Hi

Thank you very much for your excellent and detailed advice, especially the
photos.

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Walter
www.rationality.net
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"RicodJour" wrote in message
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n5psi wrote:
Walter,

You should have no problem doing this. I just finished a patio job over
Memorial Day weekend. I put 1-1/2" pavestones on top of an existing
concrete patio. I couldn't use the 2-3/8" thick pavestones because it
would put the patio too close to the level of my door threshold. I put
a 1" deep bed of sand on top of the patio and then laid the pavestone
brick on top of the sand. I then used a plate vibrator to tamp the
pavestones down and then swept sand into the cracks.

Don't just lay the brick on the concrete. The imperfections in the
concrete and brick will cause them "rock" and/or break when they are
walked on.

I actually made my patio larger than the existing concrete. I had to
excavate down about 4 to 6" where the concrete patio didn't cover and
then filled in with decomposed (crushed) granite. The granite was
tamped down tight and made level with the existing concrete patio.

Here are pictures of my project from start to finish:
http://s88848699.onlinehome.us/patio/Patio.htm

Looks nice. Good job.

R