If you walk into the gardening and landscape section of your nearest home improvement store, you’ll undoubtedly come across a display of concrete blocks and pavers with little brochures telling you ...

Find out if this type of patio is the right choice for you. contrastaddict/Getty Images Designated seating areas are a crucial part of building a functional and inviting backyard. Whether that seating ...

It's a great time to be a DIYer, thanks to all the nifty innovations allowing novices to do more projects with greater confidence and fewer errors. Even with advanced projects around the home that ...

If you want to use pavers to build a patio, you'll probably hear the advice that laying pavers over dirt is a mistake. It's true — you should level the ground and add sand and gravel over the dirt ...

Q: I’ve decided to add a paver patio to my backyard for home entertaining, but I’m uncertain about the challenges involved. I’m also not sure if I should hire a contractor or do it myself. What do you ...

This patio paver job is being done by a 65-year-old man. If he can do it with no helpers, so can you! (Courtesy of Tim Carter) Perspective by Tim Carter I’ve decided it’s time for a patio in my rear ...

PITTSBURGH, May 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "I thought there could be a better way to level paving sand when installing pavers," said an inventor, from Washougal, Wash., "so I invented the LEVELER. My ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Q. I need to use polymeric sand on an upcoming job. I’ve never used it before and some of the instructions and videos I’ve watched are confusing and have ...