Easy Procedure & Items Required To Build A Stone Patio
The users can easily build the stone patio at their home first by gathering the materials required for the procedure and then follow the below-described steps:
Items Required
- Push Broom & String
- Rake
- Gravel
- Level
- Paving Stones
Procedure
- Planning The Layout: The users need to start by laying out their patio by calculating the thickness and the length of their surface area. The users are advised that before digging the surface they need to call their local utility officer so that they can easily mark out the electricity lined and the buried gas area and this will help the users in getting the idea that where they can dig easily.
- Part And Stain The Perimeter: If the users dig the surface by their hands and if it drives the stacked over the ground surface near the edges then they need to connect up to each string in between each one of the stakes that will help the users in providing the layout. Then the users need to use the landscaper's spray paint in order to mark up the areas directly over the ground surface.
- Fix Up The Patio Height: Then they need to find out the complete height of the patio as it needs to be slenderly above the nearby ground surface in a way that the rainwater will not stand upon the ground surface. They need to take the consideration of the width of their stone paving and they need to leave the extra 6 for the gravel and the sand foundation. The long life of the patio pavers depends upon the base of the pavers as the width of the base completely depends on the soil.
- Uncover And Tamp: Once the users have taken all the consideration then it is time they need to uncover the area and then gently tamp the surface soil as per their desired height and they need to make sure it is on the exact level.
- Assist From The Invasion: In order to prevent the patio from getting invaded by the weeds the users need to use the high-grade fabric and in addition, this fabric is important for other reasons as well like to prevent the weeds from growing along with the pavers, to protect the pavers from drooping and then becoming the uneven the specific area that is beneath the pavers regarding its layer of the gravel and then sand even with letting the water to easily flow all over the pavers. The users need to roll out the entire fabric and then affix it with the corners of the landscape spikes and once the users lay the fabric at the corners and over the stones they need to cut it off accordingly.
- Fill The Area With The Gravel: The users need to fill up the full area with the fourth layer of the small broken gravel. Then level it in order to assure that the patio slope is accordant.
- Lay The Sand: Once the users measured and marked the entire patio area then they need to lay the bed of the sand. For the smaller areas, the users need to use the hand tamper to create a smooth surface and for the large areas, the users need to use the power tamper. Then the users need to add a second layer of the sand as this will help in holding the stones accordingly.
- Screed The Sand: Before screeding the layer of the sand and even before laying the stones the users need to frame their area by using the landscape edging. The users are advised to use aluminum edging because it is light in weight, flexible and is easy to be used and it does not get wrapped up so easily.
- Add The Edging: The users need to lay the edging at the perimeter and then cut it as per the desired length by using the metal shears. The corners are very sharp so that is why the users need to use the heavy gloves for their safety. Then they need to secure up the edging by using the nails and drill it through the pre-existing holes by using the small sledgehammer.
- Place The Pavers: Before the users start laying the stone pavers in their desired place the users need to snap the chalk lines all along the corners of the patio in order to ensure that the rows of the paver will stay in a straight line. In order to offer the patio with a nice frame, the users need to lay the exterior row parallel to the interior row. Once the users lay the pavers in their desired rows the users need to firmly tap them by using the rubber mallet respectively.
- Trim The Odd Pieces: For those pavers that need to get split in order to get fit in the edges or at the other smaller areas the users need to simply find out that point where they consider the stone pavers should get broken and then they need to place the chisel at the specific point and then strike the chisel top by using the hammer in order to broke the stone paver accordingly.