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Affordablepatio.com is Florida’s Premier Patio Installer. We typically work with Flagstone and Belgard Paving Stones, but utilize other great materials as well to ensure your patio project turns out the way you want and lasts for many decades to come. All of our patio installations are installed to manufacturer specs, which are provided to you below. The reason we are trusted as a Tampa Bay’s masonry contractor is because we pride ourselves on educating our customers and providing the utmost value to this experience. We have been installing paver patios across Florida for the last 15 years, which amounts to more than 2,000 patios!

Here at affordablepatio.com, one of our core values is transparency. It is our mission to ensure that our clients understand the installation process, pricing, and the logistics behind every patio project. To learn more, check out the page below, where we have provided you with some information and pricing on a few of our patio installation projects that we offer in Florida.

How Much Does a Paver Patio Cost?

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What’s Under Our Patios?

We install our patios to manufacture specs. 2-4” of crushed concrete base, compacted with a gas powered plate compactor followed by a ¼” of fine mason sand for the leveling process. Next step is paver installation, concreting edges in, and lastly poly sanding the joints of your new patio. (more detailed info provided below)

Setting Heights Based off the Grade of Your Property

The first step to installing a patio is assessing the grade of your property. This is the most important step in figuring out the height of your new paver project. This will determine everything else moving forward. Once we know our starting height we will add “pitch” to the pavers, we like to add 1.5” every 10ft pitched away from your home. This will ensure proper water run-off and make sure the patio does not feel like a ramp.

Excavation, Removal of Soil or Debris in the Area of Your New Paver Project

Now that the heights are set the crew can start to excavate. From the height of our stringline we dig down 5-7 inches. All the soil we excavate will be carted away. With that complete and all the soil removed, the crew will check one last time to confirm their heights and then start compacting the ground. This will help prevent settling.

Setting Up Forms & Installing Subbase

These wood forms are used to keep our sub-base at the level we need it. Once the forms are in place and temporarily secured, we start to fill the area with RCA. Recycled concrete aggregate, is what we use as a subbase for all residential. Walkways. Poured concrete is only necessary around new pools and driveways. The RCA is installed in “lifts” meaning we fill the area with 2-3” of base, compact it and then repeat until we reach the top of our forms. Once we have achieved a satisfied amount of subbase it is time to add fine sand. The sand will get spread over our RCA subbase, tamped and then screeded out to a smooth finish. Since the pavers are manufactured with a 1/16th of an inch error from the molds, the sand will allow us to get the top of the pavers to a leveled surface.

Setting Up to Install Pavers

Once the sand is ready we can set up our square lines. When you lay pavers, the joints in between each paver create bond lines, when setting up the patio we want to ensure it is “square” with your home or any other designated and stationary structure in that area. This is proper construction etiquette and most visually appealing to the eye. Our team is trained to lay pavers first and borders after.

Pavers Included

Appian Stone

Heritage

Catalina Grana

Borders

The border is where you will get a chance to add a pop of color to your project. The possibilities are endless, ranging from the same color border as your patio, an accent color or even a double border. Once all pavers are laid the patio is in its final phase of completion.

Single

Matching

Double

Final Stages to Paver Construction

What we do next is add a concrete edge to the perimeter of the patio that is exposed. This concrete edge is a restraint and keeps the pavers from shifting out of place. The concrete is set about 1 inch below the top of the paver and then gets covered by topsoil.

To fill in all the joints between the pavers we use sand. This process is where we sweep the sand into the joints and after proper installation and adding water the sand will set to a hard finish. Ultimately locking out weeds and helping keep the pavers together.

Paver Sealants

You may say to yourself that you love the way the colors look when the patio is wet. There are sealers that can leave the pavers with that look.

Sealing your pavers will also seal the sand that is in between the joints, preventing it from coming out of the joints.

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