If it s watertight your patio could turn into a bowl of water when it rains.
Brick pavers on concrete porch.
Clean the surface of the slab to remove any dirt.
Since your pavers are over concrete we recommend that you use a non pervious polymeric sand to fill the joints.
Keep in mind the height the paver will add to the concrete slab once installed.
Jack up the porch roof and remove the columns resting on the slab.
However your edging needs to allow for water to drain.
Here s how to go about it.
Laying pavers over a.
Natural stone brick clay and other types of pavers add beauty and value to your home.
Lay the field pavers over concrete as you would on any paver patio.
Adding full pavers is going to introduce a whole variety of other issues namely the height differential between the first step and the ground and the porch and the front door.
Most pavers are 2 3 5 8cm in height plus your drainage layer.
A 3 8 inch mortar bed in addition to the standard 2 5 8 inch brick paver thickness will increase.
Let the glue dry for a few hours before you tamp the field pavers and sweep sand across the patio to fill the joints.
Herrbag has a good suggestion that you can use brick veneer.
Use your shovel to get the sand into the concrete area and then smooth it out.
How to lay pavers over a concrete front porch pavers.
Take the brick pavers and push them into the sand one by one.
Lay an outer band of brick pavers called a soldier course in a bed of mortar.
That said note that pavers are meant to be an alternative to concrete rather than an addition to.
Rubber pavers are slip resistant and a good choice for wet areas.
It should be thick enough that the brick pavers can fit down without being submerged.
Scrape away the excess sand and cut off the excess landscape fabric with a utility knife.
The sand needs to be very smooth and level before you put the pavers in.
Like any other type of installation a concrete slab paver patio needs to be firmly edged to keep the sand and pavers from settling and squishing around.
Glue down the last border patio blocks.
Brick and concrete pavers are strong and durable.