Diy Concrete Flagstone Patio

Thick and can withstand seasonal changes in your climate.

Diy concrete flagstone patio.

Up to 36 x 36 in. The flagstone most commonly used for patios includes bluestone limestone redstone sandstone granite and slate. Increments ranging from 12 x 12 in. If you re building your patio in your backyard then 1 5 2 thick flagstone is perfectly fine.

Breaking into the palettes of flagstone was by far the most exciting stage of the patio building process. The stone varies in thickness from 1 to 2 in which is why you set them on a sand leveling bed photo 20. We used patterned new york bluestone. Concrete flagstone tips if you decide to try to build a brick patio like mine you do not have to worry about the concrete finish.

For a lasting installation a dry set stone patio does need a foundation though. Dry construction is much easier for do it yourselfers because you can build directly on the ground while mortared stone requires a concrete slab foundation to prevent cracking in the mortar. If you re building a driveway out of flagstone you ll want to go with stone at least 2 thick and ideally thicker. All that is important is that there are no high spots.

It s cut at the quarry in 6 in. Select a flagstone patio stone that s at least 1 in. Flagstone is fractured or cleft into flat slabs of various lengths 2 inches or more thick with random edges. Laying flagstone patios in stone dust or sand as opposed to mortar or concrete is known as dry set or sand set.