A brick patio can be laid over an existing concrete slab or in a sand bed. On concrete, bricks are set in ½ inch of wet mortar with ⅜- to ½-inch-wide mortar joints. You can create attractive ...

Few do-it-yourself weekend projects deliver the beauty, utility, and overall satisfaction that building a brick patio does.

Will brick pavers make a durable patio, or should I lean toward concrete pavers? What's the difference? Patio pavers look great because of the seams and texture, but are they difficult to install? A.

My wife is begging me to install a patio. She hates interlocking cast concrete brick; it seems to lose its luster and color in a few years. Plus, it looks too perfect, she says. She wants me to ...

Patio pavers are brick or concrete masonry pieces used to make a patio floor or walkway. They come in different sizes, shapes and colors.

Merely laying them on the base and snugging the lawn up against the edges will not do - unrestrained blocks spread out and settle in short order.

So, last winter we ended up ripping up all of the plants in our landscaping because our dog had destroyed most of it already. Since then we've just had large piles of dirt for "landscaping." Well ...