Walter R. wrote:
Hi, again

In looking at you photos, it appears that you left a gap of about 1/2 inch
between brick. It looks like this gap was then filled with sand.

Is there a reason why you used gaps between bricks. Wouldn't it be more
stable if the bricks abutted each other?

Thanks again for all your help. You have saved me tons of time and money.

Walter, you're replying to my post when n5psi is the one who posted the
link to his patio pictures.

If you look at one of his close-up pictures, you can see where two
parallel bricks but up against a perpendicular one, and you'll notice
that the joint lines all line up. If you buy paver brick, they're
usually made modular - the width is half of the length so you don't
need any joint space. n5psi used brick that wasn't modular and the
joint width is required to make things line up.

There are benefits and disadvantages of each style, but if you compact
the base and sweep in sand, compact again, then the wider joint will be
very stable.

R