https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/add413fa-1390-49f6-ac3f-ee8378653495 In this video, This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook explains how to lay a bluestone patio. (See below for a shopping list and tools.) SUBSCRIBE to This Old House: http://bit.ly/SubscribeThisOldHouse Time: 2 to 4 days for the average-size patio Skill level: Hard. Moving heavy slabs of stone is never easy. Tools for How to Lay a Bluestone Patio: plate compactor, rental item used to tamp pack material, rubber mallet, for pounding bluestone into setting base, 4-foot level, used to level bluestone slabs, pointed trowel, for smoothing cement setting base, wheelbarrow, for mixing stone dust and cement, shovel, for moving cement and pack material, rake, for smoothing pack material, Steps: Spread several inches of pack material across patio area., Rake the pack material smooth, then tamp with a plate compactor., Mix seven parts stone dust with one part Portland cement; add just enough water to hydrate the mixture., Spread enough cement mixture to set three or four stones., Set stones onto the 4-inch-thick cement setting base and tap them down with rubber mallet., Continue spreading the cement setting base and setting stones, making sure to slope the patio away from the house., About Ask This Old House TV: Homeowners have a virtual truckload of questions for us on smaller projects, and we're ready to answer. Ask This Old House solves the steady stream of home improvement problems faced by our viewers—and we make house calls! Ask This Old House features some familiar faces from This Old House, including Kevin O'Connor, general contractor Tom Silva, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey, and landscape contractor Roger Cook. Looking for more step by step guidance on how to complete projects around the house? Join This Old House INSIDER to stream over 1,000 episodes commercial-free: https://bit.ly/2GPiYbH Plus, download our FREE app for full-episode streaming to your connected TV, phone or tablet: https://www.thisoldhouse.com/pages/streaming-app Follow This Old House and Ask This Old House: Facebook: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseFB Twitter: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseTwitter http://bit.ly/AskTOHTwitter Pinterest: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHousePinterest Instagram: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseIG http://bit.ly/AskTOHIG For more on This Old House and Ask This Old House, visit us at: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseWebsite How to Lay a Bluestone Patio | This Old House https://www.youtube.com/user/thisoldhouse/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 09:48:08 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://stream.echo6.co https://stream.echo6.co/client/assets/images/icons/icon-512x512.png https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/add413fa-1390-49f6-ac3f-ee8378653495 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://stream.echo6.co/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.