• Shovel, Small Excavating Equipment, or Hire an Excavator.
• Sand. Approx 6′ to 8″ sand cushion.
• Level or Laser.
• Compactor.
• Gravel for Sub grade. (Optional)
• 2×4 for a Screed Board.

Step by Step Guide to Constructing your concrete paver patio.

• Remove sod and black dirt and remove it from site. You may want to save a little for back fill once the paver patio is installed.
• Install Sand or gravel for a subase. Whether your using sand or gravel it is imperative that the sub grade is compacted properly. I recommend renting a compactor if you don’t own one.  Hand compacting could work if the patio area is small enough.
• Once the sub grade is installed and compacted you will need to use the 2×4 to screed off the surface making it consistent and even. Establish where you want the water to shed if the situation requires that to happen.
• Now your ready to install your brick pavers.  I wont go into depth on installing concrete patio pavers in this article if you have questions, ask in the forum.

How to Install a Concrete Paver Patio Video.

Well I hope this answers any questions you had or at least gives you a good idea of what is involved with a do it yourself concrete patio block patio. Thanks for visiting.