You can build a patio for your home without even learning how to build a patio. At any garden or home improvement store, you will find those ‘walkway’ stones.

They usually come in many different shapes, sizes and colors. You can actually build a patio with these without pouring any cement what so ever. You will just figure how big you want your patio to be.

For example, if you want a 100 square foot patio, you would want to pick up a hundred of these ‘walkway’ squares. They usually come in one foot squares. This is one of the quickest ways to learn how to build a patio. Then you would dig your ground up and level it.

You can use a rake and a shovel for this. Use the rake to make the dirt nice and even and then set your stepping stones on the ground and line them up next to each other.

If you want to turn your patio into a perfect square, you will want to make ten rows of ten. You want to fit them as closely together as you can. Then stomp them down a bit into the dirt that you have raked up.

Ensure that all of your stepping stones are even. Then you will shovel your extra dirt on top of the squares. Even if there isn’t much dirt left go ahead and do this anyway.

Spread it out evenly over the squares and sweep it off. This will help fill in any gaps or cracks in the squares. Voila! This is probably the fastest way to learn how to build a patio you will ever come across.

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- Christine Julianne

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