Page 8 2023 Spring Home and Garden LINCOLN DAILY NEWS April/May 2023 with this sort of project, but it remains an easy thing to do for any beginner. Overall, LeBoutillier says that this project cost (in 2019) a little over $150, and there were leftover supplies. If you follow the steps to put down a brick walkway, you can go a little further and build a patio with the same materials. You’ll only need to add a few more steps to the process. This video from Dori Turner, another Youtuber working in DIY home renovation, features a project completed “in a weekend, for about $350.” For a patio, you’ll want to make sure you have a shape in mind. Paths are usually rectangular, but patios can be squares, or even circular. Turner works with a rectangular patio, since they were new to this sort of project, and it is a “nice, easy shape to work with.” Turner also demonstrates that the project involves a weed barrier. Weed barriers are a type of cloth that prevents vegetation from growing up through the patio. Even with all the sand and gravel you may use to build a patio, a weed may still grow, so a barrier is useful for blocking plants. You may want to include a barrier for a pathway as well. Turner installs the edging before laying down any other materials. Truthfully, the order does not matter as much in this regard. It really depends on your needs. Turner mentions that edging “can be shaped and molded to do straight or curved lines.” This project also demonstrates the use of a paver base rather than gravel. Paver bases do the same thing as paver sand; provide another way to level out the ground. Paver bases can be cheaper, depending on how many are needed, and they can be modified to fit different sizes. They also interlock “for a smooth surface.” According to Turner, “a leveling agent of some kind is necessary to help the brick patio stay level even as the ground may shift beneath over the years.” Regardless of what you are building, laying brick to help improve your home is relatively easy, and can be done with a little planning and the right tools.
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