These are not materials you compact. Are these about 1 1/2" thick? If so, no way. If you run a compactor over them, they will break.I recently put in a brick paved patio in the back and now it is time to use a plate compactor. This was mostly to prepare to sell the house because there needed to be something at the back door and this was best balance if economic and ease. It is 12" square grey bricks and 7'x10' patio. If course there's a gravel base that I tampered, then an inch if screeded sand. Some of the bricks are slightly uneven or have a hair of wobble ( don't really feel it but hear the sand scrapping in between). The early rows are of course worse because this was my first install so I got better as I went along. I am guessing that it would be best to rent a plate compactor to flatten any unevenness rather than try to manually do it. Any tips or suggestions?
As a side question, if I would need to, is there a way to remove just a single brick without breaking it, they seem tightly packed.
You might be able to lift it out with a thin stiff taping knife on either side. If it's close to the edge, remove the ones next to it to get to it. Last option is to just break it with a hammer and put another in it's place.
Ron
Ron