Harvard Pavers Installation

Oldcastle's Harvard pavers are brick paving stones suitable for foot traffic areas, such as walkways, patios and grill areas. The stones are a soft blend of red, tan and charcoal colors and have a variegated surface. Textures may be arranged to produce patterns, like herringbone and basketweave. Each stone is 8 inches by 4 inches by 1.78 inches and weighs 6 lbs.. Mortar is not required for installation of Harvard pavers.

Pegs
Tape measure
Level
String
Shovel
Safety goggles
Broom
1-inch wide, straight, wood plank
Crushed rock paving base
Paver sand
Vibrating compactor machine

Instructions

- 1
  Mark the perimeter of the area to be paved with pegs and string.
- 2
  Dig out the marked area 4 inches to 6 inches deep.
- 3
  Determine the slope of the excavated area. Proper drainage of paved surfaces is facilitated by a 2 percent, or 1/4-inch per 1 foot, slope.
- 4
  Spread a 2-inch deep base of crushed rock evenly over the excavated area. Wet the paver base with a garden hose and tamp it down with a hand tamp or a power vibrating machine. Allow the base to dry overnight.
- 5
  Cover the paver base with a 1-inch layer of paver sand. Smooth the sand with a straight wood plank.
- 6
  Lay the Harvard pavers side by side in the excavated area, starting at one side and working to the other side. Arrange the surface textures randomly or according to a predetermined pattern.
- 7
  Spread paver sand on top of the installed Harvard pavers. Use a wide push broom to sweep the sand back and forth across the pavers to fill the cracks between the stones with sand.
- 8
  Run a vibrating compactor over the surface of the stones to compact the sand. Add more paver sand and sweep over the surface again. Compact the sand with the vibrating compactor again until all the cracks between the stones are filled with sand.

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