Landscape Contractor / Design Build Maintain

MAR 2015

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March 2015 37 # 3 - Install the individual forms, ensuring stability with plenty of form pins. For this project we wanted the pavers 6" thick, so we utilized 6"-wide, 24-gauge galvanized sheet metal to create sharp angled corners, and 6"-wide strips of 1/8" Masonite for the more rounded edges. Tip: Short pieces of 2"x4"s placed between the paver forms provide support, while providing consistency of spacing. # 2 - Spray out the paver forms with marking paint. Tip: Mix in large and small pavers to avoid repetition in form and size. # 4 - For strength, aggregate is important in the mix, and a reinforcing stealth fiber is also wise. We used standard flatwork concrete with ½" aggregate. Tip: Always have an integral color in the concrete mix, which will be the base color. Initiate the first pour (as many pavers as you are comfortable with, depending on experience and man-power). Screed off the concrete, and float to knock down the aggregate. # 2 # 3 # 4 # 5 # 5 - Trowel the edges and then hit the surface with a 14" pool trowel to prepare for stamping. Tip: Trowel down the edges at a 45-degree angle, 1" below the form. This will give a more organic edge to your pavers, and allow stamping of this area.

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