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Home > Search for DIY Projects by Trade Type > DIY Projects for Fencing Including Decking, Paving and Patios > DIY How Covering Paving and Path Construction Advice

DIY How Covering Paving and Path Construction Advice

This page includes links to all of our Patio and Driveway DIY how to projects. In this area you will information on how to build paving, patios and driveways including how to design them and maintain them. Browse through the below list and click on your chosen link to view the project information.

  • Cutting and laying paving slabs

    Cutting Slabs - How to cut paving slabs - In this DIY guide learn how to cut paving slabs using a section of tools including a hammer and bolster and various power tools


  • How to Lay and Gravel a Driveway and Path

    Driveway - building a driveway - Learn how to lay a gravel driveway or path including digging and compacting the base and laying the gravel for a professional job


  • Driveway Ideas and Suggestions: See the Driveway Options Available to You

    Driveway - suggestions, options and styles - Great driveway ideas. A useful guide with images looking at the different types of driveways with maintenance tips


  • Concrete Edging Stones

    Edging stones - concrete - How to lay concrete edging stones along a pathway or driveway to prevent damage, including getting your edging stones straight and level


  • Freshly laid macadam driveway

    Macadam Driveway - How to lay a new macadam driveway, path or hardstanding - Learn how to lay a Macadam driveway or path including all the tools and equipment needed and getting everything flat and smooth


  • Concrete Crack Repair

    Paths - crack repair - In this project learn how to repair cracked concrete and brick paths, brick and block paving and also tarmac driveways correctly


  • Creating a Garden Path or Garden Stepping Stones

    Paths - garden path construction - How to lay a garden path using bricks, slabs, flag stones, gravel or stepping stones. See how to prepare the ground and then lay the path


  • Brick garden steps

    Patio Steps - How to make patio steps in your garden - Find out how to make patio steps from brick and concrete using pavers and provide access to patios and other areas of a garden


  • Designing your Patio

    Patios - how to design - How to plan, lay out and design a patio. Advice to ensure the key considerations for a successful patio area are taking into account


  • Laying a patio

    Patios - how to lay a patio - In this project you will learn how to lay a patio including how to lay slabs the correct way to ensure that the patio drains away correctly


  • Pointing and Repointing a Patio

    Patios - pointing and repointing joints - Learn all about how to point a patio using a dry or wet pointing mix and all about what each technique involves


  • How to Block Pave

    Paving - brick and block - Learn all about how to lay block paving for paths and drives. Learn how to dig out and prepare the area and then lay and level block paving


  • Paving and Patios

    Paving - how to clean and maintain paving and patio areas and driveways - In this how-to guide find out all about how to clean and maintain a patio or paved area including to keep it in tip top condition


  • Permeable paving

    Permeable Driveways - How and why you should build a permeable driveway - Permeable driveways are a fantastic way to control rain water, excess water and runoff. Find out how to build a permeable driveway


When a garden is left like a blank canvas it can be very exciting to design a new one with winding paths, lovely stone paving, maybe a garden pond, some decking and some mood lightng for warm summer evenings. However, the reality is, in most cases, that to get to a blank canvass we have to tear up and remove whatever is there in the first place. In these pages we show you how to break up concrete and how to clean bricks for reuse. We show you how to dig out for paths and driveways and how to make sure they are well drained when you have built them. Once all the groundwork is done we show you how to design a garden and how to set it out making sure the paths and paving slabs you lay will stay there for some considerable time!

Adding a chiminea to your patio can really set it off

Adding a chiminea to your patio can really set it off

We show you how to use demolition equipment such as wrecking bars and how to use the construction tools you will need to build your patios and paths. We give you information on how much sand and cement to order as well as how to work out how many paving slabs you need. There are sections on block and brick paving for very special driveway finishes and if you use this section with our section on brickwork and blockwork you can learn how to build garden walls, retaining walls and screen block walling to finish your garden off.

Building a base for a driveway is covered here as well as how to place and fix the edging stones to stop the drive spreading when driven on. We cover all sorts of surfaces for driveways and garden paths and other sections show you how to put lovel fences up the side of your paths.

There are videos to show you how to lay paving slabs diagonally to be a little different and we show you how to prevent weeds from growing up between your patio slabs. Finally when the garden is done, we show you the best way to clean the paths and patios and how to repoint the slabs when any of the sand has settled in the joints.

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