After nearly a month of digging, shoveling, crushing, loading, scooping, bricklaying, and tamping, my path is finally 90% finished
But I ran out of bricks 🙃
The pavers were free from a friend of a friend of a friend, but they were 12" x 5" x 2.5" gray concrete, a size that I can't find anywhere. I'm starting to think they just made these themselves with a frame and a load of concrete.
135 bricks short to cover the whole distance that I was looking for. Definitely the most manual labor I've put into anything at the house so far, but it ain't done yet, and not sure where to go from here.
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What's more is that the pavers didn't have notches for spacing, so it took forever to level and space each paver, probably triple the amount of time it would have taken for regular bricks. Huge pain in the ass.
If I had to give advice, I'd say find bricks with spacer notches and if money is no object go for the foam paver base. I think they're 12 dollars for 5 square feet so exorbitantly expensive for a larger footprint, but if it's just a small path it's worth it. Shoveling 12 tons of gravel and sand and hauling it around in a wagon is a crazy workout, and getting it 'level' in a yard with a massive slope is a huge pain.
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Ancient Templar Brick Symbol
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Back a number of years ago the city of Sarasota decided that the brick streets were outdated and needed to be replaced with asphalt. So they took them up and put them in a pile, well my dad found out and would bring his pickup home with a load a couple times a week. He never got around to using them so my sister and brother in law took them to their house but never used any. So I went up yesterday and got this truck load, going to use them to make a walkway to the shop this winter when it’s cooler.
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This is a picture of my fluffy black cat Brick lying stretched across the back of a recliner in my kitchen
BRICK! BRICK! BRICK!
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Traditional Landscape in Miami
Ideas for summer brick landscaping in a medium-sized traditional front yard with full sun.
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Patio - Midcentury Patio
Patio container garden - large mid-century modern backyard brick patio container garden idea with an awning
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Traditional Patio - Patio
Inspiration for a mid-sized timeless backyard brick patio remodel with a pergola
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Landscape - Brick Pavers
This is an illustration of a medium-sized, modern brick front yard landscaping.
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Fountain Patio
Ideas for a simple, classic side yard stone patio fountain renovation
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Backyard Brick Pavers in Chicago
Inspiration for a large, traditional backyard with a metal fence and partial sunlight in the summer.
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~ Texture | Pattern | Design ~
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