I am thinking this would look amazing. I want to redo my back courtyard paving. What is there currently: many layers of cement I am sure (my house is from 1880s). And on top there is thin pavers <20mm which is mounted on a plastic mesh and placed directly onto the concrete - with minimal material underneath each paver aka voids everywhere - so half of them have cracks and roots/ants are living underneath the entire thing. Which may allow termites to the back of my house - I’ve had termite baits set around my house as spraying the subfloor isn’t possible - house has minimal space. Anyway the area is 5.5x5m. The pavers have been grouted and the grout is missing in areas. But it’s pretty bad. No water drainage so the water sits underneath or runs into my shed which is below the level of the pavers. So it has wood rot and termite damage (untreated pine was used). Fun times.
Anyway I’ve got lots of ideas. I want a cobblestone look but they’re too expensive and I want to do it myself and I know how diy things can look when you don’t get it done right. I’ve been playing around with loads of ideas.
this is pretty cool- the screen shot. They made the moulds and poured concrete into it. Then used sand or rocks around the edges. I want the backyard to not have gaps in the flooring. I’ve got two dogs who are meant to pee on a pee tray but one of my dogs is 50% peeing wherever (I think she thinks the pee tray is marked by the older dominant dog so is scared). Ah well. I was thinking of making these concrete shapes in grey (it’s super hot and can be 45° in summer and has full sun. So don’t want it too hot to walk on but also glare in my kitchen is a real thing so can’t be too bright. I was thinking of using a lighter concrete around the edge). So the underneath is sealed (not letting pee run down to the underneath layers) and smells can’t get down. I expect I’ll have to paint sealant on the concrete to also stop pee penetrating? I also was thinking self levelling concrete. And once it’s set I can pick the diy pavers up and add an angle to allow water drainage. My question is how much concrete. What would be the challenges here. How hard might this be. I have a deck that is currently set onto the concrete (below paving level) so the man made the frame directly onto the concrete and it rotted. I’ve remade the deck recently on plastic pedestal feet set at around 25mm. But it’s set below the current pavers and the height is limited by the existing doors. I think I might need to dig up the concrete also. Thoughts on other issues I might have? I expect there are a lot. I like to plan a lot before starting a job
