Thanks, Mike, for all your generous help. Now, all I have to do is build the
darned patio. Reminds me of Legoland! LOL (Right in our backyard here in San
Diego)

Your patio looks terrific. You did a precision job. Especially with the
herringbone pattern

--
Walter
www.rationality.net
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"n5psi" wrote in message
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Walter,

The bricks are in fact placed against each other. There is a ridge on
the edges of the brick that makes the space about 1/8" between them
when they are butted up against each other as mine are. The brick I am
using is Pavestone brand and the model is the "Claylook Thin". They are
not shown on their website (http://www.pavestone.com) but Home Depot
carries them. They are the same size (width and length) as the Holland
Stone they carry, only thinner.

Regards,

Mike

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
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