Need a new project? Get outside and build a new patio or sidewalk, even if you already have one.
Many patios and sidewalks are made of poured concrete. If you’d rather have something that doesn’t look worn and dirty – and doesn’t need to be power washed each spring – consider laying new brick pavers directly over the old surface.
“There are a number of advantages to doing it this way,” says Laura Schwind, a registered landscape architect for Pine Hall Brick, the largest supplier of clay pavers in the United States. “The biggest is that the base is already there, and you instantly improve the appearance of your property without having to dig up your old concrete and haul it away.”
With concrete that’s smooth and even, start by choosing the type of clay paver and a pattern. Keep in mind that there are “thinner” pavers (1 3/8-inch) for these applications, and that some patterns, like herringbone, will require more cuts than others.
Next, lay a “soldier course,” which means laying a line of bricks perpendicular to the edge of the concrete to form the outside frame of your...
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