Thank you. Are you suggesting to make it wider at the bottom of the steps? Note the border pavers will be flat,‘level with

No, I'd just leave the whole paved area as it is. Have the path leading off this area, not starting directly at the bottom of the stairs.

I don’t understand this row of pavers (in green). If these are surface mount on top of the other bricks, they are a lawsuit waiting to happen. If they are flush mount within the other bricks below, they just look foolish and unnecessary.

You need a minimum 3x3 landing at the stairs. And all the rest is too narrow. You want a walkway to be a minimum of 60" wide for two people to walk side by side. And a minimum of 36" wide for one. That looks tiny and disproportionate.

Am I wrong for not having these random slivers in the walkway?

I am feeling very dense. So I apologize but I am not following you at all.

The tiny slivers you just showed are indeed necessary. They are filling in areas where things curve and the pavers don't line up perfectly.

I agree with littlebug that I don't understand the area in green. You say they're borders and going to be set level - but that isn't where one typically installs border edging...which typically goes, you know, along the edge. (Ha ha.) So I too am all kinds of confused what you're showing here.

You shouldn't need those tiny slivers underneath the pavers set in that green circle - those pavers should be almost flush with each other.

So, I'm back to not understanding what's going on in that green circle....

The random slivers are needed if you have a curved walkway - and there is a small piece along the curve needed in order to fill in the pavers.

If the border pavers have been laid down on top of the pavers where they will be set exactly, it seems like an odd shape for your walkway. You need to make it the border pavers flow better for the edge of the walkway.

I like your big squared off landing and the winding path leading to it, but I would not continue any curves into or on the perimeter of the landing.

I would suggest using a garden hose to get long, sweeping curves laid out, and be cognizant of the gaps between edging pavers opening up on tight radii. Also soften the transitions from "straight" edging into the "curved" edging portions, if the final layout follows what has been temporarily set down. Also beyond the stair landing, the general path, in this case as the pictures shows through the fence, should be a consistent width with curves mirroring each other, unless you have plans for adjacent landscaping where you can have varying widths which would make sense.

If that is a decomposed granite, then that is not recommended as a bedding layer under interlocking pavers. It solidifies too "hard" and is not amenable to draining water quickly enough.

Is it normal to have to have fur slivers or triangles pieces to fill in the caves of the curved edging?

*cut

Here is what I meant by slivers or cut triangle pieces in the edging row

FYI: field (the general pattern) vs edging.

The 1st pic of a slightly cut paver (maybe 1 or 2 others in the pic?) is poor execution. You can use consistent gaps so none of them are cut. If you need to change gap size, much like a mason varies the mortar joint height in brick walls as needed, you spread it out so it is unnoticeable. If the radius requires a cut paver because the gaps are just too large, all should be cut on that radius.

The 2nd pic is zoomed in of the 1st pic.

The 3rd pic looks more like a variation of the 1st pic, rather than the 4th pic, not sure. But, rather than have a sharp corner of a triangle, a trapezoid shape is sometimes better aesthetically (requires cutting the two adjacent pieces).

The 4th pic of a cut corner paver is different from what you have laid out, however it is common and typical. But, poor execution as well since the corners of each of the full pavers should meet at the corner (one is shaved).

All gaps on cut paver edges are too close. The (supposed to be) jointing sand is what locks the pavers together.

I assume yours and the example pics are DIY. Pro level of workmanship is harder than it looks.

The walks at is being done by a mason :(

The walk is being done by a mason.

He is using polymeric sand in the joints

Any suggestions please on how to best correct this border section?

Google image "soldier paver edge corner layout pattern" for a couple alternatives.

This mason is out of their league. Typically, a paver installation is sitework, in the wheelhouse of a landscape contractor.

I just want to get through it and be happy. Can the just the corners or of the soldier border or that border section be redone?

I think for the left corner I circled he just needs to replace the outer triangular piece and maybe the two or three to the right with pavers going in the same direction from the side edge coming up from the bottom left of the picture.

Of course, you can pull out any pavers at any time and cut new ones to insert in a pattern you choose.

I’ve just been looking at it too much. I think after these two corners are addressed that’ll be it.

Incredibly amateur work. I would expect a homeowner to have done it. That doesn’t even look like it has a proper base. You may end up ”correcting” the whole entire thing after a season or two.

I was able to get some of my money back and have it in the process of redone. Does does this area in front of the steps looks good?

How does this area look in terms of cuts etc?

Plant lots of bright colorful flowers, and you won't notice anything about the walk.