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want2bee
Palo, IA
Zone 5a
January 25, 2008
9:44 PM | Has anyone ever laid the brick pavers along there concrete to give that more upscale look? I wanttted to have them to put that decorative finish on when redid all the concrete, but my husband uses a BOBCAT to shovel snow! ( Bad) So I thought I would just line the edges, this spring..any suggestions would be helpful...Thanks | BackyardZoo
Poquoson, VA
Zone 7b
January 26, 2008
2:10 PM | Well, first if you do that..I'd lay them a small fraction of an inch BELOW the level of the rest of the concrete. Then, as the bobcat scrapes snow, it shouldn't catch the bricks and tear them up. (Smart man, your husband - of you've got it, USE it ;-) )
Other than that, dig a trench about 2 in deeper than the depth of your pavers, compact it, add about an inch of gravel & an inch of sand, then lay your brick on top of that. The gravel allows better drainage (not as much of a concern with just edging, but still..) and the sand allows you to level them more easily. Line them up, level them out & tamp them down - then back-fill with more sand so they don't shift. |
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