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Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr
If a thin paver is 30mm how thick is an average or thick paver?
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An eyeball estimate is a thick paver is double a thin paver. The thin pavers are fine for a garden walkway or similar application...never for a vehicle of any kind. The main reason that concrete & pavers fail are the base is not deep enough and not a uniform depth over the area to be covered. Thick Pavers. 8 inch base uniform depth compacted by machine. Perimeter secured by dry bagged cement with some water sprayed on after pavers applied and leveled will hold the field tightly for a long time. A cement sand mixture should then be swept into the cracks between the pavers and lightly watered. At this point you should be fine. If you do this preparation with thin pavers you are doomed to failure at some time in the future. Calling a contractor it is your best bet because this is back breaking work. If he mentions the thin pavers show him the door. Good Luck.