Paver installation system
OwnerCharles R. Whiteinventor
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Abstract
The paver installation system includes a grid having a plurality of mounting holes for selective installation of spacers, a flexible edging and a screed guide rail. The screed guide rail may be selectively installed on the grid via mounting pegs mounted in select mounting holes for screeding an intermediate layer of aggregate material between the grid and the pavers to be laid thereon. The flexible edging is attached to the grid in order to set the edges of the pavement to be laid, and the flexibility thereof easily accommodates curved edges by bending to conform to the curves. The spacers are laid onto user selected mounting holes in the grid in order to serve as guides for laying pavers in a desired pavement pattern and to maintain spacing between adjacent pavers.
Claims20
A paver installation system, comprising:
- a grid for laying pavers in a desired layout pattern to form a paved surface, the grid having a plurality of straight and curved walls forming a pattern thereon, the grid pattern having a plurality of chambers, the chambers being adapted to store water and disperse the same back into the ground;
- a plurality of mounting posts integrally formed with and supported by the grid, the mounting posts defining mounting holes;
- a screed guide rail detachably mounted to the grid, the screed guide rail having a guide edge disposed at a predetermined height with respect to the grid, the screed guide rail providing a guide for leveling an intermediate layer of aggregate material deposited on top of the grid;
- flexible edging fixedly mounted to the grid to set edges of the paved surface;
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- a plurality of spacers removably mounted in select mounting holes on the grid, forming a guide for laying the pavers in any desired layout pattern and for uniformly spacing the pavers on the grid;
- wherein the grid maintains uniform surface level of the pavers by preventing settling of individual pavers.
A method for installing pavers to form a patterned pavement, comprising the steps of:
- excavating ground to a predetermined depth in preparation for laying down pavers in a desired pattern;
- laying down a layer of base material;
- compacting and leveling the layer of base material;
- placing a grid on top of the layer of base material, the grid having a plurality of straight and curved walls forming a pattern thereon, the grid pattern having a plurality of chambers and mounting posts supported by the grid, each of the mounting posts defining a mounting hole, the chambers being adapted to store water and disperse the water back into the ground;
- mounting flexible edging to the grid with fasteners;
- installing a screed guide rail having a guide edge to the grid at a predetermined height;
- laying down an intermediate layer of material on top of the grid;
- screeding the intermediate layer of material by running a bar along the guide edge;
- insertably mounting a plurality of spacers in user-selected mounting holes on the grid to form a guide for laying the pavers in any desired layout pattern and for uniformly spacing the pavers on the grid;
- placing pavers on the intermediate layer following the desired layout pattern formed by the spacers;
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- filling joints between pavers with aggregate material;
- wherein the grid maintains uniform surface level of the pavers by preventing settling of individual pavers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.