Q: I plan to build a patio with precast concrete pavers and need some advice. How much dirt do I need to remove? Do the pavers just go on the dirt? How do the pavers stay in place? What can I do to ...

Q. This year I plan to build a patio with precast concrete pavers. I'd like to know any tips you can share about this project. How much dirt do I need to remove? Do the pavers just go on the dirt? How ...

When you are looking to create a DIY paver project for your yard, it's important to use the right base paver edging material. The base material delivers a stable foundation so the edging for the ...

Q: This year I plan to build a patio with precast concrete pavers. I'd like to know any tips you can share about this project. How much dirt do I need to remove? Do the pavers just go on the dirt? How ...

DEAR TIM: We would like to replace our driveway. My wife and are debating whether to replace the concrete driveway with another concrete driveway or a concrete paver driveway. I have concerns about ...

Lee Wallender is a home improvement writer of nearly 20 years and specializes in home remodeling, repair and maintenance. Sami Allen is the managing editor at Forbes Home, with over seven years of ...

We’ve gotten so many “professional” opinions that our heads are spinning. We want to redo a driveway with pavers or stone. Should we set them in concrete? Proponents of this method say that it’s more ...

DEAR TIM: I recently saw a new paving system that I thought was ingenious. Instead of a solid driveway there were two strips of some precast concrete, each about 2-feet wide for the car tires. Grass ...

Driveway construction used to be a simple choice: asphalt or concrete? Those staples — along with gravel in rural areas — still rule, but they’re no longer the only ways to drive. Pavers, permeable ...

Dear Tim: My wife and I have an outdoor patio with colored precast concrete paving blocks. It doesn’t take long each year for black mold and mildew to start growing on it. We also have an issue with ...