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There are many ways to drastically change the look and feel of your front and backyard without undergoing a major overhaul. A simple yet drastic upgrade is incorporating flagstone into your hardscape.

A brick patio can be laid over an existing concrete slab or in a sand bed. On concrete, bricks are set in ½ inch of wet mortar with ⅜- to ½-inch-wide mortar joints. You can create attractive, unique ...

Chauncey grew up on a farm in rural northern California. At 18 he ran away and saw the world with a backpack and a credit card, discovering that the true value of any point or mile is the experience ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Flagstone is a type of stone that's well-suited to patio hardscaping because it blends seamlessly with the landscape, requires ...