Existing patio is circa 1952; it is about 200 sq ft. I want to double it which means either I remove the existing patio and put all the pavers on crush and run base and sand or I put half of the pavers on sand on patio and the other half on crush and run and sand. Would it be better to set the pavers on the patio in mortar?
Discussion Forum
Discussion Forum
Up Next
Video Shorts
Featured Story
Key proposals for the next edition of the International Residential Code tackle room sizes, stair specs, emergency egress, and deck guards, among other requirements.
Featured Video
Highlights
Fine Homebuilding Magazine
Fine Home Building
Follow
-
Fine Homebuilding
Dig into cutting-edge approaches and decades of proven solutions with total access to our experts and tradespeople.
Start Free Trial Now -
GBA Prime
Get instant access to the latest developments in green building, research, and reports from the field.
Start Free Trial Now
- Home Group
- Antique Trader
- Arts & Crafts Homes
- Bank Note Reporter
- Cabin Life
- Cuisine at Home
- Fine Gardening
- Fine Woodworking
- Green Building Advisor
- Garden Gate
- Horticulture
- Keep Craft Alive
- Log Home Living
- Military Trader/Vehicles
- Numismatic News
- Numismaster
- Old Cars Weekly
- Old House Journal
- Period Homes
- Popular Woodworking
- Script
- ShopNotes
- Sports Collectors Digest
- Threads
- Timber Home Living
- Traditional Building
- Woodsmith
- World Coin News
- Writer's Digest
Replies
If you leave the patio in place, put a joint of some sort (eg, some edging) at the boundary between the two sections. No matter how hard you try, the two will not "move" together, and any pavers that span the gap will be knocked askew by freeze/thaw cycles, etc.
Try to find pavers that come in 1" in addition to the normal 2.5" thickness. Use 1" pavers in a mud bed on the slab and the thick ones over your base rock and sand.