- 1). Outline the path location with wooden stakes and string.
- 2). Excavate the path location with a spade so that the path is three inches below the surface of the ground. Smooth the excavated area with the back of a rake.
- 3). Dig trenches with a spade along both sides of the path so that the trenches are two inches deeper than the excavated path. Level the bottom of the trenches.
- 4). Place a brick paver vertically in each trench to test the depth. Adjust the trench depth with a spade if the paver stands more than three inches above the ground. Remove the paver and set it aside.
- 5). Lay landscaping fabric over the entire excavated path so that the fabric overlaps into the trenches a few inches. Overlay each section of landscaping fabric by six inches.
- 6). Fill the trenches by setting paving bricks side by side in the trenches so they stand vertically with no gaps between them. Pack soil around the pavers with a garden trowel. Adjust the paver height as needed by adding or removing soil with a garden trowel.
- 7). Pour loose fill material on top of the landscaping fabric in the excavated path location. Level it with a rake.
- 8). Tap the inside faces of the brick pavers with a rubber mallet to help them settle into the soil.
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