To lay a brick patio start by excavating the site with a shovel and packing it with soil to support the weight of the patio.
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Palms trees give this space a tropical feel.
Spread gravel over the entire area rake smooth and tamp down to a level surface using a hand or power tamper.
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Next lay down gravel or crushed rock to solidify the foundation and cover the top with landscaping fabric to prevent weeds.
But if you have a lot of cuts to make it s worth it to rent a brick splitter or a masonry wet saw for half a day.
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If you need to cut some bricks to fit your layout you can use a hammer and masonry chisel or a circular saw with a masonry blade.
These tools make much faster cleaner cuts than a hammer or.
Set the strings parallel to the gravel base and at a height equal to the thickness of a brick not a stone plus a 1 in.
Excavate the area within the stakes to a depth of 8 inches.
This large patio area uses darker pavement bricks arranged in an 8 tie pattern creating small grid lines in the large space.
Establish the patio height with strings stretched across the edges of the patio.
The small patio area of this garden uses terracotta brick pavers in a basket weave pattern and cut in a wavy line along the edges to create an illusion of a natural.