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I had Site Prep come out and prepare a base for a paver patio. I’m in OH with heavy clay soil. I assumed they were laying down geotextile fabric before the aggregate based on their website saying they always do that for shed bases (if you’re doing it for a shed why would you not do it for a paver patio?) but besides the point that’s my own fault for not getting it in writing.

They put down between 4-6 inches of aggregate with fines and now I’m having second thoughts if I should rent a skid steer rip it up and go with a 6-8 inch permeable base with geotextile fabric instead of the closed base they put down.

I obviously want it done right and don’t want it to start falling apart 5 years from now. Curious to hear opinions

Hey I had Site Prep come out and prepare a base for a paver patio. I’m in OH with heavy clay soil. I assumed they were laying down geotextile fabric before the aggregate based on their website saying they always do that for shed bases (if you’re doing it for a shed why would you not do it for a paver patio?)

They put down between 4-6 inches of aggregate with fines and now I’m having second thoughts if I should rent a skid steer and compactor rip it up and go with a 6-8 inch base with geotextile fabric and an open base.

I obviously want it done right and don’t want it to start falling apart 5 years from now. Curious to hear opinions

Homeowner here getting ready to do a 600 square foot paver patio. Trying to stay within our budget as much as possible.

We plan on using dimensional stone as our steps and any visible area, but can I use CMU blocks that I fill with aggregate for the foundation areas that aren’t visible? The CMU blocks are 1/8 inch difference so would be within the difference of stair riser height code of all stairs in a string being 3/8 of an inch

Is it better to just use all dimensional stone? It would save a few grand if I was able to use the CMU’s