Use pavers to cover your concrete patio.
Covering existing concrete patio with pavers.
Want a more permanent cover up idea.
Made with joined together hardwood slats these ready made sections can be placed directly onto any surface indoors or out as long as it s hard and flat.
Family handyman has a complete step by step for you on how to cover a concrete patio with pavers.
To lay on grass you need to place a layer of gravel.
Concrete patios serve their purpose well but the plain material adds little interest to your outdoor space.
If your patio is cracked consider placing a layer of weed defense fabric on the concrete before you spread the paver base.
Updating tired concrete pavers or pebblecrete used to be a big hassle.
Use tile to cover a concrete patio.
Now there s an easy alternative.
Buy enough pavers to cover the square footage of the new patio space plus 5 for cuts at the edges.
Pavers on concrete without sand are held in place using mortar.
Clean the edges of the patio where you ll later glue down the border pavers over concrete.
Set the pavers on top of the paver base.
Irregularly shaped patios will require more cuts so an extra 10 of that material should be purchased.
Removing the concrete and replacing the patio with pavers involves laying a compacted.
Give a tile facelift to an ordinary patio from diy network.
This hardens and helps prevent water from percolating down to the existing concrete base.
Apply mortar to the exposed cement around the perimeter of the patio and set pavers directly on top.
The materials for this 12 x 14 ft.
Pavers can extend your existing concrete patio for a larger outdoor space.
You can lay the pavers on top of the concrete either in sand or with concrete joints.
Patio cost about 850 or 5 per sq.
How to cover a concrete patio with pavers pavers over concrete.
Lay the border first.
You ll need to spread mortar directly on the concrete there.
Clean your patio surface with a hose or pressure washer to get the firmest grip from your mortar.
Spread a flat.
Determine the design and placement.
Spread a coat of paver base on the patio leaving about 8 inches of the perimeter of the patio free of the paver base.
If you use sand i would suggest polymeric sand.
Step by step photos and a full tutorial.