Before you break ground on your backyard brick patio, selecting the perfect location and materials is essential. While placing the patio right outside your back door seems like the logical choice, it ...

Pavers are a versatile, DIY-friendly, landscaping material that can be used for laying paths, steps, driveways, pool surrounds, and patios around your yard.

In the past they helped employ those left jobless by the Great Depression. Today, brick pavers are used to enhance landscape settings, garden paths, driveways and patios in both residential and ...

Brett Hanson wanted the “look of an old European courtyard” in his back yard. So instead of putting in a concrete slab, the paver distributor hired a landscape designer to create an out… ...

Think about how your patio furniture is going to offset the wide expanse of the tile. We had just traditional dark green wrought-iron patio furniture on our red brick, and I was amazed at how it ...

Q: I'm planning a paver patio. Because of the harsh economy, I can't afford to hire a contractor. Will brick pavers make a durable patio, or should I choose concrete pavers?

My last large patio had about 2?inches of fall on it across 20 feet. When you sat or walked on that patio, you would swear it was level. You have a range of choices for pavers.

This is my own front sidewalk. The brick pavers are fading. The brick I’m pointing to is sitting on top of the others. It’s original and has never been exposed to the weather. Look at what ...

The pavers we’re using are made from clay and fired in a kiln until they’re as hard as rock. I’ve used clay paving brick at the past two homes I occupied in Cincinnati.

I’ve used clay paving brick at the past two homes I occupied in Cincinnati. My son learned to walk on the last clay brick patio I built in the backyard of the stunning Queen Anne Victorian home ...

Clay bricks wear like iron, so they're perfect if you want pavers that last. ... I’ve discovered the best way to install a brick patio is to install the border bricks first.