Outdoor & decks
Build a paver patio
Excavation, compacted gravel base, 1″ of bedding sand, pavers, edge restraint and polymeric sand for a patio or walk — counted in bags or by the yard.
0 of 13 answers are yours. The rest are typical defaults — check each one.
I know the area
Curves or an odd shape
The long side; along the house if it touches the house.
Out from the house, or the short side.
Open edges (need edging)
default
Every edge that isn’t against the house, a wall or a slab. For a rectangle it follows the sizes.
One long side against the house?
That side gets no edging, and the patio slopes away from it.
Driveway or parking
Thicker base and pavers
Clay or soil that stays wet gets a deeper base and fabric under it.
Sandy or gravelly
Drains fast
4×8 brick-style
Holland, about 4.5 a sq ft
Multi-size
Sold by the sq ft
Running bond or stack
5% waste
Random multi-size
8% waste
Usual for the use and soil
Unilock’s depths
Buy the base and sand as
default
Bags or bulk, whichever fits
Bulk past about 1 cu yd
Geotextile under the base?
On clay or wet soil it keeps the soil out of the base.
Polymeric sand
Hardens; keeps weeds out