I have a section of my yard that is tore up grass, weeds & sand(typical south FL)
I have a gas grill I need to put out there & it needs to be on a hard flat surface. The section is 6 feet long by 5 feet wide. Any suggestions of what I can put down to create the surface I need? Needs to be cheap as well. I was thinking square stone blocks from Lowes. Has to hold up to south FL weather as well.

Thanks

 

Pavers are cheap, just make sure you prep the area by
digging out the soil,
tamping/compacting it
pea gravel or coarse sand
leveling sand
pavers for the grill surrounded by pea gravel for appearance
metal or plastic border

Could come out under $100-150 depending on the depth you go

 

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What he said. Prep is key. Don't go cheap on the crushed rock and paver base. You don't want it shifting on you.

One thing you have on your side is that the ground doesn't freeze. No shifting of the blocks due to the freezing water.

 

That's all greek to me I have no clue what your talking about. You mean get someone to pave the area? That's a bit too complex for what I want, & too much $. I want something very simple & DIY.

 

they are talking about putting down bricks (aka pavers). You just need to prep the area so the bricks don't shift and settle.

 

Any outdoor person at lowes will be able to get you the stuff you need. Assuming you're going with a paver that is a couple inches thick, like this...



You basically dig out the area you need and go down at least 8 inches.

Compact the area (rent a compactor or jump up and down a lot). It helps if this compacted surface is level.

Place the paver base down (crushed limestone, sandstone, rock) to a depth that so that when you add the block, it is level with the original surface. Make sure this is LEVEL!

Use a large rubber mallet to set the block in place by hitting them so that they compact down into the paver base.

Place remaining blocks. Repeat step above.

Use some sand to fill in any gaps between the blocks.

Enjoy.

 

Oh ok, yeah I was looking at blocks like that.