backyard pavers
Our new home has multiple outdoor spaces that are in need of repair. We plan to be here a long time, so it’s important we do it right when we makeover these outdoor areas.
Let me explain why I didn’t make my own concrete pavers for this patio. It was my original intention because I have made my own stepping stones before and they turned out great AND saved me a ton of money!
Well, I’m not always an advocate of making everything a DIY project. I mean, if it doesn’t save you money and requires a lot more work- then it may not be reasonable to do.
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When I sat down and added up the math for this particular concrete paver project, it just didn’t make sense economically to make my own.
Especially when you add in the extra labor of making them. I needed 40 paving stones, that’s a lot of pavers to make.
Now let’s break down the costs of how much it would have been to make these pavers, vs the cost of buying them.
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To make 40 pieces, I would have needed to purchase 29 bags of mix. It would have been much more productive to use a rapid setting product, which would have cost $400-500 in mix.
If you had all the time in the world, you could go with a less expensive, non-rapid setting mix, but you’d still be looking at almost $200. And then you still need to add in the cost of the materials for the forms.
I paid $200 for all of my concrete pavers. The rest of the materials needed for this project would have been the same, regardless if I made my pavers, or bought them.
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