You can lay a stone patio yourself. Here's how. Prepare a base of sand or stone dust to provide good drainage in a level surface. Use strings to determine level and to set the boundaries for your ...

A brick patio can be laid over an existing concrete slab or in a sand bed. On concrete, bricks are set in ½ inch of wet mortar with ⅜- to ½-inch-wide mortar joints. You can create attractive, unique ...