How to lay a simple paver edge?

**PRKLCD** · 24th March 2008, 09:36 PM

Hi all,

I am after some advice hopefully it's asimple question and someone could help me out.

I have found some nice pavers that I wish to use as a garden bed edging ( spliting what will be grass and the actual garden bed ). Now I have taken the top of the ground already ( about 6 months ago ) so I will need to bring up the pavers at least a good 6 inches, to allow top soil + truff to go on and for it to be flush.

Any idea what mix (pre mix ) I should use? Is it a case of just mixing up - placing the pavers into and making sure they are level.

Any links to some helpful info would be great thanks guys!

**dazzler** · 24th March 2008, 10:44 PM

Lay a bed of brickies sand a couple of inches deep.

Mix up a sand cement mix of 5:1

Run a string line at finished paver level.

Place paver, tapping lightly with rubber mallet to the right height and then another couple leaving a gap of about 1/2 inch space between.

batter the mortar on the sides so that it comes up 2/3's way up the side of the pavers and locking them in.

Once they are all in, let them dry for a day or so and then mix a little mortar for the gaps between them, and use water and a sponge to clean off the excess near the gaps.

Backfill on bothsides with soil for garden bed and turf.

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**Planned LScape** · 25th March 2008, 12:19 AM

If you need to come higher than the paver + mortar thickness try putting some crushed rock base down in the trench 1st and compact as much as possible, or make a concrete mix as a base. (1:2:4 mix)

Mortar too thick will crack as it has clay sand content and no aggregate, best kept at 20mm or so

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