Installation Instructions

TUMBLED BELGIAN

Use your level and a straight 2×4 to double-check the lay of

the land for proper slope. Then spray-paint a line 8" outside

the outline of your patio to act as a line of excavation. Be sure

to call to locate and mark out your utility lines, this must be

done before beginning excavation. Start by stripping away the

sod at this point (Image 3), so grass doesn’t get in the way of

the guide strings you’ll soon be setting up.

Excavating The Site

And Building The Base

This part of the project is the key to a successful (and long-

lasting) patio.

Use the bottom of a door or a set of stairs abutting the patio area

as the starting point for establishing the final height and slope of

you patio. Your entire patio should slope away from the house at

a rate of 1" every 4' to 8' This slope may be one long decline or

a slight dome shape so water runs off in more that one direction.

Place one end of a long 2×4 at the bottom of the stairway or an

inch below the door threshold, then level across to stakes driven

at the perimeter of the patio and make a mark (Image 4). Make

another mark the appropriate distance down the stake to indicate

the slope. In our case, after making a level mark on our stake

with a level and 12' 2×4, we made another mark 2" down to

indicate a slope of 2" for that 12'.

Remove sod in an area extending 8"

beyond the boundaries of the patio.

Spray paint indicates the excavation line.

Use a level, a 2×4 and stakes to determine

the slope of the patio. A slope of 1" per 4-8'

away from the house is ideal. Run stakes

and a grid of string to mark the top of the

finished patio, then excavate 5" PLUS the

thickness of the paver below the strings.*

*When installing pavers as a residential driveway, a minimum of 8" of subbase will be required. See local code for details.