Paver adhesive and method of laying pavers
AssigneePaver Technologies LLC
InventorsWilliam Eliason, Timothy Berry
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Abstract
One inch paver tiles may now be set over a concrete pad for use by vehicular traffic. The method and dry concrete mix may be used to overlay concrete driveways. The paver tiles may be laid over a dry concrete mix comprising a latex polymer, Portland cement, sand and a hydration control agent. After laying the paver tiles in a field over the concrete mix in the dry state, a border of paver tiles or other material may be laid in a wet concrete mix prior to hydrating the field paver tiles. The dry concrete mix cures after hydration to form a strong layer adhering the paver tiles to the concrete pad for use by vehicular traffic.
Claims19
A method of laying paver tiles over a solid concrete pad:
- comprising:
- spreading a dry concrete mix over the solid concrete pad in an area to be covered with a plurality of paver tiles, wherein the paver tiles are between 1 inch and 1.5 inches in thickness and the dry concrete mix comprises Portland cement, silica sand, alumina silicate, and poly(ethylene-vinyl acetate);
- laying the plurality of paver tiles on the dry concrete mix;
- cutting a key groove adjacent to an outside edge of the solid concrete pad;
- spreading a wet cement over the key groove to provide a raised border on the concrete pad;
- and
- spraying water over the paver tiles.
A method of laying paver tiles, comprising:
- spreading a dry concrete mix over a solid concrete pad in an area to be covered with a plurality of paver tiles, wherein the dry concrete mix comprises Portland cement, silica sand, alumina silicate, and poly(ethylene-vinyl acetate) and the paver tiles comprise a left edge, a right edge, and a bottom surface and the bottom surface defines at least one groove;
- laying the plurality of paver tiles on the dry concrete mix;
- and
- spraying water over the paver tiles.
A dry concrete mix for use in dry setting paver tiles, consisting essentially of portland cement in a concentration range from 40 wt. % to 60 wt. %, silica sand in a concentration range from 25 wt. % to 50 wt. %, alumina silicate in a concentration range from 4 wt. % to 6 wt. %, and poly(ethylene-vinyl acetate) in a concentration range from 15 wt. % to 30 wt. %.
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