Create Your Own Edging A clear break between hardscape and landscape can be a helpful design element, especially on ground-level patios. Luckily, it's easy tocreate your own. Use brick, concrete, planters, or fencing to build a boundary. ...
Brick paversmade from clay, offering a classic look, strong and color-retentive but expensive. Porcelain paversare stain-resistant, easy to clean, but can be slippery and expensive. Bluestone paversare durable and attractive, with a blue-gray color, good for high-traffic areas but needs sealing...
Stone and brick are very durable materials that will last for many years. Stone and brick can also be stained or painted to match your existing patio furniture. How To Build A Paver Patio? Building a paver patio is a great way to add value and beauty to your home. Pavers are very pp...
Creating a simple brick patio is not difficult and can be done in a single afternoon. These steps will show you how to build a simple 10x10-foot loose-laid brick patio with brick edging without having to use mortar. Step 1 - Dig the Patio Measure the 10-foot by 10-foot area for you...
Lay bricks or concrete pavers on their sides to create stable edging for your patio. If using wood for edging, choose pressure-treated or decay-resistant options for maximum longevity. Crushed rock or stone is a form of gravel often used for walkways and landscape borders, but it can make ...
Another great thing is that laying pavers is not difficult. The cost of patio installation will vary depending on what you want. You’ll need to take measurements, including the total depth of your ground level. Also, you’ll need to learn how to install paver edging, among other things...
Lay bricks or concrete pavers on their sides to create stable edging for your patio. If using wood for edging, choose pressure-treated or decay-resistant options for maximum longevity. Crushed rock or stone is a form of gravel often used for walkways and landscape borders, but it can make ...
If you have a patio in your yard, and you want a way to create the look of brick or stone pavers without the cost, stamped concrete is a great option. Stamped concrete patios are made from a base layer of concrete that is pressed with stamps and layered with colors and textures to gi...
Preparing the Base For a Raised Patio – Farwood Project We are working on installing our base for our raised patio now that we have our retaining walls completed. We will have a few days getting our base ready before we can start installing our pavers! 1,735 Like ...
Since we didn't want to compete with the colorful terra cotta brick on the home, we decided to use a neutral and natural color blend for both the pavers and block material. We chose Reading Rock's Oxford tumbled pavers and Allan Block's Europa, or tumbled, block for the retaining walls...