First, I just found a large pile of pavers, hexegon with square attached like a stem plus squares and rectangles that must have come frome a previous project. Most have been cut and many at an angle. I can see where top cuts off the hexes alows for a match up with the square ends to form a straight edge. What I don't know is how they are supose to be laid. I thought they could be placed from any direction but don't seem to fit well that way. I need to know if they have to all go in a north/south or east/west direction.

I'd like to make somewhat of a small walk, or border around our driveway but without all the major prep work-at least for now. I would like to get them down so as not to have to store them and then also see if there's enough to acomplish much of anything.

I'm wondering what kind of patterns I might be able to come up with. I can write back and give an idea of how many of what shapes there are. I'm thinking it might be a fun puzzle but maybe just a waste of time. Hate to see all those expensive pavers go to waste if they can be used.

My advice would be to focus on what you want the pavers to do for you rather than working at ferreting out what was done with them before.

If you have squares and rectangles they were probably used separately from the hex/stem pieces, or maybe as a border around them.

I would absolutely agree with laying them out where you want them first and then installing properly later. The other option, probably less ideal due to the storage issue, is to make little paper cutouts of the shapes you have (as many as you have of each) and play with them to design your layout. Easier on the hands! Kids are handy for this option. Or, draw on grid paper.

You will probably have to discard the cut ones, but wait to see if they coincidentally work with your design.

My first idea with the angles didn't work out but I have another after sorting better. As I put similar angles together I got a better idea of what can maybe work with the direction the angles are going. By putting a couple of bands of border peices across the middle, I'll be able to use more of the cut ends to flush up against them. I need to turn a corner and might be able to figure something out. I'm going to blend it into a slate path as it finishes turning the corner.

Maybe I could recut some to make things more workable.

Anybody have experience with cutting these things? Could we rent something and how hard is it to get the hang of it?

I enjoy thr challenge of solving a giant puzzle, but it's going to eat hours of valuable holiday prep time....wish I could leave it until afterwards but you gotta get things when you find them and all those little piles of different shapes would just be too much trouble to set aside.

Two additional ideas: you could cut the hexes and stems apart to increase your design flexibility, although you increase your likelihood of weeds growing through and decrease their stability (need edging and so forth) - but it might help in the odd corner.

Also, this is a readily available brick. It might not be a crime to buy some extras if your "found" stash doesn't fully meet your needs.