Installation Guide

Base
Paver
BROCK
®
For all Patios and Walkways
MATERIAL REMOVAL GUIDE
How deep you need to dig is determined by adding the thickness of
the following components:
STEP 1
PREPARING YOUR PROJECT AREA
Most commonly this is removing a grass area that is around your
current concrete patio. You will incorporate this area into your new
larger outdoor patio design. You will need to excavate about 1”
deep from the surface of your current concrete slab for the area of
your extended patio.
STEP 2
LEVEL AND COMPACT THE BASE
If you are building a patio close to or attached to the house, use a
hard rake and/or shovel, compact and level the area with appropriate
slope. The base material (most commonly the ground) should be
tightly compacted using a hand tamper or plate compactor. The
slope of a patio should be about 1/4” per one foot of distance in
order to let water flow off the surface but keep furniture stable and
level. It is helpful to pull a string line so you can check your slope.
To run a string line, put two landscape stakes in the ground. Tie a
piece of string to one of them, and then pull it tight to the other. Use
a level and ruler to create the desired slope. For example, the patio
should slope 2.5” over a 10 foot distance. This will ensure that
rainfall flows off the patio.
The area should be properly compacted and as smooth as possible,
making sure to get rid of high and low spots to within +/- 1/4”. This
is now your compacted base. Congratulations, the hard part is over!
The base is the most important step in your patio and walkway projects.
EXAMPLE Thickness
Leveling Sand 1/2 Inch
Stone Thickness* + 1 3/4 Inches
Leveling Sand 1/2 Inch
Brock PaverBase + Approx. 3/4 Inch
Dig out this many inches Approx.
below your current level = 3 1/2 Inches
*will depend on the paver you select.
HOW TO INSTALL
PATIOS AND WALKWAYS
Natural Flagstone – (different thickness stones)