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Overview
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In this video, TOH senior technical editor Mark Powers shows how to install a driveway apron.
Steps:
1. Measure the driveway.
2. Mark a cutline.
3. Cut the driveway.
4. Remove the waste.
5. Check the depth.
6. Add leveling sand.
7. Compact the leveling sand.
8. Begin laying the cobblestone mats.
9. Interlace the mats.
10. Continue the courses.
11. Cleave the edge cobbles.
12. Fill the gaps.
13. Compact the cobbles.
14. Mix the grout.
15. Prep the surface.
16. Pour the grout.
17. Spread the grout on a diagonal. -
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Two full 8-hour days
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About $780 for a 12-foot-wide driveway, plus rental equipment
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Tools
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Shopping List
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Difficulty: Moderate to hard
The cobbles install with ease, but the prep is strenuous.
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Tools List
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tape measure
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nails to stake the chalk line in asphalt
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chalk line
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safety glasses
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hearing protection
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14-inch gas-powered concrete saw with segmented diamond blade
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garden hose
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hammer drill with chisel bit to break up the driveway surface
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pick mattock to remove broken-up chunks
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work gloves for handling asphalt and cobbles
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stakes
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mason's line
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bow rake
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plate compactor to tamp base and pavers
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side-cutting pliers
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chalk stick
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mason's chisel with hand guard
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hand sledge
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brick hammer
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hand tamper to fix uneven spots during installation
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duct tape
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cement mixer
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double-foam squeegee to spread grout into joints
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push broom to remove excess grout
Shopping List
Cobblestone mats with cast-in grid.
Have your supplier help determine the amount you need.
Permeable epoxy grout
Leveling sand.
A ½-cubic-foot bag covers 6 square feet at 1 inch deep.
Have your supplier help determine the amount you need.
Permeable epoxy grout
Leveling sand.
A ½-cubic-foot bag covers 6 square feet at 1 inch deep.


















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