Brick Patio Contractor Northern Virginia

When we are ready to start to install your brick patio, the first step is to call miss utilities of Virginia to make sure that we do not cut any utility lines. When we have an active miss utility ticket, we can start the patio installation. As stated, Fairfax Contractor typically installs their clay brick Paver patios on a concrete base. To ensure proper drainage, we remove grass and excavate to set the finished patio’s grade. If your patio design includes stairs, we will have to excavate for the foundation to support this structure. After excavation, we’ll outline your patio’s design for your approval before pouring any concrete.

Typically we utilize a specialized concrete design mix that includes residential reinforcing fibers and pours a 4-inch concrete slab. The next step is to layout string lines to show Mason the grade while installing the clay brick pavers. Fairfax Contractor lays the pavers in a mixture of sand, water, and type S masonry cement. Type S masonry cement is stronger than the cement used to lay face brick and is designed to stand up to the thaw-freeze cycle we experience in Northern Virginia. Depending on what ultimate brick Paver pattern you have decided on, we will probably start by installing a soldier course of brick that will form the perimeter of the patio. You can choose a joint finish like concave or grapevine as we lay the bricks, which we always set in type S mortar.

After laying out the perimeter brick pavers, we begin near the house, setting the bricks in a mortar bed to achieve a grade of one-quarter inch per foot. We’ll use an acid wash to remove any remaining excess mortar after all the bricks have been laid. When we are ready to start to install your brick patio, the first step is to call miss utilities of Virginia to make sure that we do not cut any utility lines. When we have an active miss utility ticket, we can start the patio installation. As stated, Fairfax Contractor typically installs their clay brick Paver patios on a concrete base. To ensure proper drainage for the finished patio, we’ll remove the grass and perform excavation to set the grade of the understructure.

If your patio design includes stairs, we will have to excavate for the foundation to support this structure. After completing the excavation, we’ll sketch out your patio’s design for your approval before pouring any concrete. Typically we utilize a specialized concrete design mix that includes residential reinforcing fibers and pours a 4-inch concrete slab.

The next step is to layout string lines to show Mason the grade while installing the clay brick pavers. Fairfax Contractor lays the pavers in a mixture of sand, water, and type S masonry cement. In Northern Virginia’s thaw-freeze cycle, Type S masonry cement is stronger than face brick cement and is designed for durability. Depending on what ultimate brick Paver pattern you have decided on, we will probably start by installing a soldier course of brick that will form the perimeter of the patio.

As the bricks are laid, you can choose a joint finish which includes concave or grapevine joint finishes bricks for a patio are always laid in a type S mortar. Once the perimeter brick pavers have been laid out, then we will start at the area closest to the house and install the bricks in a bed of mortar to create a grade of one-quarter of an inch per foot. Once all the brick is been laid, we will acid wash the brick to remove any excess mortar.
For more information about patios, see our main patio page.