Do n’t toss disordered bricks in the trash ! Instead , make this charming custom patio in just six hours and a few dim-witted steps ( no masonry skills required ) .
Rob Cardillo
With simple puppet and no Freemasonry experience , you’re able to turn a pile of quondam broken bricks into a handsome terrace or garden path . Or you’re able to make a surface for the watering cans next to a garden faucet or put out an area about the size of a throw rug by your back doorway .
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What You’ll Need
Equipment / Tools
Materials
Instructions
Collect Supplies
In addition to old bricks , you ’ll need crushed rock and Amandine Aurore Lucie Dupin to shape the base . The stave at a building - supply retailer will be capable to help you figure out how much textile you need for the size of your project . you may make your brick patio as long and rambling or small and wizard as you prefer .
Break Up Brick
Use a George Mason ’s hammer to break dance a brick into small piece or chip old trench mortar off brick . Use the tamp to squeeze the sand - and - crushed rock base . A dead - blow rubber mallet sets the brick in position
Create Brick Edging
dig the area and lay a alkali of about 1 1/2 inches of gravel . Tamp down the gravel and top with 1 1/2 inch of masonry sand . Establish abrick edgefirst and then pose a couple of unmatched - shape stones into the innovation . Fill in with brick pieces ; tamp the brick into place with a mallet .
Place Bricks
invest the bricks as close together as potential . This is where you have free reign on your fresh patio ; the size and form of your bricks may evoke fanciful patterns . Go the classical route with simple stacks or get originative with curves and zigzag - zags .
Spread Sand and Finish Brick Patio
After the bricks are in place , expend a spadeful to distribute sand over the surface area . Sweep the sand between the bricks with a broom until all gap are filled . You might require to bring more grit and sweep the area a couple of times to fill up in all the break . Now , sit back and bask your novel broken - brick patio !
Related : Make a Brick Path
Credit:Rob Cardillo
Credit:Rob Cardillo
Credit:Rob Cardillo
Credit:Rob Cardillo
Credit:Rob Cardillo
