Laying a Pavestone Patio – Part 2: Cutting Edger Bricks

It’s been a busy past few weeks since starting the backyard, but we finally have the patio mostly done

Here were the remaining steps:

Step 1: Mark & cut the bricks to fill in the edges around the perimeter of the patio. This was the most time consuming part, as there were literally hundreds of cuts to make. Took about 3 to 4 weekends to finally finish.

I highly recommend shelling out the extra dough for a diamond tipped blade ($80). I tried starting off the cheap way with the $5 masonry blades, but it took about 5 minutes to cut 1 brick (and they wear out quickly). The diamond tipped masonry blade cuts through bricks like butter, and still cuts like new hundreds of cuts later.

Step 2: Brush paver sand into the spaces between the bricks. We had to do a couple of runs – brush the sand in, wet it & let it settle – then after it dries, repeat again. After time the sand hardens like concrete between the cracks.

Finishing Up: We’re testing putting in groundcover around the tree stumps to see if they’ll take. Then we need to get started on building planter boxes & the new backyard fence!