How to Install Paver Blocks Over Concrete

Lay the pavers out onto the cement pad to obtain the proper sizing and dimensions. Get a pencil and mark any pavers that will need to be cut to fit the structure. Cut the pavers with a masonry wet saw, which is available for rent from most hardware stores. Remove the pavers and stack them to the side with the cut pavers separate from the others.

Mix dry mortar with water to the consistency of peanut butter in a bucket. Spread the mortar with the notched trowel along the edge of the cement pad starting on one side. Drag the notched edge of the trowel over the mortar to create grooves in the mortar.

Place the first paver on top of the wet mortar in one corner. Set a level on top of the paver and adjust the position until the paver is leveled. Tap the top of the paver with a rubber mallet to obtain the proper level. Place additional pavers along the mortared edge, checking the level of each one as you go.

Repeat Step 2 and 3 for a second, adjacent edge.

Spread dry cement over the remaining area excluding the remaining two edges. Drag the notched trowel over the cement as you place pavers to create grooves. Lay pavers starting in the corner of the two edges previously placed and work toward the opposite corner, filling the area. Level each paver as you place it.

Repeat Steps 2 and 3 for the remaining two edges. Allow the mortar to dry for 24 to 48 hours before walking on the surface.

Spread cement sand over the structure, and sweep the sand into the grooves with a push broom. Rinse the surface with a low-pressure water hose to remove excess sand and solidify the sand in the grooves.