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Step 1: Planning
- Draw a sketch of the
area to be landscaped with interlocking pavers. Your
sketch should include area measurements. This will
enable our staff to provide you with the proper amount
of materials required.
- Choose paver size, style
and color.
- Detail your job layout
accordingly in order to minimize the need to cut or trim
the pavers on the job.
Step 2: Excavation
- Ensure the area is free
of underground lines. (If you spot a wire do not
proceed. Call the appropriate utility and have them come
and check it out.)
- Ensure the area is
properly drained.
- Prepare the site by
excavating the foundation to allow for a crushed stone
base to suit soil conditions and intended use. All
topsoil should be removed. Required depth for pedestrian
areas is 3" - 4". Required depth for vehicular areas is
6" or more.
- Thoroughly compact the
base layer to the desired grade and contour using a
mechanical vibrating compactor (plate tamper).
- Spread a loose layer of
sand approximately 1" thick over the area. Draw a
straight board across a guide (such as the edge
restraint curb or parallel pipes laid on the base) to
evenly distribute the sand for the bedding course. The
depth of the sand should allow for the thickness of the
paver and a small amount of compaction. Do not compact,
walk on, or disturb the leveled sand.
Step 3: Laying the
Pavers
- From an established
straight line and a corner, start laying the pavers in
the desired pattern.
- Maintain straight lines
by periodically stretching string lines parallel to and
perpendicular to the original straight edge.
- Work off the laid stone
and progressively lay each row until the entire area is
paved.
- Finish the project by
using a stone splitter or masonry saw to cut pavers
where needed.
Step 4: Completion
- Sweep the area clean in
preparation for tamping.
- Using a small mechanical
tamper, lightly tamp the entire area in both directions
to bed down the pavers uniformly.
- Dispense a layer of sand
or Polymeric sand over the paved area and sweep into the
joints and tamp again.
- Continue to cover with
sand and vibrate until joints are full and each paver is
locked to its neighbor.
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