Cement pavers

The oversized poured concrete pavers were a challenge to make, but you can see that the resulting paver and gravel patio is simply beautiful.

It's finally here! Part 5 of our Backyard DIY series. Today we're outlining how we completely renovated our back yard and built a paver patio & foot path. In just two days you can add value to your home and transform your backyard into a little slice of heaven.

Trying to decide between pavers and concrete for your new patio or driveway update? There are a lot of factors to consider such as price, installation, maintenance, and more. Check out these six important differences between concrete and pavers to help you make your decision.

Installing Brick Pavers Over Existing Cement Sidewalk without any demo work. A great before and after of exterior curb appeal creating a new brick sidewalk.

Get more bang for your buck with these money-saving tips for building a budget-friendly DIY paver block patio for your outdoor living space.

Every good DIY paving job begins with a good base. Learn how to lay a good foundation for outdoor pavers using compacted road base and paving sand.

The cost of pavers vs. concrete can influence which material you use for a patio or driveway. See the national average costs of each.

This was hands down the most backbreaking laborious project we have ever done. However, I would do it over again if it meant this was the outcome. I’ve dreamed of having an English inspired garden and patio for so many years and now I have it! A true dream. We believe we would have been quoted anywhere from $10k to $25k to hire professionals based on talking to a few people. That definitely wasn’t going to happen so we decided to roll up our sleeves and do the work ourselves. We spent under…

Overlay pavers are typically thinner than other pavers for pedestrian and especially vehicular traffic. These are also typically less costly than their alternatives, adding to the cost effectiveness of a concrete overlay using these pavers. When deciding whether or not to overlay concrete using these pavers, there are several steps that we need to consider in order to provide our clients with the best possible solution and end product that will last for them.

We’ve spent around 18 months’ worth of weekends building a gazebo in our back garden and yesterday I finally finished the last part – the floor. The floor is made up of individual hand made concrete cobbles shaped like hexagons. In this post, I’m going to cover from start to finish how we made the […]