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To install concrete pavers for a walkway or
patio, install over a packed base material. The prep work is
the most important part of your walkway or patio. First,
excavate approx 6” of soil from the area that you are going to
apply the pavers. Install approx. 5” of crushed Limestone, or
a Class 5 gravel, level it off, or screed it to your preferred
slope, and tamp with a vibrating tamper. If it is a smaller
area, you can also use a 8” or 12” sq hand tamper. This
provides a stable and sturdy base for your pavers. The next
step is to install 1 inch of sand. The best method for this is
to get some proper lengths of 1” diameter pipe, pvc or metal,
and lay it in parallel to each other, then dump the sand over
the area, using the pipes as screed planes. This will produce
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Now you are ready to place the pavers. Some cutting
may be necessary, so you will usually need chisels and a saw or
grinder to cut the stones to fit. Once the stones are laid as
desired, use a dead blow hammer to tamp the stones so that they are
solidly set into the sand. Once you have the pavers in place and
secure, sweep the excess sand from between the stone, and make sure
the stones are dry. Sweep in the “Gator Sand”. This is a sand
either Gray or Tan, that has a polymer added to it. Sweep the sand
into the joints, filling up the joints. Run a vibrating tamper over
the pavers, and refill as necessary. Make sure you sweep all of the
excess Gator Sand off of the stone, and fill the joints. Apply a
“rain” or mist of water, allowing water to fall onto the entire
patio. Make sure you don’t spray directly onto the joints, because
this will allow the polymer sand to get sprayed out of the joints
and onto the surface of the stones. This is a bonding type of sand,
and it will stick to the stones surface if allowed to dry. It will
not come off very easy. Allow it to dry for about 3 days, and you
will have a patio that is very solid, almost like concrete! The
polymer that is in the sand binds the stones together, yet stays
flexible to allow for frost heaves in the winter. If more sand is
needed, it can be added anytime later, and it will bond together. |
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For more information about any of
our products call us at: |
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Phone: 218-525-6360
~ Fax:
218-525-6361 |
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E-mail us at:
info@greatlakesstone.com |
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Great Lakes
Stone Supply Inc. ~ 5156 Rice Lake Road
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Duluth, MN 55803 |
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