I am laying a single row of paving bricks along each side of my asphalt driveway for looks. I dug a trench 4x6" to put either mortar or concrete in to support the bricks. Which should I use. Thanks.
2007-10-26 01:48:29 · 6 answers · asked by robert b 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
I wanna go with answer one; yet see a negligible difference in content or formulation.
My notion regards the possibility of one day changing your notion. If you lay a base of firm material; IE: crushed limstone; why bother fixing them? Of course we have no detail of your definition of paving bricks. Obviously I know what a "BRICK: is relatively speaking. I'm just curious.
If you MUST have permanence; pour footers to support the brick; and set them.
Steven Wolf
2007-10-26 02:09:30 · answer #1 · answered by DIY Doc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use concrete. additionally be valuable to plot around frost heaving. Its important for steps to proceed to be point so which you will desire to truly pour incredibly a deep concrete slab. on the least use a publish hollow digger to dig 4 holes on the corners approximately 18 inches deep. as quickly as you pour the concrete push rebar into the middle of each hollow and approximately 2 inches under the floor of the pour. in case you do no longer decide to debris with that plenty concrete it can be a surprisingly uncomplicated DIY to construct the stairs out of faux plastic timber. It certainly seems very effective at present, the previous designs of it gave it a foul attractiveness. purely put in columns and mount the stairs to them. it would final continuously.
2016-11-09 12:36:23 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would use concrete with sand and gravel. The mix ratio of 1 cement,3 sand, 1 gravel. The gravel will make it stronger.
Just mortar will work! but the mix is better.
2007-10-26 02:36:25 · answer #3 · answered by Robert D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
concrete would probably last longer, mortar you would probably have to do more frequent maintenence, replacement of mortar than you would concrete.
2007-10-26 01:57:04 · answer #4 · answered by timbers 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you drive on it not much will hold up as it such a small area>If not driving than ready mix>
2007-10-26 10:02:42 · answer #5 · answered by 45 auto 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Neither, use paver gravel. In a hole that shallow, any cement product will crack and you'll have to replace it
2007-10-26 01:57:02 · answer #6 · answered by coump462 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋