Paver calculator
How many pavers for a patio or walkway, with extra for cuts, edge restraint and pallets.
Use about 5% extra for straight patterns and 15% or more for herringbone or curves. Edge restraint assumes a freestanding rectangle, so subtract sides against the house. Pallet coverage is on the product sheet.
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How many pavers do I need? Divide 144 by the paver's length times width in inches to get pavers per square foot, multiply by the patio area, then add extra for cuts. A 12 by 16 foot patio is 192 square feet; with 6 by 9 inch pavers that is 2.67 per square foot, or 512 pavers, and 564 with 10 percent extra.
Common questions
Divide 144 by the paver's length times width in inches to get pavers per square foot, multiply by the patio area, then add extra for cuts. A 12 by 16 foot patio is 192 square feet; with 6 by 9 inch pavers that is 2.67 per square foot, or 512 pavers, and 564 with 10 percent extra.
About 5 percent for a simple running bond or stack pattern on a rectangle, around 10 percent for most patios, and 15 percent or more for herringbone, diagonal layouts and curved edges, which create more cut pieces.
It depends on the product and thickness, so check the manufacturer's sheet or ask the yard. Coverage per pallet is often printed in square feet, and ordering by that number avoids breaking a pallet.
Edge restraint runs along every edge that is not held by a wall, step or slab. For a freestanding rectangle, that is the perimeter: two times the length plus two times the width. Subtract any sides that butt into a house or existing hardscape.
Usually a compacted crushed stone base, often 4 to 6 inches for a patio and deeper for driveways, under about 1 inch of bedding sand. The paver base calculator turns those depths into cubic yards and tons.
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