Pavers over concrete?
ranchreno
17 years ago
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Pavers over concrete slab and new foundation.
Comments (1)The gravel will be your best bet. The deeper the gravel the better off you'll be from heaving and sinking effects. Compact the gravel as much as possible by doing it in 2-3 inch layers. Also does your existing patio have a drain? If it does than you might have a problem with the sand washing away over time. You can find edging where you buy you pavers, it is generally a poly material and is held in with 9-12 inch spikes. BTW you don't have to use a spike in every hole. After that is all done you'll have to raise the level of the lawn or beds to match the patio height. Or.....take out the patio and put down gravel and do everything the correct way from the beginning and have "piece of mind". Good luck...See MoreCan I put pavers right over concrete walk?
Comments (21)Concrete pavers tend to effloresce. This is a problem for most manufacturers of concrete products. Attaching concrete pavers using grout or a concrete mix will trap water (when it is applied) in between the pavers causing the paver to turn white, especially around the edges of the pavers. My experience with an "overlay" has given me a new approach. I suggest to cut holes in the existing concrete walkway where the water stands or puddles for a drainage effect before you start your project. Next, lay a filter fabric over the areas you have cut. Then you need to install some (course) washed concrete sand. This allows for proper separation of moisture so the paver doesn;t wick the moisture causing the surface to effloresce. Then lay the paving stones over the screeded sand using an edge restraint along the edges to keep the stones together. You may need to build up to the edges dus to the height difference. This is the only way the you will ensure that you will not get ugly white stains on the surface of the paving stones. Water is the biggest threat to any paving job....See Moregarage floor - travertine pavers
Comments (2)You want to put a weak stone that stains easily and is soft underneath a 4000 lb vehicle that drips things that etch and stain and whose tires will also stain it? And to just put sand in between the stones to set it? Travertine barely belongs in a home. It NEVER belongs in a garage....See MoreBrick or pavers over concrete slab
Comments (4)Check the following website. The 4"x8"x1/2" pavers in the following pic are theirs: Here is a link that might be useful: Sunshine Pavers...See Morecran
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