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SAND?! No way, its not 1994 anymore.

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This video demonstrates a method for installing a classic concrete paver patio, emphasizing the use of a 3/8-inch chip stone as a setting bed over traditional sand, and showcasing the laying of large format pavers and a running bond border.

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You may be wondering why we're using this as our setting bed. This is 3/8 chip stone. You might see a lot of people using sand as their setting bed, which can be fine in certain applications. We prefer this because a couple reasons. It's going to be free draining, so you're not going to have issues with your joint material. You might have heard the term polyhaze. It's a very common problem with poly sands. That's from trap moisture. This is not going to allow that. This is also a lot more sturdy. So, you won't have migration of your setting bed coming out of your edge restraint. That's a common problem we see a lot with edges failing and pavers starting to sink because sand is washing out. 3/8 chip stone on top of a 3/4 clean stone base. It's how we like to do it. More you know.

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