Hello,
I’m working on the base for an Intex 12’x24’ that I want to put onto my concrete garage driveway. It’s not level but drops around 3” over the length of 24’ so I was going to build a frame, get 3 tons of pea gravel, and level that. Now I’m just reading up on the concrete pavers you are supposed to put under the stands, how the 2” ones are breaking on people, and how you’re ideally supposed to get 4” concrete pavers.
If I were just building onto soil I could dig those into the ground, get them level, and fill the frame with pea gravel. But since I am building on the concrete of the garage driveway and can’t dig them in… what do I do? I can’t just put the pavers on top of the concrete because to fill in the frame to their level would require way too much gravel…
Thank you!
I’m working on the base for an Intex 12’x24’ that I want to put onto my concrete garage driveway. It’s not level but drops around 3” over the length of 24’ so I was going to build a frame, get 3 tons of pea gravel, and level that. Now I’m just reading up on the concrete pavers you are supposed to put under the stands, how the 2” ones are breaking on people, and how you’re ideally supposed to get 4” concrete pavers.
If I were just building onto soil I could dig those into the ground, get them level, and fill the frame with pea gravel. But since I am building on the concrete of the garage driveway and can’t dig them in… what do I do? I can’t just put the pavers on top of the concrete because to fill in the frame to their level would require way too much gravel…
Thank you!
IMO, the pavers snapping can sometimes get a bad rap because some people simply didn't prep the ground under them. They took a regular paver and dropped it on the ground that was either be unlevel or had no base prep. Then with pool splash-out or rain, the dirt moved and the paver started to slide or shift and "pop", it snapped. I believe those who dig down a bit and pack a good gravel/stone base for the paver are less likely to have that happen. As an alternative, some people have elected to use lumber instead of pavers. Something like a 2x10 plank cut into 12 or 16X lengths.