How Do You Build A Brick And Concrete Porch?
The most common type of porch in residential areas is a brick-and-concrete porch. Most homeowners use a simple, circular design constructed out of bricks, with an underlying layer of concrete preventing erosion. You need to know how to build a basic brick and concrete porch before you begin to play around with special layouts and techniques. Pour crushed rock from a local quarry into the excavated space before you build a brick and concrete porch. Use between 4 inches and 6 inches of rock as a base for your porch. Utilize a hand compactor to even out the initial layer of crushed rock as you build your porch. Run the compactor over every inch of rock several times to provide a solid base for fine sand and bricks. Drop a thin layer of fine sand as the next step toward a brick-and-concrete porch. A sand load between 1 inch and 3 inches will fill in the excavated area and stay tight without additional packing with a compactor. Cut your decorative bricks with a concrete saw to reflect twist
