Do a search on this site for pavers, lots of folks have posted great pictures. Also try an internet search for bradstone or belgard pavers, I think it was one of them that has DIY instructions. Its not rocket science but it is hard work. We are in the business and you can save with sweat equity, but pay a higher price for product than a contractor. You may want to price it both ways. The nice thing is you can always add to the pavers as $ allows. Hope this helps. Barb

We did pavers ourselves twice. The first time was for a small patio that came out when the pool went in. The second time we did it the right way, renting a vibrator thing that compacts the crushed granite (or whatever you use). It was worth the money. However, the digging was hard work (especially in Houston summer heat!). I am a 39 year old chic, 5'9" and 130 lbs - I did half of the work myself. I am sure with a name like Gorilla, you could do it too :) We first determined the size of the space (ours is behind the pool area), found the pavers at Home Depot - they are 1 foot by 2 feet - found a place that would supply the granite and sand for leveling under the stones, and deliver the products. These people figured out how deep we would need to dig and how much of the products we would need. We dug, put down the granite (it is much, much better than crushed limestone), tamped it down with the vibrator machine, put torpedo sand down to level the area, and then placed the stones down. If they were wobbly, I added more sand underneath. We are proud that it is a job we did ourselves. If you do it yourselves, and have the stuff delivered, make sure that they do it separately some way. Our sand got dumped on top of the granite and that was a mess. Good luck to you!

"I am sure with a name like Gorilla, you could do it too ". Meowracer, you just killed me with that remark!

in2antiques - glad I could make you smile today :)

Made me smile too.......... I avoid visiting jobsites where they put me to work, ya know "just hold this a minute". I prefer to see them done these days (big grin). Barb