Diy Pea Gravel And Paver Patio

To determine how deep you need to dig take the height of your pavers ours are.

Diy pea gravel and paver patio.

Top paver patio with weather resistant furniture to create an outdoor living room image 4. Dig out the area of the patio. Your first step is to figure out where you want to place your. There are different ways to create a pea gravel patio.

One cubic yard is more than enough for 100 square feet at 3 inches deep. Pea gravel will have fewer problems caused by frost heave and won t crack from freezes and thaws. I just shoveled small amounts in between the pavers and used a broom to sweep them into place. The ends make it easy to create curved borders.

Sweep in pea gravel once the area is dry pour pea gravel out in small sections image 1 and sweep across the patio s surface until the gaps between pavers and border stones are filled and level images 2 and 3. Materials needed to make a pea gravel patio pea gravel one cubic yard is more than enough for 100 square feet at 3 inches deep. A pea gravel patio requires fewer tools and materials to create than other types. I went back and forth whether we should use pea gravel a decorative rock or grass but ultimately i went with pea gravel.

Once everything was in place the only thing left to do was add in the pea gravel in between the pavers. Determine the size and shape of your patio. Diy paver pea gravel patio instead of a solid paver patio space them out and add gravel to the gaps. Border pavers these are the ones i used.

A pea gravel patio is a treatment for an outdoor space or paved area adjoined to a house wherein it is mainly covered with pea gravel. This allows for better drainage in a damp area of the yard and makes it easier to level uneven pavers. Today i m going to share how to diy a concrete paver pea gravel patio when i was researching how to diy a patio i had a hard time finding accessible ideas that were polished looking along with affordable. I recently revealed our diy front porch we created out of pavers and pea gravel you can see how our simple diy porch turned out here.

â rustic white photography llc. The small stones fill in nearly any shape you design with edging or borders. How to make a diy paver and pea gravel patio materials. Sometimes it is mixed with other materials such as pavers bricks slate or flagstone to add an visual appeal.

The natural beauty of the stones give your space an attractive classic look. Thank you for your patience for all of your sweet comments about my backyard reveal i have had so many questions about this diy project and hopefully i will answer them all in this post.