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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I did. It's 12x15.

Squared out the area and I hired help to dig it out. Put down gravel and sandstone, then rented a machine shat stamps down the layers and then put down 2.5" Pennsylvania bluestone that I purchased from a place in fall church. My yard is level, but I made sure I properly graded the slope (there's a standard slope, something like 1" for every 10 feet) so runoff goes away from the house and onto the downslope for the driveway.

Fwiw - I did this as a single woman in my late 30s.  I just googled everything.  I was in no rush, so I took my time. Decks were way out of my budget. This was really just manual labor and planning. I was in great shape and viewed the work as cross training.

Toughest parts: digging it out and trying to purchase evenly cut stones to make the leveling easier. [/quote]

Good for you! I'm married and in my 60's but still like manual labor jobs around the house and property. You must have gotten a great sense of accomplishment out of your patio.

OP: Sisel Stone is the place in Falls Church this poster refers to. A real find with nice stone. I see no reason why you can't do this. You may have to pull permits and do a ratio of built to free yard. Don't fear the job inspectors either. They always help if your nice to them. The Pro-Tip of landscape fabric is spot on. You buy it at big box stores or landscape gardens. Really helps keeps weeds down.

Hey, after all, someones got to keep up and do right on our infrastructure! [/quote]

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