I made DIY Concrete pavers for a concrete patio project I am working on. I created a modular system that lets me integrate plants into the design. I made MDF prototypes that I cut out using the Shaper ...

Ever wondered how concrete pavers are made and how sometimes they manage to look so random and yet fit perfectly together like pieces of a puzzle? It’s quite simple actually. The secret is a concrete ...

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 ...

DEAR TIM: I’ve decided it’s time for a patio in my rear yard. After visiting a local business that sells a vast variety of patio pavers, I’m ready to start. Do you think this is a real DIY job, or am ...

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

The “paving environment” has become more challenged in recent years. “The days of pointing a paver in a direction and paving continuously for 20 miles are gone,” says Tim Nash, director, Concrete ...

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 ...

Any investigation about how concrete paving and slipfoming equipment changed starts with a seemingly simple question. Instead of discussing the machinery involved, it became a conversation on the ...