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[mbaybut]

I'm laying 1" thin pavers around my pool deck and it's slow going. My problem is getting the pavers to lay perfectly flat on the 1/3" screeded sand bed,( on top of concrete ). I'm laying them on the sand then tapping them down with a rubber mallet. I think this is what's causeing me grief. Can anybody please give me some tips on laying these pavers?
Also, should the sand be bone dry or slightly damp?
tia,
Mike

[camachinist]

Have you considered setting the pavers in thinset, like tile-setters use? I can't imagine the application you describe remaining stable long-term, especially near a pool.

Hopefully the pros will have a better solution.

Pat

[84-1093879891]

I suspect the original poster, Mike, is one of our North American visitiors - "pool deck" is not an everyday term used in Britain or Ireland.

Regardless, anything only 1" thin (25mm in modern parlance), is technically a "tile", rather than a paver, and given that this is an area likely to be inundated with water, I'd have thought some form of waterproof outdoor tile adhesive would have been a better bedding option than sand. Just getting sand only 1/3" deep (8mm) to compact evenly is a major challenge!