After many many car trips to random houses in the bay collecting 100 year old chimney brick and a days worth of laying we are finally done. We chose a herringbone pattern which was a little more complicated but totally worth it. The whole project was pretty easy just time consuming. A little research, making sure your patio is square, and grading the dirt before the sand is all you need to do. More pictures and a video will follow once the lighting and beds are done.

My roommates and I just moved into a beautiful house that has been completely redone except for the yard. Two months later, 750 free bricks on Craiglist, many trips to the hardware store, and a sod delivery we are almost complete. Here is what it looked like before we moved in.