After being in our house for 18 years and never really liking our patio, this will finally be the year we replace it. You can sort of see it in my thumbnail.
In some places its cracked pretty bad and some sections settle over time. We've paid to have it mud jacked (limestone slurry iirc) a couple times. So going over it with something isn't an option. Also one area (near the shallow end) collects water and the pressure cleaner supply pipe has a crack. Both issues could be fixed by removing the concrete.
I've settled on pavers or porcelain tiles. The tiles are about 3/4" thick and come in different sizes, most commonly 24"x24". The impression I'm getting is their quite a bit more. Start at $10/sf. Which makes sense due to being more resistant than pavers. Interestingly for the tiles you can use a compacted base then support them with those plastic, adjustable pedestals. But for @400sf the pedestals alone would cost more than $1k. Other likely method for the tile is compacted base, then 1" sand.
Pavers are more common, easier to get, and cheaper from what I can tell.
Does that sound right? Am I missing an option?
Thanks....
Kevin
In some places its cracked pretty bad and some sections settle over time. We've paid to have it mud jacked (limestone slurry iirc) a couple times. So going over it with something isn't an option. Also one area (near the shallow end) collects water and the pressure cleaner supply pipe has a crack. Both issues could be fixed by removing the concrete.
I've settled on pavers or porcelain tiles. The tiles are about 3/4" thick and come in different sizes, most commonly 24"x24". The impression I'm getting is their quite a bit more. Start at $10/sf. Which makes sense due to being more resistant than pavers. Interestingly for the tiles you can use a compacted base then support them with those plastic, adjustable pedestals. But for @400sf the pedestals alone would cost more than $1k. Other likely method for the tile is compacted base, then 1" sand.
Pavers are more common, easier to get, and cheaper from what I can tell.
Does that sound right? Am I missing an option?
Thanks....
Kevin