How to Install Brick or Paver Walkways

Have you been putting off paving that walkway because you don't want to mess with concrete and don't want to hire a contractor? Did you know that it's possible to install a brick walkway without using any mortar or concrete? It is possible, and it is quite easy to do. All you need to do is dig up the exact location of the walkway, measure specifically for the bricks or pavers and lay them into that space.

Bricks or pavers
Measuring tape
Wooden stakes
String
Shovel
Trowel
Wooden plank
Mallet
Sand
Broom

Instructions

- 1
  Measure out the dimensions of the walkway with the measuring tape.
- 2
  Press a wooden stake into the ground at each corner of where the walkway will go.
- 3
  Connect all of the stakes with string, knotting it so it will stay in place.
- 4
  Dig out the area for the walkway with the shovel. Measure it in various places with one of the bricks or pavers to make sure it is deep enough for them to sit flush with the ground. Remove the stakes and the string.
- 5
  Lay the bricks or pavers in the dug out area. Place them as close together as possible.
- 6
  Go over the bricks with the wooden plank. If any are sticking up unevenly, hit them with the mallet to push them down.
- 7
  Pour some sand on the bricks and push it into the cracks with the broom.

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