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Paving

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STRING LINE

BRICKS ON END
TRENCH
WIDTH
FILL

FIGURE 8-34
Brick soldier edging.

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pavers when they are laid flat (2- 4 in. or 1- 2 in.). Butt the edge
pavers snugly against one another. To install metal edging, follow the
manufacturer’s instructions.
To keep weeds from growing up between the unmortared paving
joints, install a layer of polyethylene or asphalt-saturated felt building
paper over the soil subgrade or the gravel base. Lap adjoining sections
over one another at least 2 in. Fill the paving area inside the edging
with ordinary construction sand. Use a straight length of 2 4 with a
length of 1 4 nailed to it to “screed” the sand to a uniform 2-in.
thickness (Figure 8-35). Place the pavers on the sand bed, butting them
tightly together and tamping them into place with a rubber mallet or a
trowel handle. Use a string line to maintain the coursing in straight
lines. If you have to kneel on the sand bed at first to lay the brick, put
down a piece of plywood to keep from making depressions in the sur-
face. After you have laid a few courses, you should be able to move
around and kneel on the pavers instead. Periodically check the surface
of the paving with a mason’s level to assure that the pavers are level or
are sloping uniformly in the correct direction. When all the units are
in place, sweep the joints full of sand to stabilize the brick. Fill the
joints again in a few days if the sand settles a little.

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