In a regular install, your paving contractor will start from scratch by excavating the area and laying down pavers. One of the best ways to improve the look of your existing concrete driveway, walkway, patio or pool deck is to lay pavers on top of it. Additionally, there needs to be enough room to add a paver on top of the concrete without it blocking any doorways or causing a tripping hazard.
Before installing pavers over concrete, the surface is cleaned with pressure washer to remove any dirt or debris. Once the concrete has dried, border pavers will be glued down using mortar or a construction adhesive. Then, a one-inch thick layer of sand is added across the entire area where the pavers will be laid down. This helps drain water away from the pavers and off the concrete slab. We bought limestone stair treads from a local stone yard to cap the front of the walkway and all of the stairs.
You may have also noticed that we installed a retaining wall! This was another budget friendly project that we tackled ourselves, and one that made a HUGE impact on our curb appeal. Remember when it looked like this? After everything was dry, we went over the concrete with this travertine ledger stone , and used the same landscape adhesive to adhere it to the wall. And this is where we started — eeeek. So glad we got these hardscaping projects finished before the weather turned!
What do you think? Would you tackle a project like this? You took it to a very textured, interesting, and clean-lined look, and it blends well with your house. I love the home you selected for renovation and for living. I liked your paver orientation on the diagonal.
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Happy Holidays! What a spectacular transformation! It just goes to show how creativity can come up with a beautiful solution and still not break your budget. Amazing job on your house too! Hugs, Jamie. This looks awesome! Such a great job! What do I put down first before I lay the bricks and then the paving slabs?
I am a lady of 71 and I would like to have a go at this. Is there a way to drill drainage holes in an existing partically cover patio. The patio is concrete cover with porcelain tiles.
When there is a heavy rain, the water puddles in areas and runs across part of the patio. The patio has a stone wall on one side and the water collects in area against the wall. My landscaper installed pavers over my existing patio using a sand base and filling the spaces between with sand…then the rains came and leached water up to the stucco on the house. They drilled about 60 holes in the patio, layed the pavers over sand again and now the monsoon season in New Mexico is here…needless to say, water is leaching up to the house and staining the stucco….
My landscaper says this is normal and especially on a patio facing north. I say this could ultimately result in stucco damage as well as other structural problems…any suggestions? I have cool deck over concrete around my pool. It is not is bad shape but looks old. What is the best way to spruce this up and make it look new again? I have an uncovered patio that used to have outdoor carpet. After mulitple demo efforts, there are still traces of carpet glue residue and water pools in the center.
The patio is surrounded by the brick walls of our house on three sides and a short drivet wall on the fourth. I am open to removing the short wall. This seems quite hopeless without a huge budget. Any suggestions would be appreciated!
I have just signed a contract to have pavers put around my pool deck. What do you think? Regards Lauretta. My house is 97 years old and sits on the corner at the intersection between two streets. The concrete walkways to the street at the front of the house and the one to the street at the side of the house are old and pocked, and so are the two or three steps that go down to the street level.
Installing directly on old concrete can cause many more problems in the future. Also, installing directly on top of concrete will raise your patio by inches, which may not seem like a big deal, but can cause a hazard in your yard. By hiring a contractor, they will be able to dig a foundation that looks like it was a part of your yard the entire time. Another good reason to hire a contractor to dig a foundation is to remove the roots and soil that can cause cracks in the foundation and replace it with a gravel base and bedding sand.
Your paver patio will be smoother and more uniform than simply installing pavers on top of the existing concrete. It can also save you money in the future from having to repair the concrete underneath.
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