I want to build a quad out of pavers. How do I gross it in the region of 6" high than current cement slab? My current slab has settled in the region of 8" and...
My current slab has settled in the region of 8" and I want the new porch to be about 6" above ground rank. What prep do I need to do?
Answers: You can put slag sand resting on existing slab, compact well, after place the new pavers over slag. Leave the slag sand base 2 3/8 inches (or solidity of your pavers) lower than desired height of spanking new patio.
Cover the slab beside yellow bulders sand and sea it well, after a daytime run a compacter over it. set the level you want beside a brick and then set a string splash up over it. run the brick under down the string line so you own a brick wide string in the sand at the right smooth. repeat that and then using a 'straight edge' (usually a length of boxed aluminium) screed sour excess sand.
You get a much prettier balcony if you lay four bricks in the crux and lay circular lines radiating out from that. so that the bricks have a circular guide and leave corners that you can plant into. you'll receive more gaps between the bricks that track which can be filled by sweeping screen gravel into them.