Tired of eating at the picnic table on the lawn but not interested in maintaining a wood deck? Look to make a lasting impression in your backyard by installing a paver patio. Paver patios are aesthetically pleasing and are relatively low-maintenance. If you hire a contractor, you can expect to pay $15–$20 a square foot, depending on where you live and what type of paver you have selected. If you are able to set aside some time and are willing to perform the work on your own, you could save 40%–60% by doing it yourself. Let's get started!

Brick unit paving offers an aesthetically pleasing alternative to traditional concrete and asphalt materials, when moderate traffic loads allow its use.  In the most common brick unit paving construction method, individual bricks are abutted on a bed of compacted sand over a granular base course.  These layers (or courses) are constructed upon prepared foundational soils known as the subgrade, and are contained within a framework of edge restraints.