[gregc]

Thanks for answering the couple questions I had on here. I figured I'd post a few pictures of the finished project. Not perfect, but all right for my first time. The wall around the side got a little wobble in it that I decided to let be. The egress window well will get some sort of nice aluminum grate that will easily flip up.

[Stonehenge]

Nice work. Enjoy the patio!

[LandArts]

Very nice. The "planters and plate tamper" decorating theme is a nice touch

[dan deutekom]

Nice job. You have nothing to be ashamed of with this job. Is that egress window a sewer tile cut in half?

[gregc]

Thanks for the compliments.

Haha... The plate compactor is getting returned today. The funny thing about the flower pots is the wife was getting them up before I was finished with the sand. I had to sweep some potting soil out of the way a few times.

The egress is something that came with the house. It is a precast exposed aggregate unit with ladder rungs built in (you can kind of see them in the picture). It has bolt flanges on the outside to attach to the house. I could take some closer pics of it if you like.

[Hoosier]

I've been limited to just a few paver projects.

The raised patio's and steps: Are they filled with all base material to the top?

[gregc]

Yes, 5/8"- plus some busted and cut blocks in the upper stair's bottom. Gotta be sure to lay any large pieces like that in a way that the grave will easily fill around it. And be sure to compact often.

[gregc]

Correction... they are filled with the gravel and a one inch layer of clean screened sand for the bedding.