The sand bed was four inches thick ... lots of help to place the concrete, and then countless hours of mixing mortar and carefully laying the brick pavers so they are in the same plane and ...

Much to my surprise, I found a concrete mortar bed under the tile. I’m assuming I must remove the mortar and add more wood sub-flooring on top of the existing plywood subfloor. Is that a correct ...

Dear James: My small concrete patio ... 1-inch-thick layer of mortar over the patio. Replace the stones and tap them down about one-half their thickness into the mortar bed. Check them with ...

A: Fading concrete pavers are a problem that ... them on a compacted gravel base that has a bed of sand under the brick. Or use the method I prefer: Mortar the bricks to a steel-reinforced ...

Much to my surprise, I found a concrete mortar bed under the tile. I’m assuming I must remove the mortar and add more wood sub-flooring on top of the existing plywood subfloor. Is that a correct ...