Instant patio diagram

Materials 

• Two 7-foot-long 2-by-4s
• Two 1-foot-long stakes with pointed tips
• String
• Gypsum
• 12 1-cubic-foot bags (about ½ yard) clean sand
• One round slate or flagstone paver, about 17 inches in diameter (add two or more for steppingstones ― optional)
• 150 used bricks (includes a few extras for color matching)

• One 80-pound bag Quikcrete mortar mix
• 1 quart mortar color

• Rotary tiller or spade
• Rake
• Carpenter's level
• Tamper
• Hose
• Rubber mallet
• Bench broom

• Bucket for mixing mortar
• Grout bag
• Trowel
• Rag
• Burlap