Installation Instructions

Use your level and a straight 2x4 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 2x4 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' 2x4, 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 2x4 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.

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