brick patio question
 

I am going to build a large brick patio ( 350 sq ft). Since I will only be
able to work on it during weekends. I was planning on doing it in sections.
My thoughts are to excavate the entire area, then pack my base and then put
up screed boards for the sand & leveling. I was going to do it in sections
and leave the screed boards buried in the sand and not remove them. If I
use treated 1x4 it will take quite a while for them to rot. Does anyone see
a problem with doing this? Is there another way to do this in sections over
6-8 weekends?
Thanks
JD

Just my opinion, but I think it's a good plan.

Pop

"JD" wrote in message
news:5Mw9d.7745$%t3.5266@lakeread01...
|I am going to build a large brick patio ( 350 sq ft). Since I
will only be
| able to work on it during weekends. I was planning on doing it
in sections.
| My thoughts are to excavate the entire area, then pack my base
and then put
| up screed boards for the sand & leveling. I was going to do it
in sections
| and leave the screed boards buried in the sand and not remove
them. If I
| use treated 1x4 it will take quite a while for them to rot.
Does anyone see
| a problem with doing this? Is there another way to do this in
sections over
| 6-8 weekends?
| Thanks
| JD
|
|

Sounds good to me. Treated 1x4 should last at least several years even
in direct contact with the ground. If you are really able to do it
within 8 weeks you probably don't even need treated lumber (of course
I'm sure we've all started projects that take longer than we expect so
the treated might be good insurance). The only possible complication I
can think of would be if you got lots of rain and your screed boards
warped. I suppose you could go to the trouble of sealing them up (maybe
with some Thompson's Waterseal) if that really worried you.

Good Luck

JD wrote:
I am going to build a large brick patio ( 350 sq ft). Since I will only be
able to work on it during weekends. I was planning on doing it in sections.
My thoughts are to excavate the entire area, then pack my base and then put
up screed boards for the sand & leveling. I was going to do it in sections
and leave the screed boards buried in the sand and not remove them. If I
use treated 1x4 it will take quite a while for them to rot. Does anyone see
a problem with doing this? Is there another way to do this in sections over
6-8 weekends?
Thanks
JD

I was going to do it in sections
and leave the screed boards buried in the sand and not remove them.

Where do you live? Do you have freezing weather?

We built a 1100 sq ft brick patio this summer, and also did it in
sections. When we finished one section, we'd remove the screed pipes,
fill the groove with sand, tamp it, and move to the next section.
Worked great.

If you get freezes, wouldn't the frost heave push the boards back up?

Sections are a good idea. I did my 3 car driveway & large
patio. I used the actual plastic edge product sold for pavers.
You may want to use a solider (stood up on edge) course of brick
instead of wood. (we live in a frost area)

TP

wrote:

I was going to do it in sections
and leave the screed boards buried in the sand and not remove them.


Where do you live? Do you have freezing weather?

We built a 1100 sq ft brick patio this summer, and also did it in
sections. When we finished one section, we'd remove the screed pipes,
fill the groove with sand, tamp it, and move to the next section.
Worked great.

If you get freezes, wouldn't the frost heave push the boards back up?

You may want to use a solider (stood up on edge) course of brick
instead of wood. (we live in a frost area)


We did a soldier course on the edge, but the bricks are laid so that
the long edge is perpendicular to the edge (if that makes sense).

We also used the Brickstop aluminum edging, and it is very sturdy.

Thanks to all. I live in SE Virginia and don't really get very many
freezes. I don't even drain my irrigation system. I believe I will go with
the plan, but only put in the screed section boards in as I go along. I
plan to use soldiers or edging along the curved edge where it will join the
lawn. to keep the edges from rolling into the grass.
Thanks once again to the group
JD

"JD" wrote in message
news:5Mw9d.7745$%t3.5266@lakeread01...
I am going to build a large brick patio ( 350 sq ft). Since I will only be
able to work on it during weekends. I was planning on doing it in
sections.
My thoughts are to excavate the entire area, then pack my base and then
put
up screed boards for the sand & leveling. I was going to do it in
sections
and leave the screed boards buried in the sand and not remove them. If I
use treated 1x4 it will take quite a while for them to rot. Does anyone
see
a problem with doing this? Is there another way to do this in sections
over
6-8 weekends?
Thanks
JD