How to Arrange Cobblestone Pavers
Cobblestone is a building material that has been around for hundreds of years and exudes an old-world, sophisticated feel. Arranging a cobblestone paver patio is more time consuming than difficult and can be a rewarding do-it-yourself project that can be completed over the course of a weekend. In addition, the amount of money you can save by completing the project yourself can be substantial. Does this Spark an idea?
Things You'll Need
- Wood posts
- Rope
- Shovel
- Gravel
- Hand tamper
- Level
- 4 two-by-fours
- Hammer
- Nails
- Sand
- Rake
- Cobblestones
- Rubber mallet
- Broom
Instructions
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Contact the Common Ground Alliance by dialing 811. It is a free service that will come out and mark your underground power lines, preventing any accidents when digging and arranging cobblestone pavers.
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Measure out the desired length and width of your cobblestone arrangement and use wood posts to mark off each of the four corners. Tie a rope around the outside of the wood posts.
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Buy all necessary materials. Using 6-inch-by-6-inch cobblestone patio pavers, you will need 400 pavers for every 100 square feet (which is a 10-foot-by-10-foot patio).
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Dig out a hole that is around 8 inches deep within the entire area you marked off.
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Lay down a 3-inch deep layer of gravel across the whole digging area.
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Compact the soil down by using the hand tamper to pound down onto the gravel in 1 square foot sections.
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Measure and saw down two-by-fours to fit onto each of the four inner walls of the building area. Line each of the two-by-fours flush against the inner walls and attach them to each other with a hammer and nails. These boards will act as a border and will help hold your cobblestone arrangement in place.
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Add a two-inch layer of sand on top of the gravel and smooth out the sand with a rake.
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Start setting each of the cobblestone pavers in any corner you choose. Place the cobblestone pavers flush against one another and tap each paver into place with a rubber mallet.
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Once all stones have been set, pour sand on top of the cobblestone paver surface and spread sand between the cracks with a broom.
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- Photo Credit cobblestones image by dizzy from Fotolia.com
