Better is to use easily compacted fill sand with layers of geotextile along the perimeter and geogrid or geotextile layers sandwiched between layers of sand building up to the paver layer.
Pavers against house siding.
You can install pavers against your house foundation as long as it is the foundation itself.
Pavers against siding yes taking out the slab would be necessary to do a stamped finish because of the height.
I am thinking that i will have to remove the sidin.
Then the pavers would be butted against this flashing.
If you find your plans require laying pavers against vents siding or other materials choose another patio plan.
Experts believe that mixing a brick home with brick hardscape usually results in too much red.
5 now we re down to only having 1 5 8 of area.
I just left the old siding on.
Masonry steps against wood whether concrete pavers or granite masonry steps should never be placed directly against wood.
Doing so will result in rot and water damage to the homes sill foundation.
Brick colored pavers can warm up a home with wood siding but aren t really recommended for use with brick homes.
Also in the picture above you can t see the new sideing.
Laying your pavers up against the siding looks bad.
The result is a paver patio that is retained on all sides with retaining wall block supported from below in an icpi approved fashion using geogrid geotextile.
Stamped concrete on the replacement slab would be the finish instead of then setting pavers on top.
There s be a piece of flashing against the house that would run straight to the ground and i would silicone this to the brick.
Ok so now we just cut out 14 inches from the overall 18 inches.
It will also be a neon sign inviting carpenter ants and termites to come into your house and start munching on your home.
Then there s be another piece of flashing under the siding that would be bent and run out on top of the pavers.
The bottom of the siding has small holes which are intended for breathing.
Your 1 5 8 confined space will be fine.
I have a request to build a raised paver patio that will have part of the retaining wall installed tight to the traditional house wall.
3 i would presume you will have a 5 inch step into the house.
This means that you can lay the pavers against the concrete of your foundation as it rises from the earth.
After i poured the curb and laid the pavers i put some new siding on right over top of the old the siding goes right down to an inch above the curb.
4 your pavers are no less than 2 3 8.
However in order to get the proper level of the patio to the back door i will have to go above the brick foundation lining into the vinyl siding on the outside of the house.