Paving Measure & Order Sheet
Measure each area, work out the count, and take one list to the yard. Same conversions this calculator uses.
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The job
- Location
- Date
- Paver name
- Paver size
- Colour / batch
- Pattern
- Pieces per pallet
- Price per pallet
Measure each area
| Area | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Sq ft | Pavers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
The figures this uses
- Square inches in a square foot
- 144
- Area of one paver
- length x width / 144
- A 12 x 12 in paver covers
- 1 sq ft
- Waste, stack bond
- 5%
- Waste, running bond
- 10%
- Waste, herringbone or diagonal
- 15-20%
- Edging needed
- the perimeter
Before the pallets arrive
- Every area measured and written in the table
- Pattern decided - it sets the waste allowance, not the size does
- All pallets from the same batch, checking the colour code on each
- Somewhere firm and flat for a pallet to be dropped
- Underground services checked before any digging
- Fall planned away from the house, not towards it
- Base depth decided for what this will actually carry
- Edge restraint bought - the perimeter figure above
- A few spares set aside for future repairs
Mix from several pallets as you lay
Concrete pavers vary in shade between pallets and sometimes within one. Working from a single pallet at a time lays those variations down in visible blocks. Pull from three or four at once and the difference disappears into the pattern.