Better Homes and Gardens Australia — December 2017

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FRONT YARD FIX

PAVE A PATHWAY

Lay pavers from the street

to the verandah to create

an entrance path, then paint

the driveway to match.

Gather your supplies

• Road base


• Paving sand


• 400 x 400 x 40mm pavers


• 600 x 400 x 40mm pavers
  (we used Adbri Eurostone in
  Riverina, Prague and Zurich)


• Mortar mix


• Powerloc jointing sand

You’ll also need

Shovel; straightedge; black

marking pen; demolition saw

(hired); rake; plate compactor

(hired); stringline; screed rails;

spirit level; timber float; brick

saw (hired) rubber mallet; broom;

wheelbarrow; small trowel

Here’s how

STEP 1 Using shovel (we used

a mini tractor) remove turf and

excavate soil so depth is 140mm

below finished height of pavers.

STEP 2 Using straightedge and

marking pen, draw a straight

line on uneven edge of existing

concrete driveway. Cut off edge

using demolition saw and remove.

STEP 3 Spread out 80mm

thick layer of road base slightly

wider than paved area. Use

plate compactor to compact

down to a depth of 70mm.

STEP 4 Spread 30mm thick layer

of paving sand over road base.

Set up a stringline to set straight

line for pavers at grass edge.

STEP 5 Use paver against

driveway to set level of paving

sand. Do as required to suit

length of screed rails. Make

tracks in sand between these

points with straightedge. Lay

screed rails in tracks flush with

level of paving sand. Repeat to

set screed rails on other side

of path level with the first.

STEP 6 Run straightedge along

screed rails to make paving

sand the correct level, removing

excess. At ends and edges of

path, use timber float to level

sand. Remove screed rails.

STEP 7 Lay a few pavers along

grass edge with stringline,

leaving a 2-3mm gap between

them. Fill in between these

pavers and driveway, laying in a

random pattern of colours and

sizes. Use brick saw to cut pavers

against driveway as required.

Use spirit level and rubber

mallet to bed pavers and make

level. Continue laying pavers

in this way along whole path.

STEP 8 Remove excess

roadbase and paving sand along

edge of pavers. Mix mortar in

wheelbarrow following product

instructions. Haunch edges

with trowel, spreading mortar

outwards at a 45° angle.

STEP 9 Sweep jointing sand

over pavers to fill gaps, removing

excess from top of pavers.

Spray lightly to activate polymer

binding agent in sand. (You can

also use fine, kiln-dried sand.) ➤

GARDEN TIP

For a lush green lawn

without waiting for grass

to grow, lay turf rolls.

Remove old grass and

level the area, spread

a layer of turf underlay

soil and rake to level.

Roll out the turf, using a

sharp spade to trim the

edges, then water in well.

Now it’s time to

PROJECT

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148 BHG DECEMBER 2017