How to Lay a Stone Patio

Supplies You Will Need

Tools You Will Need

• Steel rake,
  for spreading stone dust
• Push broom,
  for sweeping stone dust
• Spade shovel,
  for digging and spreading
• Square shovel,
  for measuring and mixing
• Wheelbarrow,
  for mixing wet material
• Builder's level,
  for determining pitch
• Leveling rod,
  for measuring pitch with builder's level
• Angle grinder,
  for cutting curves in stone
• Tape measure
• Circle cutter,
  for scribing stone
• 2- and 4-foot levels,
  for leveling stones
• Pointing trowel,
  for adding cement mix and packing in joints
• Hand rake,
  for leveling wet material
• Hand tamper,
  for tamping base along walls and siding
• Plate compactor,
  rent, if needed, to compact base
• Circular saw with diamond blade,
  for cutting stone
• Rubber mallet,
  for tapping stone into cement mix
• Hand sledge,
  for driving stakes and snapping stone
• Skid-steer loader,
  rent, if needed, to clear and dig base