The loose sand will also allow the tamping process to even out the top surface of the pavers.
Stone dust under pavers.
Avoid stone dust or limestone screenings as these materials usually have too many fines dust that trap water that can cause early failure of the pavers.
Stone dust doesn t belong under pavers.
The sand concrete sand is where the interlock takes place it comes up and fills the joints causing them to lock up.
Inferiority of stone dust.
Stone dust will only get hard under the pavers and actually hold water which is another issue.
Stone dust is widely used as a setting bed for any of the various types of stone pavers flagstone pavers such as bluestone being an example used by homeowners in small projects.
Using stone dust between patio pavers.
Use the correct bedding material.
Stone dust doesn t belong under pavers.
Stone dust is a byproduct of crushing stone for other purposes.
It s been a few thousand years since the first roads were built but there s still no shortage of opinions about the right way to build them.
Use concrete sand and only 3 4 under the pavers.
Just make sure the base is deep enough and compacted.
It can be smoothed to create a very flat surface and it is strong enough to support the weight of stone pavers which can be quite significant.