Block configuration

A mold for a configuration of a paver block layer, comprising:

• a mold outer boundary that defines a square shape having first and second ends that are longitudinally spaced apart from each other, and first and second sides that are laterally spaced apart from each other, and
• within the mold outer boundary, the mold defines block shaped cavities that consist of three sizes of blocks shaped cavities, including:
• square block cavities, each having a first cavity area;
• small block cavities, each having a second cavity area that is smaller than first cavity area;
• large block cavities, each having a third cavity area that is larger than the first cavity area,
• wherein:
• the small and large block cavities are rectangular;
• along the first side, from the first end to the second end, the mold consists of three block cavities, including a first small block cavity that extends laterally, a first square block cavity, and a first large block cavity that extends longitudinally;
• and
• wherein:
• along the first end:
• adjacent to the first small block cavity, is a second small block cavity that extends longitudinally and is thereby perpendicular to the first small block cavity;
• and a second square block cavity is adjacent to the second small block cavity;
• and
• along the second end, adjacent to the first large block cavity, is a third small block cavity that extends laterally and is thereby perpendicular to the first large block cavity;
• and
• wherein:
• block joints are defined by the mold, between adjacent ones of the block cavities;
• and
• the block joints define an X-less configuration.

A method of organizing layers of paver blocks, comprising:

• obtaining a first layer of paver blocks and a second layer of paver blocks,
• wherein, each of the layers:
• defines a layer outer boundary that is a rectangular or square shape, having first and second ends that are longitudinally spaced apart from each other, and first and second sides that are laterally spaced apart from each other;
• consists of three sizes of paver blocks, including:
• square blocks, each having a first area;
• small blocks, each having a second area that is smaller than first area;
• and
• large blocks, each having a third area that is larger than the first area;
• wherein:
• the small and large blocks are rectangular;
• along the first side, from the first end to the second end, the layer consists of three blocks, including a first small block that extends laterally, a first square block, and a first large block that extends longitudinally;
• and
• wherein:
• along the first end:
• adjacent to the first small block, is a second small block that extends longitudinally and is thereby perpendicular to the first small block;
• and a second square block is adjacent to the second small block;
• and
• along the second end, adjacent to the first large block, is a third small block that extends laterally and is thereby perpendicular to the first large block;
• and
• wherein:
• block joints are defined between adjacent ones of the blocks;
• and
• the block joints define an X-less configuration;
• wherein, in each of the layers:
• each of the square blocks is defined by sidewalls having a length L;
• each of the small blocks is defined by first and second sidewalls having respective lengths L and 0.5L;
• and
• each of the large blocks is defined by first and second sidewalls having respective lengths 1.5L and L;
• the method further includes:
• laying the first and second layers on a ground so that the first and second layers are longitudinally adjacent to each other and laterally offset from each other by an offset factor,
• so that:
• the first end of the second layer is adjacent to the second end of the first layer;
• and
• a lower corner of the first layer, defined by an intersection of the first side and the second end of the first layer, is located along the first end of the second layer;
• and
• swapping the third small block of first layer with the second square block of the second layer,
• thereby the second square block extends between the first and second layers, and an X-less joint pattern is obtained within and between the first and second layers.