My neighbor and I did my patio paver job this past weekend. 400sqft of Interlock 12" pavers on 3" of pulverized gravel and then sand. The first layer of sand, 3", was spread with an 8ft 2x4 and leveled throughout with string grids and eyesight. I then use a plate compactor and packed everything real good, then 2" of sand and the compactor again. After that, we through out maybe a 1/4' of loose sand and started laying the pavers. Afterwards, I went through it with the plate compactor again and spread sand. Maybe the last loose layer was my mistake, but I now have some hills and valleys. They are very minor and you can hardly see them, but *I* can see them and it is bugging the heck out of me. The wife says once the landscaping goes in, the grass grows and the furniture is placed, you will never see it. Maybe so, but it is still annoying me. What would you do?
- Pull some of the pavers back up and redistribute the sand?
- Rent the pate compactor again and go at it on the hills, fill some sand under the few valleys?
- Leave it alone, the wife is right.
Thanks!