Not alot of magic in this spring project I undertook. Just a lot of large steps. Digging ditches is a lot of freakin work so if you are afraid of this manual labor hire somebody. I converted a useless 22 x 9 space on the side of house into a soon to be usable patio. The grass really wouldn't grow, the shade is nice and dog seems to like it so far and there is also less mud for me to pick-up after her since she likes the cool bricks.
If you can get your brother in law to help out this will really move the project along. Thanks Scott!
I designed the layout after I selected some options from Libery Construction in Cranford,NJ. They delivered the rocks, sand and pavers in sequence as I went.
The hardest part now is going to be getting rid of all the excess materials. The dirt from the whole I dug and the pieces of side-walk. Back of drive-way looks like disaster I think I am going to find a home for all the excess in the back of the garage. I'll post pictures when complete and I do all the work up to the side door and expand the flower bed out a little. 
The Tasks:
1) Dig ditch about 6-9 inches down slanteda away from house, there particular shuffle for digging and other for schelping materials get them both.
2) Pour down rock bedding 1-2 inches for patios
3) Put down lots more sand and Tamper down so it even "flat",it's the weird looking tool with flat metal piece on it
4) Make sure your pavers fit and if you get fancy like me you can repeat some sort of design
5) Use a tamper and long level to watch your slope and evenness (very important)
6) I used a string to try and keep a straight line and to make sure depth matched up
7) Using a rubber mallet pound the pavers into place so they fit snug watching how they are angled
8) Don't worry about perfection(at least I didn't) because once everything is down you are going to fill the cracks with sand and wet it down, this cleans it up real nice
9) The sand will eventually help harden and it will set thing into place
10)The smaller the paver the more work, I paid a little extra for my pavers to be beat-up and different sizes. Everybody asks how much it all cost so, delivered Materials came to about $1,250, plus all the extra tools I didn't have. Borrow what you can. I did end up getting a discount at once place because I went in all dirty and they gave me contractor discount(very nice)
11) Have Bar-b-q and invite me over I'll bring the beer.
