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To create a stable, well-draining base for the structure, lay 3 inches of paver base (¾-inch crushed stone and dust) into the excavated area.
Step 5: Add the Paver Base
Introduction
Overview
Step 1
Know Your Blocks
Step 2
Lay Out the Planter
Step 3
Dig the Base
Step 4
Set Level Lines
Step 5
Add the Paver Base
Step 6
Tamp and Level the Base
Step 7
Lay the Leveling Sand
Step 8
Lay the First Course
Step 9
Stack the Courses
Step 10
Fill the Planters
Step 11
Prep the Planters
Step 12
Lay the Final Courses
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Tools List
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spade
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stakes
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mason line and line level
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shovel
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hand tamper
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steel rake
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rubber mallet
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2-foot level
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mason's chisel and maul
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brick hammer
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caulk gun
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scissors to cut the landscape fabric
Shopping List
Cast-concrete blocks
Choose those meant for freestanding and retaining walls, not walkway pavers. To calculate how many blocks you need, divide the area, in inches, of each wall by the area of the largest block's face. Add 10 percent to cover cuts and breakage.
Paver base
A 50-pound bag covers 2 square feet at 3 inches deep
Leveling sand
A 50-pound bag covers about 6 square feet at 1 inch deep. Drainage stone
Get enough to fill your planters to three courses from the top.
Masonry construction adhesive
Landscape fabric
Topsoil
Choose those meant for freestanding and retaining walls, not walkway pavers. To calculate how many blocks you need, divide the area, in inches, of each wall by the area of the largest block's face. Add 10 percent to cover cuts and breakage.
Paver base
A 50-pound bag covers 2 square feet at 3 inches deep
Leveling sand
A 50-pound bag covers about 6 square feet at 1 inch deep. Drainage stone
Get enough to fill your planters to three courses from the top.
Masonry construction adhesive
Landscape fabric
Topsoil
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