If your backyard leisure area has a plain concrete patio slab adding veneer brick or another veneer product can spruce up the space considerably transforming an unfinished drab patio into valuable living space.
Brick veneer over concrete patio.
Use your shovel to get the sand into the concrete area and then smooth it out.
The rough texture of brick also makes for surer footing in wet weather.
You don t have to hire a professional to get this job done.
Brick walks and porches have a warm welcoming look that adds curb appeal to any home.
Brick veneers are a great way to improve the appearance of concrete while tying the steps into a new brick patio or brick walkway.
Called soldier rows these outside bricks create a stable frame for the inside pavers.
Using paving sand or mason s sand you will need to fill the space in the middle of the border.
Unfortunately bricks are too thick.
Lay bricks around the concrete slab s outside edges with brick narrow sides facing outward.
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Cover the entire concrete space in a thin layer of this sand.
In some cases most often because it doesn t make sense to replace an existing set of concrete steps that is in good condition we are able to adhere a brick veneer using concrete adhesive.
It should be thick enough that the brick pavers can fit down without being submerged.
Here s how to do it quickly and easily.