Courtyard in herringbone
A cracked concrete slab replaced with a clay herringbone courtyard that drains properly and looks better every year.
Scope
65 m² herringbone courtyard on a compacted road base
Time on site
6 days
Materials
Clay pavers, soldier-course border
Type
Residential
How it went.
The old slab had cracked and was draining towards the back door.
The fix
Slab out, a compacted road base laid to a fall away from the house, then clay pavers in a 90 degree herringbone with a soldier-course border.
The result
A dry, level courtyard with no cut smaller than half a paver.
“The herringbone is perfect. I measured. Twice.”
Homeowner, courtyard paving
Laying the field
Cutting in the border
Herringbone at 90 degrees
