The Lowe's version is 24" x 36".

I take this comment back. It's a perfect size to NOT cut my standard bricks. 😄

Get a gazebo that’s bigger than your patio and anchor it to the ground. If it’s huge and you can’t… 🤷🏾‍♂️ I’m not sure if you can lag it to the pavers without them cracking. I’m no pro. I’m watching a DIY video.

@@40_40_Vision Thanks

Hi. I also live in Houston and have cheap, dying st. Augustine grass over clay in my back yard. Any pointers or resources I can follow?

The 4” of gravel at the bottom is no longer needed. Which is a huge step that costs a lot of money and time since it has to be compacted too.

The ground level will be your rough in. Get it relatively smooth but it won't be perfect. Sand is very good at self leveling so it will fill in imperfections when you level it out to the grade you want

its going to replace the 4" of base material (High Performance Base, 3/4 minus, etc) that you would normally put under a pedestrian-traffic paver area. it's not just the cost of the material, its the labor to pick up large quantities of base (usually a trailer and buying a yard at a time from a stone/gravel supply yard), and then the labor of moving that from the trailer to the project area, then spreading, then compacting in 2" layers at a time...vs leveling your ground, rolling geotextile, spreading sand, and snapping 3x2 panels together. If you are doing DIY and price your time at $0 you may not see a cost difference...

I think the sand is just for leveling. If the concrete is flat probably shouldn’t be an issue.

It eliminates having to have a 6 inch gravel base which is a bitch to dig by hand, nevermind the tons of gravel needed.

The sand needs to be 1/4 to 1/2 inch per their instructions

You will want to do some math for your paver width and how high you want your pavers to sit relative to what's next to it (grass, mulch, rocks, etc.).

Self leveling sand

Leveling sand

close doesn't have to be perfect.

You don't need to stake them down that I'm aware of, you just use edge retention border to keep them in place and you stake that down. And yes, I'm about to install this tomorrow and they say leave the pipe or rebar that you use as a screed guide in place

Brock’s how-to instructions on their website say, “DO NOT USE A PLATE COMPACTOR TO VIBRATE THE PAVERS!”

@@alishasouslesoleil you are exactly right, in the video the person is stepping on individual pavers on their toes to compact the sand.

Don't do this- their manual says two times in bold lettering "DO NOT USE A PLATE COMPACTOR TO VIBRATE THE PAVERS"

I'm about to use this under some larger pavers for an 8x10 shed. If you come back in like 2 weeks I'll be able to tell you if it worked. I just did the majority of the dirt leveling today and will be doing the sand and everything tomorrow. My total area will be 11x13 to accommodate the shed with some additional space on two sides by my fence

so how did it work out a year later? everything still square and level at the edges? no sinking or settling at the edges that you can see?@@Paintplayer1

@@Paintplayer1 did it work?

@NikkiChu1 it did, the shed went on the pavers with this under it with no problem, and there has been no settling or anything since then. I'm very satisfied with it.

hopefully you found your answer by now. But go to HomeDepot.com, they have the PDF installation and a video

Yes, the weed barrier is to retain the sand

The problem with this is what caused your concrete to get out of level in the first place? You are covering a problem up if you do it that way and it will transfer to the hard work you put into your new project too. So much of these pannels' success lies on just how well the foundation is under.

You should be fine as long as you fill any cracks in the concrete with sealant to prevent the sand from being washed out from under your pavers

Probably a slope when digging, and then you'd just need an even layer of sand over the dirt.

Get a four foot level, tape a one on block to the bottom of the level on the far side. The block sits downslope and the normal edge sits up. If the bubble is in the center of the two indicators or slightly above the indicator on the upslope, you know you have a downward slope. The measure every four feet depending on length.

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hit the skip button- I was able to skip after 5 seconds

I wouldn't think so, it drains

Yes just make the ground flat, optional to use weed fabric, sand and then lay these on top and then your bricks

Rebar is for guide rails to have an even layer of half inch of sand to lay the panels on . Rebar is removed and sand fills in the gap .

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I believe the manufacturer (Brock) recommends that you _not_ use a plate compactor _over_ the paver base. I would expect thatyou should be fine if you use a tamper to vibrate the pavers to get the sand down further, and personally I would recommend it.