Install subbase. Add 1”-1 ¼ ” gravel for every inch of concrete you plan to install. Tamp down for a solid subbase that will resist settling. Then dampen with a garden hose; this minimizes concrete cracking due to shrinkage. Build forms. Set a stake at each corner of your future ...
The topography of your yard is also important. If the yard is level, then moving the concrete from the truck to the patio forms will be somewhat easy. If a slope is involved, then the work will be very hard. A construction wheelbarrow full of concrete can weigh nearly four hundred pounds...