSCI0054_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800)
We then leveled out the ground here we are doing some of the final grading. We needed to make sure the ground was going to be low enough to allow for four inches of gravel or limestone (we used limestone), one inch of sand or crushed limestone and the thickness of the brick. The strings here are our guides. They have been leveled and slightly tapered away from the house for drainage purposes. I think we dropped it 1/8 of an inch for every foot.
![DSCI0055 DSCI0055](http://lh4.ggpht.com/-uXTKUmPv1Ro/To57F3batYI/AAAAAAAAB_g/4CP7pdDvgtE/DSCI0055_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800)
With this patio we were able to have the gravel dumped right on the spot. (The ground was dry and hard.) The patio we did for our house we had to wheel barrel 11 tons of gravel, which is 22,000 pounds. (That was crazy hard!)
![DSCI0057 DSCI0057](http://lh5.ggpht.com/-1EwjpOzzUXA/To57Gi_gIHI/AAAAAAAAB_o/kipHSPrgudA/DSCI0057_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800)
![DSCI0058 DSCI0058](http://lh4.ggpht.com/-d9Vlwnmk9jo/To57Hlb7dNI/AAAAAAAAB_w/8y2_yenBgu0/DSCI0058_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800)
![DSCI0059 DSCI0059](http://lh3.ggpht.com/-XR79Oz5_Zk8/To57IeYjeyI/AAAAAAAAB_4/HWnzbiWv3do/DSCI0059_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800)
![DSCI0060 DSCI0060](http://lh6.ggpht.com/--htZ6qHkT0M/To57JnE5VlI/AAAAAAAACAA/clw6KcCHgiw/DSCI0060_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800)
Then we had to distribute the limestone, …
![DSCI0064 DSCI0064](http://lh6.ggpht.com/-089IvRIgV08/To57KT_2KzI/AAAAAAAACAI/CJASIjl8F30/DSCI0064_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800)
…and use a tamper, which we rented from a local rental company. The tamper compacts the stone to get a nice hard level surface.
![DSCI0069 DSCI0069](http://lh5.ggpht.com/-wmL0uD3E0PI/To57LeK92WI/AAAAAAAACAQ/fkQdjs_-hgc/DSCI0069_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800)
Here is the limestone all compacted.
![DSCI0065 DSCI0065](http://lh3.ggpht.com/-QdK-4X_J_oo/To57MxxJmHI/AAAAAAAACAY/CiNgss7ledQ/DSCI0065_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800)
Here the bricks were being delivered.
![DSCI0071 DSCI0071](http://lh6.ggpht.com/-wezEq704J34/To57N9gE5dI/AAAAAAAACAg/noH45oeVOTE/DSCI0071_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800)
It was great to have them placed right by the patio.
I didn’t take pictures of the bricks being put on the stoop, but we used a glue that is made for landscape bricks. It comes in a tube like caulk.
Then we used crushed limestone which we had delivered in another spot. We used this in place of sand, it is suppose to be better than sand. We used 1” conduit and a long 2x4 to gently level the crushed limestone.
Hubby used our miter saw, with a diamond blade to cut the bricks. Most people use a wet saw to eliminate some of the dust.
![DSCI0102 DSCI0102](http://lh5.ggpht.com/-D_HwWiN7oOE/To57S-gzMmI/AAAAAAAACBA/Zy50dFj5jss/DSCI0102_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800)
Our four oldest sons helped us in the laying of the bricks.
We started laying the bricks! Yea! We are using a row of bricks for the edge along with black edging made for brick patios held in with 12” stakes.
Our sons helped carry and lay the bricks.
Here you could see how the limestone is being leveled with the 2x4 along 1” conduit, which has been leveled and slightly graded away from the house, allowing enough room for the bricks below our leveled lines. We did one section at a time.
![DSCI0083 DSCI0083](http://lh5.ggpht.com/-sCbwItXbGXw/To57Xi7gMHI/AAAAAAAACBg/SjdX27bH4p4/DSCI0083_thumb%25255B7%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800)
The pattern we used is called running bond.
![DSCI0087 DSCI0087](http://lh5.ggpht.com/-gBYs-7sBsbo/To57bPT2K4I/AAAAAAAACBo/fJoSId4LLjM/DSCI0087_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800)
Here we are nearing the end!!!
The last brick laid in place. (Only the patio, now we have the walkway to do.)
Sand needs to be swept in to all the cracks of the bricks to help them from shifting.
Here is our little helper, sweeping the sand.
We used a border and the running bond pattern on the walkway also.
There are not many cuts needed in this style of a walkway. This saves a lot of time!
Almost done!
Here I am sweeping off the bricks.
Then we had everyone help spread the dirt, grade it, and plant landscaping around the patio and walkway.
![DSCI0065 DSCI0065](http://lh3.ggpht.com/-QdK-4X_J_oo/To57MxxJmHI/AAAAAAAACAY/CiNgss7ledQ/DSCI0065_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800)
Here the bricks were being delivered.
![DSCI0071 DSCI0071](http://lh6.ggpht.com/-wezEq704J34/To57N9gE5dI/AAAAAAAACAg/noH45oeVOTE/DSCI0071_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800)
It was great to have them placed right by the patio.
![DSCI0074 DSCI0074](http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Z2fU3JDuAJQ/To57O4OYuxI/AAAAAAAACAo/q3cWTFPq_S0/DSCI0074_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800)
I didn’t take pictures of the bricks being put on the stoop, but we used a glue that is made for landscape bricks. It comes in a tube like caulk.
![DSCI0076 DSCI0076](http://lh3.ggpht.com/-cTVUckCVEmU/To57P6UJjmI/AAAAAAAACAw/Kp-7_D6fNHQ/DSCI0076_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800)
Then we used crushed limestone which we had delivered in another spot. We used this in place of sand, it is suppose to be better than sand. We used 1” conduit and a long 2x4 to gently level the crushed limestone.
![DSCI0070 DSCI0070](http://lh4.ggpht.com/-xM4KAsLf8to/To57RCt99xI/AAAAAAAACA4/eeIUlNmRqu0/DSCI0070_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800)
Hubby used our miter saw, with a diamond blade to cut the bricks. Most people use a wet saw to eliminate some of the dust.
![DSCI0102 DSCI0102](http://lh5.ggpht.com/-D_HwWiN7oOE/To57S-gzMmI/AAAAAAAACBA/Zy50dFj5jss/DSCI0102_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800)
Our four oldest sons helped us in the laying of the bricks.
![DSCI0078 DSCI0078](http://lh4.ggpht.com/-AfblEFRW4ro/To57UOiVpGI/AAAAAAAACBI/ENVQdCu5O3k/DSCI0078_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800)
We started laying the bricks! Yea! We are using a row of bricks for the edge along with black edging made for brick patios held in with 12” stakes.
![DSCI0080 DSCI0080](http://lh5.ggpht.com/-rwWsihSuptA/To57VcpFgVI/AAAAAAAACBQ/uGTMdcq06a8/DSCI0080_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800)
Our sons helped carry and lay the bricks.
![DSCI0081 DSCI0081](http://lh3.ggpht.com/-mBUyjqIRaRI/To57We2DTII/AAAAAAAACBY/QfA5EWe6zUs/DSCI0081_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800)
Here you could see how the limestone is being leveled with the 2x4 along 1” conduit, which has been leveled and slightly graded away from the house, allowing enough room for the bricks below our leveled lines. We did one section at a time.
![DSCI0083 DSCI0083](http://lh5.ggpht.com/-sCbwItXbGXw/To57Xi7gMHI/AAAAAAAACBg/SjdX27bH4p4/DSCI0083_thumb%25255B7%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800)
The pattern we used is called running bond.
![DSCI0087 DSCI0087](http://lh5.ggpht.com/-gBYs-7sBsbo/To57bPT2K4I/AAAAAAAACBo/fJoSId4LLjM/DSCI0087_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800)
Here we are nearing the end!!!
![DSCI0089 DSCI0089](http://lh4.ggpht.com/-iauURo_nkqk/To57cYQoL-I/AAAAAAAACBw/p85VmMrJy88/DSCI0089_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800)
The last brick laid in place. (Only the patio, now we have the walkway to do.)
![DSCI0093 DSCI0093](http://lh3.ggpht.com/-u4jJdPd0Lk8/To57dJSobvI/AAAAAAAACB4/fIVI67oG6mE/DSCI0093_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800)
![DSCI0099 DSCI0099](http://lh3.ggpht.com/-raFY2csr5qM/To57eqC2GvI/AAAAAAAACCA/BN9ybjVdteY/DSCI0099_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800)
Here is our little helper, sweeping the sand.
![DSCI0100 DSCI0100](http://lh3.ggpht.com/-jkFgkNitqx0/To57fwkpxcI/AAAAAAAACCI/OR_yAVqnefY/DSCI0100_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800)
We used a border and the running bond pattern on the walkway also.
![DSCI0105 DSCI0105](http://lh6.ggpht.com/-FC17M5sdxsQ/To57g2_UTjI/AAAAAAAACCQ/ML2rmStSwNg/DSCI0105_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800)
There are not many cuts needed in this style of a walkway. This saves a lot of time!
![DSCI0106 DSCI0106](http://lh6.ggpht.com/-vXdOTLOB1x0/To57iNKrT9I/AAAAAAAACCY/-fwHBOB5TFE/DSCI0106_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800)
Almost done!
![DSCI0108 DSCI0108](http://lh6.ggpht.com/-5dQq-b8A_H8/To57jEsjx7I/AAAAAAAACCg/MSUpcFxWU2s/DSCI0108_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800)
![DSCI0109 DSCI0109](http://lh5.ggpht.com/-QObkiTqFKAw/To57kRbR3mI/AAAAAAAACCo/8V8p81TZmRY/DSCI0109_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800)
![DSCI0112 DSCI0112](http://lh6.ggpht.com/-NWcYVpWkyWc/To57lUBmVxI/AAAAAAAACCw/_Z4g1_nyeWo/DSCI0112_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800)
Here is the patio done.
![DSCI0131 DSCI0131](http://lh4.ggpht.com/-bcgiGItguzk/To57qnabd4I/AAAAAAAACDY/beMT61l1b20/DSCI0131_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800)
See the hose in the below picture, we use this to shape our area we wanted to mulch.
Here is the before!
Here are some more after pictures taken several months later in the early spring.
We put a row of sod around the patio and then seeded the rest of the dirt area.
![IMG_0051 IMG_0051](http://lh5.ggpht.com/-QOPIM7P6Ypw/To57_15XIxI/AAAAAAAACFw/F46FLTDrcXs/IMG_0051_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800)
![DSCI0133 DSCI0133](http://lh3.ggpht.com/-sua5k2lRfrw/To57pTQ7s0I/AAAAAAAACDQ/naoCc50mhOU/DSCI0133_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800)
![DSCI0131 DSCI0131](http://lh4.ggpht.com/-bcgiGItguzk/To57qnabd4I/AAAAAAAACDY/beMT61l1b20/DSCI0131_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800)
![DSCI0134 DSCI0134](http://lh5.ggpht.com/-pIsdcmNdrB0/To57rgy0AnI/AAAAAAAACDg/UgBBWjFWc44/DSCI0134_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800)
![DSCI0135 DSCI0135](http://lh4.ggpht.com/-heByqb_Sq5E/To57snMbQhI/AAAAAAAACDo/rh0WzLdAWj4/DSCI0135_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800)
![DSCI0136 DSCI0136](http://lh6.ggpht.com/-BHD4B3asSJA/To57tsG1Y4I/AAAAAAAACDw/dq9UyX1lZJY/DSCI0136_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800)
![DSCI0137 DSCI0137](http://lh4.ggpht.com/-MZy3qeA-92Q/To57u55Gn4I/AAAAAAAACD4/d9GlDRZ_lvs/DSCI0137_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800)
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![DSCI0164 DSCI0164](http://lh4.ggpht.com/-2uM6qMbA9jI/To57yJQV65I/AAAAAAAACEQ/SyHz9kNebDg/DSCI0164_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800)
![DSCI0153 DSCI0153](http://lh6.ggpht.com/-wVDluQg2Udk/To57zsapksI/AAAAAAAACEY/yKhL64ClQ3A/DSCI0153_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800)
![DSCI0154 DSCI0154](http://lh4.ggpht.com/-BdN7skcplE8/To570hNHk1I/AAAAAAAACEg/A3KXqIDEP4M/DSCI0154_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800)
![DSCI0155 DSCI0155](http://lh3.ggpht.com/-s9War1cKbn8/To5714_dH_I/AAAAAAAACEo/ZNRZVSwZdok/DSCI0155_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800)
![DSCI0156 DSCI0156](http://lh4.ggpht.com/-JfcOyuiR4hM/To573LuJ12I/AAAAAAAACEw/QJL5BUuQGn8/DSCI0156_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800)
![DSCI0157 DSCI0157](http://lh5.ggpht.com/-BomYjtV84_0/To574Eb6biI/AAAAAAAACE4/tzBbzVvRtJs/DSCI0157_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800)
![DSCI0158 DSCI0158](http://lh4.ggpht.com/-1-chK5lUdVE/To575dE4DFI/AAAAAAAACFA/xJcuJ_KBB4M/DSCI0158_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800)
![DSCI0159 DSCI0159](http://lh4.ggpht.com/-cMO97H3emQ4/To576hnDCnI/AAAAAAAACFI/CXRVk3DDUIE/DSCI0159_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800)
![DSCI0160 DSCI0160](http://lh4.ggpht.com/-ekJ1GqwEQUE/To577tNnXpI/AAAAAAAACFQ/_Lt3GfgG8zs/DSCI0160_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800)
![2010 001 2010 001](http://lh6.ggpht.com/-xfVoRGTgJU0/To57DTEOVNI/AAAAAAAAB_Q/B3a1y_I8Wcc/2010001_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800)
![IMG_9956 IMG_9956](http://lh6.ggpht.com/-lkbKuMZih0Q/To578lrlmII/AAAAAAAACFY/k_9YzKuQo3Q/IMG_9956_thumb5.jpg?imgmax=800)
![IMG_9957 IMG_9957](http://lh3.ggpht.com/-u69k1GrFBd8/To579dDLBJI/AAAAAAAACFg/wb2QWNIc5Io/IMG_9957_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800)
![IMG_9960 IMG_9960](http://lh4.ggpht.com/-3eGaok4eD_c/To57-jCPrXI/AAAAAAAACFo/3tskK3gG85A/IMG_9960_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800)
![IMG_0051 IMG_0051](http://lh5.ggpht.com/-QOPIM7P6Ypw/To57_15XIxI/AAAAAAAACFw/F46FLTDrcXs/IMG_0051_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800)
![IMG_0040 IMG_0040](http://lh5.ggpht.com/-0wlK_seulSY/To58A8m7vCI/AAAAAAAACF4/IqR9EE8-zl0/IMG_0040_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800)
![IMG_0041 IMG_0041](http://lh4.ggpht.com/-KpnFY5_4bdI/To58CCohCXI/AAAAAAAACGA/0LZG-_h4pts/IMG_0041_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800)
Putting in the patio our self saved us thousands of dollars, but it sure was an enormous amount of work.
How do you think it turned out?
Leave a comment and let us know. We love getting them!!!
Parents of a Dozen
Parents of a Dozen
Looks fantastic!
ReplyDeleteGreat Job!
xo
Amazing! I love it!!! I can't wait to do something like this to my patio...next year!!!! Great job
ReplyDeleteThank you for your comment. We saved Thousands of Dollars doing it our self.
ReplyDeleteWow! Amazing make-over! Love your helpers! Hope you are havng a great weekend!...hugs...Debbie
ReplyDeleteWow! Amazing make-over! Love your helpers! Hope you are havng a great weekend!...hugs...Debbie
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