There is a patio area in the back of the house where the brick floor has been popped up left and right by tree roots. In the beginning of the remodeling project, 2 smaller trees and 1 old tree stump were cleaned out in that area, of around 1700-1800 sq-ft. With the estimates at $5/sq-ft for concrete and $10/sq-ft for bricks or paving stones, we were looking at a good chunk of change to redo the area completely. So, we decided to repair the brick floor, using the brick-in-sand method we found online, using weed-blocking fabric, sand, and bricks (no mortar).
The result seems to be quite satisfactory, not only when bricks were laid out closely together, but also when we leave some space (quarter, or even half, inch) in between bricks. We did use 2x4 pressure-treated lumber as edge, along with 2-ft rebars to secure the 2x4s in place.
2 comments:
Very interesting recounts!
And, I love those before (and after) pictures. Don't they remind us folks in front of mirror with pot bellies or sagged faces before whatever magic procedues? Good job!
Well written article.
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