Patio Project

We rented a kubota one weekend in May to dig out the foundation for the patio, which had to be at least 8 inches deep to be below the frost line. While we had the kubota, we also dug out trenches and laid pipe to drain water out to the road. Once the foundation was dug, we moved stone into the hole, and rented a compactor to make the stone as flat as possible. This process, although time-consuming and labor intensive, is supposed to be extremely important. If you cut corners on this part, you could end up with a cracked patio a few years down the line. (At least that's what we were told!) The next part of the project was laying the stone. Rinox pavers are larger and heavier than typical pavers, so this made the job a little harder. But we thought the look was work the extra work. After taking a class at Heavener, Nate spread out the sand thinly over the stones, using 1-inch pipes to make the surface perfectly level. Then it was time to lay the pavers. We didn't use a pattern, so Nate fit the pavers in wherever. The Morocco Beige set came with 4 different-sized pavers. After all the pavers were set, we swept polymeric sand between the cracks, and it slowly hardened after we wet it down.