14" digging for normal brick pavers?

hohadcr

I decided to use red brick as my paver stone at my backyard.

Talked to a landscaper today. He said that as the red bricks are small, he highly sugguest to dig 14" and to have a deeper underlayment.

In my research so far, ppl usually dig 6"-8".

Is he right in the small brick and deeper dig or is he wrong? One thing to mention is that I am up in Quebec,Canada.

jomama45

I've seen that much base recommended under some driveways that receive commercial traffic, but never for a patio. It's complete overkill in almost every application. The problem is most hardscaper's take a 2 hour ICPI class and then hold the book of guidelines they receive there as a bible, and can't think outside of that box/book.

More Power!

Rather than my repeating myself, please see my comments here: red wall brick as ground paver in the yard?

CountryCare

The landscaper has a better idea then we will. The base depth has more factors then the size of the pavers. Underlying soil conditions effect how deep the underlayment should be as well. 6-8 inches is considered the norm but poor soil can require much more.

hohadcr

Got more quote from some other landscaping companies. MOst of them said 14" digging.

Is there something to do with our weather? I am up in quebec, Canada.

Thanks a bunch

hohadcr

Hoping to get insights from experienced guys... Thanks a lot!!

any idea will help. thanx