Which paver?? - Need paver advice

[on my own]

HELP -- I would like to use pavers to cover my concrete patio. Thought of tile, but I poured the concrete myself and it has too many flaws.

Need advise on somebody that actually has done this. I was thinking of putting a sand bed down and putting pavers on. I don't want it to look like brick, but have the natural colors, maybe pieces that are square and rectangular to make a pattern. I thought there was a thinner paver out there that would work, but can't find it. Maybe I'm not using the right termonology.

I'm just confused on how to do this because all the directions talk about doing it from a ground and not already having a concrete bed. Any advise.... I'm also trying to figure out how to do the edges. Normally, you would use something that would act as a wall. But my patio is already elevated 3 inches.
HELP..
~donna

[alan ditchfield]

How high is your damp proof in comparison to the concrete as this may well limit your choice of paving as you dont want to come up less than 2 bricks (150mm) below damp.

[geemac@mac.com]

If height prooves to be a problem ,you might consider a topping which may be from 20mm to 50mm thick, it does not have to be laid in the one day,It may proove be cost effective and as you are an apprentice it would be an interesting exercise. You can creat all kinds of paterns from formal to way out! colours can be infinitly variable with the great range of oxides now available, silicon treatments are also available to make the surface high gloss .Check it out.Geemac:0

[on my own]

I'm not sure what you are talking about. This is a patio and i only poured it on ground. I didn't use damp proofing. I'm in SC, so I don't have a frost problem.

I'm considering having a concrete person pour a thin layer on top of my existing slab and adding coloring and stamping it. (opposed to pavers, can't find one I like) I read in a book at Lowe's that you can put resurface stuff on it and add your own color. Can a contractor stamp on an existing slab by just adding an additional layer?

[Tony McC]

As you're in the USA, your best source of advice would probably be a US contractor. We have a couple or three that frequent the Brew Cabin, but by and large, it's British and Irish contractors here, and the methods and materials used over here are not always the same as would be used in your country.

[LandscapeMann]

Donna,
As far as laying (bonding) pavers on a existing concrete surface. You need a very sound, true, existing surface.

As far as the other ideas mentioned. I have no experience.

Sorry I can't offer more.
LM

[mouldmaker]

If you're looking for pavers in the USA, I'd recommend Monarch Stone