Everything You Need To Know About Installing Gator Base In Under 3 Minutes

Gator Base is a foam base material used for installing pavers or natural stone. (Get the free Gator Base eBook right here.) In this short video, we outline all the installation steps for Gator Base, which include: 1. Excavation (only 4" is required!) 2. Compaction (+/- 3/8" tolerance) 3. Placement of geofabric (all sides of the excacvation should be covered and seams should be overlapped 12") 4. Screeding (Option 1 is with a 3/4" sand layer / Option 2 is with ASTM No. 9 Stone) 5. Installation of the Gator Base panels 6. Install pavers 7. Install paver edging 8. Install G2 polymeric sand

[@SunnyBermuda]

Nice video!

[@kakarana9036]

Good work

[@linan971]

So why do we still need gator base if we have the gravels as the base?

[@rjung99]

What is ASTM No 9? 1/4 in? 3/8 in? clear crush?

[@zac2641]

Is no 9 stone more reliable than the sand for a base?

[@jordaney76]

I have an existing concrete patio that I would like to extend to the pavers walkway. First of all can I use this over a concrete base and extend it to the walkway? It’s all one level and would like to use natural Indian stone pavers and make it look seamless.

[@TheAllianceGator]

Gator Base can certainly be used over a concrete base and extended to your walkway, however, there are some important items to note. First, the existing concrete and your finished surface needs to have at least a 2% slope to allow runoff, slab should have 2" core drilled drainage holes every 3' on center to allow for subsurface drainage, and the slab must be free draining off the edges. You will also likely have to build up the area that is currently grass / dirt with crushed stone to meet the same elevation as the concrete slab once you have removed the grass / roots / organic material from that area.

[@justice4all32]

Where do you buy gator base?

[@hairdustry]

Can you use gator base to lay outdoor porcelain tiles?

[@reneefletcher7923]

I have a friend who said that you just lay the boards on the top of the group. Anyone able to prove this true? He claims this video is false and that he talked to the installer himself.

[@reneefletcher7923]

@Jeff Cunningham sorry it auto corrected. It was supposed to say lay in directly on top of the ground. Like you don't dig any dirt out.

[@narunjankumar6603]

@@reneefletcher7923 I am also planning to lay the boards on the grounds without digging ... how was your friend experience ?

[@reneefletcher7923]

@@narunjankumar6603 he doesn't have any issues yet. He said it very easy to install.