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Flagstone vs Pavestone Installation

Posted by mtlmrx CA. (My Page) on
Tue, Oct 24, 06 at 12:00

I want to get rid of my cracked 12'x12' concrete patio & replace with flagstone or pavingstone. The area I want to cover is about 500sq ft. This includes the area outside of the slab. Do I need to remove the 6" concrete slab or can I lay the stone on top and around it? The pavestone will cost around $6000 installed & the flagstone if I do myself about $500 per pallet+3" sand. The yard is flat & I'm a little worried about grading the ground. Does anyone have any feedback?


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RE: Flagstone vs Pavestone Installation

If you use manufactured stone it will come in standard height and you can put it on top of the concrete. Just ask the people who would install it, since they already gave you a quote for installation.

If you use natural flagstone, it will come in irregular heights and you will need to level it with sand or mortar. If sand, you need a perimeter wall to hold the sand in, and then will have to worry about drainage and your stones floating in sand soup with a heavy rain. Mortar would solve that, unless you live in an area with frost heave, then you have a bunch of other problems.

Why did your concrete patio crack?

Search this forum, this has been asked before.


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RE: Flagstone vs Pavestone Installation

if your page is cracked i would tend to lean agaist removing it, chances are there are underlying reasons why it has cracked, remove the pad, and lay 6 inches compacted 2a, and then 1-2 inches sand the the product whatecer you chose


 
 

 

 


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