[Hawk18]

Hey everyone,

I am getting ready to build a 15 x 18 paver patio and I am trying to figure out what the best paver base material to use is. I keep getting conflicting opinions from local gravel suppliers. Some tell me to use 1 inch minus some tell me to use screenings which is closer to 3/8 inch minus. Both claim that they pack better than the other so I am trying to figure out what is correct. Please advise.

Thanks!

 

[Hawk18]

Thank you for your help everyone! I only seem to have the 2 options: Option 1 is 1inch minus and option 2 is what everyone seems to be calling "screenings" which one place told be was closer to 3/8 or 1/2 down to fine dust. Where I live it seems to be the norm of a minimum of 4inches of base and 1 inch of sand. Concrete sand or coarse sand is what i have been told to use. Then to come back with a polmeric sand into the joints. My main concern is trying to figure out which size base material to go with because I have called 5 different gravel/sand suppliers and everyone has a different preference on what to use.