Paver Patio Cost 2026: $2,400–$7,000 Typical Range

One paver patio at a US single-family house — the pavers, the base, the edge restraint, the joint sand, and the labor in one price, on a yard the crew can reach, with no old slab to break out — often clusters around $2,400–$7,000. That is the typical paver patio cost. How much a paver patio costs, in that scope, is that patio, not a poured slab and not a wood deck. Paver patio installation cost, when the pavers, the base, and the labor are in the price, is that band. Paver patio cost per square foot, for a standard installed patio, is $10–$17. On a patio of about 200 to 400 square feet, the higher foot rate is $20–$35. A brick paver patio is $1,900–$6,800. A 12×12 at the small-pad rate is $4,000–$8,000. A 16×20 at $20–$35 a square foot is $6,400–$11,200. The wider national spread, about $500–$26,000, covers a 6×9 at the low end and a 24×36 at the high end. The poured slab is the concrete patio guide. The framed floor is the wood deck guide. The beds around the patio are the landscaping guide. These are typical planning ranges, not a survey and not a quote.

This page is one patio at one house. A bid may call it the paver patio cost, how much a paver patio costs, the paver patio installation cost, paver patio cost per square foot, or a brick paver patio cost. The pavers, the base, and the labor are in the price when the number is the typical band. It is not a broom-finish slab, which is the concrete patio guide. It is not a deck, which is the wood deck guide. It is not the beds and the mulch, which are the landscaping guide. A kit the owner carries home and sets on sand the price left out is a smaller product. This page does not price that kit as the typical band.

The price of the job is the patio the crew sets and the hour that puts the labor in the price. The patio is the first cut. Whether the pavers, the base, and the labor are already in the price is the second. A standard patio, a 12×12, a 16×20, a 20×20, and a brick patio are ways to buy one surface. The patio replaces a different patio. It is not a second patio under a price you already have.

The rows below are ways to read one job. They are not added together. The job table is one patio on a yard the crew can reach. The typical band is one standard patio, pavers and labor in: that row in full. A 12×12 at the small-pad rate replaces that rate from $4,000 to $8,000. A 16×20 at $20–$35 a square foot replaces it from $6,400 to $11,200. A 20×20 at that rate replaces it from $8,000 to $14,000. A brick patio replaces it from $1,900 to $6,800. Use a rate row only for a line the patio row does not include. A rate the proposal already includes is not a second line.

Job	Typical cost
Paver patio, pavers and labor in	$2,400–$7,000
12×12, small-pad rate	$4,000–$8,000
16×20, at $20–$35 a square foot	$6,400–$11,200
20×20, at $20–$35 a square foot	$8,000–$14,000
Brick paver patio	$1,900–$6,800

Rate or added line	Typical planning range
Standard installed, per square foot	$10–$17
Higher foot rate, about 200–400 square feet	$20–$35
12×12, at $10–$17 a square foot	$1,400–$2,500
20×20, at the published size price	$3,800–$6,800
10×10, at the published size price	$950–$1,700
6×9, at the published size price	$500–$950
24×36, at the published size price	$5,200–$26,000
Concrete pavers, installed	$8–$15 a sq ft
Stone, installed	$8–$14 a sq ft
Brick, per square foot	$10–$17
High-end brick, per square foot	$25–$40
Pavers only, materials	$2–$4 a sq ft
Labor, if the price left it out	$6–$11 a sq ft
Walkway	$900–$2,000
Patio, at the project price	$1,900–$4,900
Driveway	$5,500–$12,000
Around a pool	$5,000–$20,000
Removal of an old slab, if the price left it out	$500–$3,000
Paver kit, materials	$300–$1,000

The job rows replace one another. Do not add a 16×20 price on top of a standard patio for the same yard. The rate row is a line the patio left out, or another reading of the same patio. A rate the proposal already includes is not the rate row on top. A base the bid already folded into $2,400–$7,000 is not a base row on top.

A standard paver patio — the pavers and the labor in one price — is typically $2,400–$7,000. The floor of the row is the typical floor. The top of the row is the typical top. The whole row is the typical band. Two thousand four hundred can be this row at its floor. Seven thousand can be this row at its top, or 200 square feet at $35 a square foot, or a 20×20 at the published size price inside its overlap. Ask which reading the bid is.

A 12×12 at the small-pad rate is typically $4,000–$8,000. Four thousand is $1,600 above the typical floor and the floor of this row. Seven thousand is the typical top and inside this row. Eight thousand is $1,000 past the typical top and $18,000 under the wider top. The overlap with the typical band is $4,000–$7,000. From $7,000–$8,000 the 12×12 has left the typical band and stays inside the wider spread. Four thousand can be this row at its floor. Eight thousand can be this row at its top. A standard patio price does not get this row on top. This is the same 12×12 the concrete patio guide prices for pavers.

A 16×20 at $20–$35 a square foot is typically $6,400–$11,200. The pad is 320 square feet. Three hundred twenty times $20 is $6,400. Three hundred twenty times $35 is $11,200. Six thousand four hundred is $4,000 above the typical floor and $600 under the typical top. Eleven thousand two hundred is $4,200 past the typical top and $14,800 under the wider top. The overlap with the typical band is $6,400–$7,000. From $7,000–$11,200 the 16×20 has left the typical band and stays inside the wider spread. Six thousand four hundred can be this row at its floor. Eleven thousand two hundred can be this row at its top. A standard patio price does not get this row on top.

A 20×20 at $20–$35 a square foot is typically $8,000–$14,000. The pad is 400 square feet. Four hundred times $20 is $8,000. Four hundred times $35 is $14,000. Eight thousand is $1,000 past the typical top and $18,000 under the wider top. Fourteen thousand is $7,000 past the typical top and $12,000 under the wider top. The 20×20 at this rate does not sit inside the typical band. From $8,000–$14,000 the job has left the typical band and stays inside the wider spread. Eight thousand can be this row at its floor. Fourteen thousand can be this row at its top. A 16×20 price does not get this row on top.

A brick paver patio is typically $1,900–$6,800. One thousand nine hundred is $500 under the typical floor and $1,400 above the wider floor. Six thousand eight hundred is $4,400 above the typical floor and $200 under the typical top. The overlap with the typical band is $2,400–$6,800. From $1,900–$2,400 the brick patio sits under the typical band and inside the wider spread. From $2,400–$6,800 it is inside the typical band. One thousand nine hundred can be this row at its floor. Six thousand eight hundred can be this row at its top. A standard patio price does not get the brick row on top.

Paver patio cost

The paver patio cost is this page when the crew is in the yard and the pavers, the base, and the labor are in the price. A bid that says paver patio cost and a bid that says paver patio installation cost are the same dollars when the site, the patio, and the labor match and the opening in the yard is already the patio they are pricing. The typical band, $2,400–$7,000, is one standard patio. It is not a second patio stacked on a base you already have.

The work is often a few days for a patio the crew can reach. The pavers are inside the patio price. They are not a second bill on a number that was already the patio. Two hundred square feet at $20–$35 a square foot is a way to read the same footprint, not a second patio. Two hundred times $20 is $4,000. Two hundred times $35 is $7,000, the typical top. The per-foot rate and the lump sum are two readings of one patio. They are not added. A bid that already names $2,400–$7,000 does not get the foot on top.

How much does a paver patio cost

How much a paver patio costs is the patio at one house. One standard patio, pavers and labor in, is $2,400–$7,000. A bid that says how much a paver patio costs and a bid that says paver patio cost are the same dollars when the site, the patio, and the labor match. A price near $500 should say a 6×9 at its floor, not the standard patio. A price near $2,400 should say whether the base and the labor are in. A price near $7,000 should say whether the number is this band at its top, 200 square feet at $35, or a larger patio inside its overlap.

A 10×10 at the published size price is $950–$1,700. Nine hundred fifty is $450 above the wider floor and $1,450 under the typical floor. One thousand seven hundred is $1,200 above the wider floor and $700 under the typical floor. The 10×10 sits under the typical band and inside the wider spread. Nine hundred fifty can be this size at its floor. One thousand seven hundred can be this size at its top. A standard patio price does not get this size on top.

A 6×9 at the published size price is $500–$950. Five hundred is the wider floor and $1,900 under the typical floor. Nine hundred fifty is $450 above the wider floor and $1,450 under the typical floor. The 6×9 sits under the typical band. Five hundred can be this size at its floor. Nine hundred fifty can be this size at its top. A 10×10 price does not get this size on top.

A 24×36 at the published size price is $5,200–$26,000. Five thousand two hundred is $2,800 above the typical floor and $1,800 under the typical top. Twenty-six thousand is the wider top. The overlap with the typical band is $5,200–$7,000. From $7,000–$26,000 the 24×36 has left the typical band and stays inside the wider spread. Five thousand two hundred can be this size at its floor. Twenty-six thousand can be this size at its top. A standard patio lump sum does not get this size on top.

Seven thousand plus $7,000 for a second patio at the typical top is $14,000, which is $7,000 past the typical top, the top of the 20×20 row at $20–$35, and $12,000 under the wider top. That $14,000 is two patios, or one 20×20 at the top of that rate. It is not one standard patio. A number above $26,000 should name more patio, a second patio, a driveway, a pool surround, a concrete patio, a deck, or a landscaping project. Ask which reading the bid is.

Paver patio installation cost

The paver patio installation cost is the install at one house, not a kit with a crew named and not priced. When the pavers, the base, and the labor are in the price, that cost is $2,400–$7,000. A bid that says paver patio installation cost and a bid that says paver patio cost are the same dollars when the site, the patio, and the labor match. A price near $1,400 should say a 12×12 at $10–$17 a square foot, not an install with the labor in. A price near $2,400 should say whether the base and the labor are in.

Labor the same price left out is $6–$11 a square foot. On 200 square feet, two hundred times $6 is $1,200, and two hundred times $11 is $2,200. One thousand two hundred is $1,200 under the typical floor and $700 above the wider floor. Two thousand two hundred is $200 under the typical floor. Two thousand four hundred plus $1,200 is $3,600, inside the typical band, only when the $2,400 left the labor out. Two thousand four hundred plus $2,200 is $4,600, inside the typical band, only when the $2,400 left the labor out. Seven thousand plus $1,200 is $8,200, which is $1,200 past the typical top and $17,800 under the wider top. Seven thousand plus $2,200 is $9,200, which is $2,200 past the typical top and $16,800 under the wider top, only when the $7,000 left the labor out. A bid that already names the labor does not get this row on top.

Removal of an old slab the same price left out is $500–$3,000, the same removal line as the concrete patio guide. Five hundred is the wider floor. Three thousand is $600 above the typical floor and $4,000 under the typical top. Two thousand four hundred plus $500 is $2,900, inside the typical band, only when the $2,400 left the removal out. Two thousand four hundred plus $3,000 is $5,400, inside the typical band, only when the $2,400 left the removal out. Seven thousand plus $500 is $7,500, which is $500 past the typical top and $18,500 under the wider top. Seven thousand plus $3,000 is $10,000, which is $3,000 past the typical top and $16,000 under the wider top, only when the $7,000 left the removal out. A bid that already names the removal does not get this row on top.

A walkway the same price left out is $900–$2,000. Nine hundred is $400 above the wider floor and $1,500 under the typical floor. Two thousand is $400 under the typical floor. Two thousand four hundred plus $900 is $3,300, inside the typical band, only when the $2,400 left the walkway out. Two thousand four hundred plus $2,000 is $4,400, inside the typical band, only when the $2,400 left the walkway out. Seven thousand plus $900 is $7,900, which is $900 past the typical top. Seven thousand plus $2,000 is $9,000, which is $2,000 past the typical top and $17,000 under the wider top. A bid that already names the walkway does not get this row on top.

A paver kit, materials only, is $300–$1,000. Three hundred is $200 under the wider floor. One thousand is $500 above the wider floor and $1,400 under the typical floor. The kit is not the installed patio. A $2,400–$7,000 price does not get $300–$1,000 on top.

Paver patio cost per square foot

Paver patio cost per square foot is a reading of the patio, not a second patio. The standard installed rate is $10–$17 a square foot. The higher foot rate, on a patio of about 200 to 400 square feet, is $20–$35. A bid that says paver patio cost per square foot and a bid that says paver patio cost are the same dollars when both readings are the same patio and the labor is in. A price near $10 should say the standard installed rate at its floor, not a patio with the labor left out on top of a lump sum. A price near $35 should say the higher foot rate at its top.

A published 280-square-foot patio at $10–$17 is $2,800–$4,760. Two hundred eighty times $10 is $2,800, which is $400 above the typical floor and $4,200 under the typical top. Two hundred eighty times $17 is $4,760, which is $2,360 above the typical floor and $2,240 under the typical top. The whole row sits inside the typical band. Two thousand eight hundred can be this reading at its floor. Four thousand seven hundred sixty can be this reading at its top. A lump sum of $2,400–$7,000 does not get this row on top.

A 12×12 at $10–$17 a square foot is $1,400–$2,500. The pad is 144 square feet. One hundred forty-four times $10 is $1,440, near the floor of this size price. One hundred forty-four times $17 is $2,448, near the top. One thousand four hundred is $900 above the wider floor and $1,000 under the typical floor. Two thousand five hundred is $100 above the typical floor and $4,500 under the typical top. The overlap with the typical band is $2,400–$2,500. From $1,400–$2,400 this 12×12 sits under the typical band. From $2,400–$2,500 it is inside the typical band. This reading and the small-pad $4,000–$8,000 are two readings of one 12×12. They are not added.

A 20×20 at the published size price is $3,800–$6,800. Three thousand eight hundred is $1,400 above the typical floor and $3,200 under the typical top. Six thousand eight hundred is $4,400 above the typical floor and $200 under the typical top. The whole row sits inside the typical band. It is not the 20×20 at $20–$35, which is $8,000–$14,000. Three thousand eight hundred can be this size price at its floor. Six thousand eight hundred can be this size price at its top. A $20–$35 reading of the same 20×20 does not get this price on top.

Concrete pavers, installed, are $8–$15 a square foot. Stone, installed, is $8–$14 a square foot. Those rates replace the $10–$17 rate. They are not a second patio. Eight dollars is $2 under the standard floor. Fifteen dollars is $2 under the standard top. A completed price of $2,400–$7,000 already holds a paver the bid named.

Brick paver patio cost

Brick paver patio cost is the brick at one house, not a concrete paver with a brick named and not priced. When the brick and the labor are in the price, that cost is $1,900–$6,800. A bid that says brick paver patio cost and a bid that says paver patio cost are the same dollars only when both bids are that brick patio, or only when both bids are the typical patio and the numbers still match. A price near $1,900 should say a brick patio at its floor, not a standard patio with the labor in. A price near $6,800 should say a brick patio at its top, not the typical top.

Brick at the foot rate is $10–$17 a square foot, the same standard installed rate. High-end brick is $25–$40 a square foot. On 200 square feet, two hundred times $25 is $5,000, inside the typical band and the floor of the pool row. Two hundred times $40 is $8,000, which is $1,000 past the typical top, the floor of the 20×20 at $20–$35, and $18,000 under the wider top. Five thousand can be this high-end reading at its floor for that 200 square feet. Eight thousand can be this high-end reading at its top for that 200 square feet. A $10–$17 brick price does not get $25–$40 on top.

A patio at the project price is $1,900–$4,900. One thousand nine hundred is $500 under the typical floor. Four thousand nine hundred is $2,500 above the typical floor and $2,100 under the typical top. The overlap with the typical band is $2,400–$4,900. From $1,900–$2,400 the project price sits under the typical band. From $2,400–$4,900 it is inside the typical band. A brick total of $1,900–$6,800 and this project price meet from $1,900 to $4,900. They are two readings. They are not added.

Pavers around a pool are $5,000–$20,000. Five thousand is $2,600 above the typical floor and $2,000 under the typical top. Twenty thousand is $13,000 past the typical top and $6,000 under the wider top. The overlap with the typical band is $5,000–$7,000. From $7,000–$20,000 the pool surround has left the typical band and stays inside the wider spread. Five thousand can be this row at its floor. Twenty thousand can be this row at its top. A yard patio price does not get the pool row on top.

A paver driveway is $5,500–$12,000. Five thousand five hundred is $3,100 above the typical floor and $1,500 under the typical top. Twelve thousand is $5,000 past the typical top and $14,000 under the wider top. The overlap with the typical band is $5,500–$7,000. From $7,000–$12,000 the driveway has left the typical band and stays inside the wider spread. A driveway is a vehicle surface. It is not the patio with a different name. Price it on its own line.

What the range includes

The typical band assumes one paver patio. The pavers are in. The base is in. The edge restraint is in. The joint sand is in. The labor is in. The yard is reachable. No old slab has to come out. A 12×12 at the small-pad rate is in the band only from $4,000 to $7,000. A 16×20 at $20–$35 is in the band only from $6,400 to $7,000. A 20×20 at $20–$35 is not in the band. A 20×20 at the published size price, $3,800–$6,800, is in the band. A brick patio is in the band only from $2,400 to $6,800. A concrete patio, a wood deck, and a landscaping project are not in the band.

How long the work takes depends on the patio, and the bid’s schedule is the one that counts. A patio the crew can reach is often a few days. A 24×36 or a pool surround is often longer. The time is a way to read that patio. It is not a second clock on a price that was already the patio. The next patio is not in this price.

The floor of the wider spread, $500, is a 6×9 at its floor. It is not a standard patio someone discounted. The top, $26,000, is a 24×36 at its top. It is not the patio row plus every add-on. Seven thousand plus $3,000 for removal is $10,000, not $26,000. Seven thousand plus $7,000 for a second patio at the typical top is $14,000, not $26,000. A number above $26,000 should name more patio, a second patio, or a job past this page. Ask which one.

None of the bands include labor on a patio the bid already priced, except where that labor is a line the price left out. The labor line is $6–$11 a square foot. On 200 square feet that is $1,200–$2,200. Two thousand four hundred plus $1,200 is $3,600 only when the $2,400 left the labor out.

None of the bands include removal on a price the bid already built, except where that removal is a line the price left out. The removal line is $500–$3,000. Five hundred is the wider floor. Two thousand four hundred plus $500 is $2,900, inside the typical band, only when the $2,400 left the removal out. A patio that already names the removal does not get $500–$3,000 on top.

None of the bands include a concrete patio, which is the concrete patio guide, often $1,500–$7,000 for a plain broom patio from a 10×10 through a straightforward 16×20, inside a wider spread of about $1,000–$18,000. One thousand five hundred is the floor of that typical band. Seven thousand is the top of that typical band, and it is also this page’s typical top. Two thousand four hundred plus $1,500 is $3,900, inside this page’s typical band and inside that guide’s typical band. Two thousand four hundred plus $7,000 is $9,400, which is $2,400 past this page’s typical top, $16,600 under this page’s wider top, $2,400 past that guide’s typical top, and $8,600 under that guide’s wider top. Seven thousand plus $1,500 is $8,500, which is $1,500 past this page’s typical top and inside that guide’s wider spread. Seven thousand plus $7,000 is $14,000, which is $7,000 past this page’s typical top, $12,000 under this page’s wider top, $7,000 past that guide’s typical top, and $4,000 under that guide’s wider top. That sum is a paver patio plus a concrete patio only when each bid left the other out. A concrete price that already includes the pavers does not get this page on top. On the same footprint the two surfaces replace each other. A plain 12×12 slab on that page is $2,000–$4,500. A 12×12 in pavers at the small-pad rate is $4,000–$8,000.

None of the bands include a wood deck, which is the wood deck guide, often $10,000–$18,000 for an attached pressure-treated deck of about 250 to 400 square feet, inside a wider spread of about $6,000–$28,000. Ten thousand is the floor of that typical band. Eighteen thousand is the top of that typical band. Two thousand four hundred plus $10,000 is $12,400, which is $5,400 past this page’s typical top, $13,600 under this page’s wider top, and inside that guide’s typical band. Two thousand four hundred plus $18,000 is $20,400, which is $13,400 past this page’s typical top, $5,600 under this page’s wider top, $2,400 past that guide’s typical top, and $7,600 under that guide’s wider top. Seven thousand plus $10,000 is $17,000, which is $10,000 past this page’s typical top, $9,000 under this page’s wider top, and inside that guide’s typical band. Seven thousand plus $18,000 is $25,000, which is $18,000 past this page’s typical top, $1,000 under this page’s wider top, $7,000 past that guide’s typical top, and $3,000 under that guide’s wider top. That sum is a patio plus a deck only when each bid left the other out. A deck price that already includes the patio does not get this page on top. A 16×20 deck on that page is $10,000–$18,000. A 16×20 paver patio at $20–$35 is $6,400–$11,200, which can overlap the bottom of that deck row.

None of the bands include a landscaping project, which is the landscaping guide, often $1,200–$6,000 for one basic yard, inside a wider spread of about $300–$24,000. One thousand two hundred is the floor of that typical band. Six thousand is the top of that typical band. Two thousand four hundred plus $1,200 is $3,600, inside this page’s typical band and inside that guide’s typical band. Two thousand four hundred plus $6,000 is $8,400, which is $1,400 past this page’s typical top, $17,600 under this page’s wider top, $2,400 past that guide’s typical top, and $15,600 under that guide’s wider top. Seven thousand plus $1,200 is $8,200, which is $1,200 past this page’s typical top and $2,200 past that guide’s typical top. Seven thousand plus $6,000 is $13,000, which is $6,000 past this page’s typical top, $13,000 under this page’s wider top, $7,000 past that guide’s typical top, and $11,000 under that guide’s wider top. That sum is a patio plus a yard only when each bid left the other out. A landscaping price that already includes the patio does not get this page on top.

The band is the patio price. A coupon on the patio is not subtracted. Read the form before you take a number off the bid. A credit you have not received is not inside the planning range. This page does not price a coupon, and it does not name a percentage of the cost that comes back at resale.

Warranties are part of the contract, and this page is not a reading of one company’s form. A patio, when the company offers a return for a line the crew missed, is about that line. Read it. The return visit is not a dollar line in the planning range.

A standard homeowners policy is built around sudden and accidental damage. A patio you chose to build is the kind of project those policies commonly leave with the owner. A storm that damages a covered structure, when the form responds to it, is a different question from a patio you are buying. Read the form before you treat the policy as the budget. The $2,400–$7,000 band is not an insurance estimate.

This page does not price a city’s fee on top of a complete patio price. A patio that already names a fee does not get that fee on top.

As a cross-check, not a bid: one standard patio, pavers and labor in, is $2,400–$7,000, the typical band. A 12×12 at the small-pad rate is $4,000–$8,000. A 16×20 at $20–$35 is $6,400–$11,200. A 20×20 at that rate is $8,000–$14,000. A brick patio is $1,900–$6,800. Removal the price left out is $500–$3,000. If a bid and that reading are far apart, the bid is a different patio, a left-out removal, a second patio, a concrete slab, a deck, or a landscaping project.

What moves the price

Driver	How it changes the bid
The patio	One standard patio, pavers and labor in, is $2,400–$7,000, the typical band. A 12×12 at the small-pad rate is $4,000–$8,000, and the typical band includes that row only from $4,000 to $7,000. A 16×20 at $20–$35 a square foot is $6,400–$11,200, and the typical band includes that row only from $6,400 to $7,000. A 20×20 at that rate is $8,000–$14,000, past the typical band and inside the wider spread. The patio picks the row. It is not a second bill.
The footprint	Two hundred square feet at $20–$35 is $4,000–$7,000. A 16×20 at that rate is $6,400–$11,200. A 12×12 at $10–$17 is $1,400–$2,500. A 20×20 at the published size price is $3,800–$6,800. The footprint is a reading of the patio. It is not a second bill on a patio that already names it.
The labor	Labor the bid leaves out is $6–$11 a square foot. On 200 square feet that is $1,200–$2,200. One thousand two hundred is $700 above the wider floor. Two thousand two hundred is $200 under the typical floor. The labor is inside the patio price when the bid names it. Two thousand four hundred plus $1,200 is $3,600 only when the $2,400 left the labor out.
The paver	Concrete pavers, installed, are $8–$15 a square foot. Stone is $8–$14. Brick is $10–$17, and a brick patio total is $1,900–$6,800. High-end brick is $25–$40. A completed price of $2,400–$7,000 already holds a paver the bid named. Ten dollars is the standard installed floor. It is not a second bill on that lump sum.
The removal	Removal the bid leaves out is $500–$3,000. Five hundred is the wider floor. A completed price of $2,400–$7,000 already holds that line when the bid named it. Seven thousand plus $3,000 is $10,000 only when the $7,000 left the line out.
The other surface	A walkway is $900–$2,000. A driveway is $5,500–$12,000. Pavers around a pool are $5,000–$20,000. A walkway the bid already folded into the patio is not a second line. A driveway or a pool surround is a different surface.
The second patio	Two standard patios at the typical top are $14,000, which is $12,000 under the wider top and the top of the 20×20 row at $20–$35. That reading is two patios, or one 20×20. It is not one standard patio.
The other job	A concrete patio is $1,500–$7,000 on the concrete patio guide. A wood deck is $10,000–$18,000 on the wood deck guide. A landscaping project is $1,200–$6,000 on the landscaping guide. A slab the bid is pouring, a deck the bid is framing, or beds the bid is planting do not get this page on top when that price already includes the patio.

The patio is the first cut, and it is not a patio you add to itself. A standard patio at $7,000, and 200 square feet at $35, can be talked about in the same bid. They are not the same patio twice. Seven thousand is the typical top. Seven thousand is also that 200 square feet. Ask which patio is in the price.

The footprint is the second cut. A patio at $6,400, a 16×20 at $20 a square foot, and a brick patio inside its overlap can share the neighborhood of those dollars. One is inside the typical band. One is the 16×20 floor. One is the brick row. The higher number is not a typical patio that someone misread as a second patio.

The same patio in a lower-cost area and in a high-labor city can sit at opposite ends of $2,400–$7,000 without either bid being wrong. Ask whether the price is the patio, the footprint, or both, and ask whether removal, a second patio, or a pool surround is in. Concrete patio, wood deck, and landscaping are the projects that meet this patio and are not the patio. Price them on their own pages. Two bids that disagree about the patio, the footprint, and whether the labor is included are not the same job.

DIY or hire

Hire the patio. A base that has to stay level, an edge restraint that has to hold the field, and a slope that has to send water away from the house are where a small miss becomes a second visit. The labor, the pavers, and the base are the job. A Saturday with a pallet of pavers on a soft yard is where those three get missed.

A kit the owner can set on a sound base, where the city allows it, is a different product. That kit is $300–$1,000 for the materials, and the base is still out. It is not the patio with the labor in. On the one pro patio, one standard patio is $2,400–$7,000. That is the labor for the patio and the base.

Do not treat the pavers alone as the patio. Pavers only, materials, are $2–$4 a square foot. If the base, the edge, and the joint sand still have to be done, you are pricing a crew’s job without the crew. The person on the install should say what happens if the base or the slope is wrong. Moving the furniture is the owner’s part. A receipt for a pallet of pavers is not this installed price.

Repair or replace

Replace the patio when the base has failed, the field has spread, or the water runs toward the house, and the house is staying. A repair on a few settled pavers, when the base is sound, is not this band. A quote near $500 should say a 6×9 at its floor, or removal at its floor, not a standard patio. A quote near $2,400 should say whether the base and the labor are in. A quote near $7,000 can be a standard patio at its top, 200 square feet at $35, or a 16×20 or a brick patio inside its overlap. Ask which reading the bid is.

Price a 12×12 at the small-pad rate on $4,000–$8,000. Price a 16×20 at $20–$35 on $6,400–$11,200. Price a 20×20 at that rate on $8,000–$14,000. Price a brick patio on $1,900–$6,800, and do not read that brick patio as the standard band with a different name. Do not read a concrete slab as the paver band with a different name.

Send the slab to the concrete patio guide, typically $1,500–$7,000. Send the deck to the wood deck guide, typically $10,000–$18,000. Send the beds to the landscaping guide, typically $1,200–$6,000. If the same season includes any of those, they are separate scopes. Do not fold them into the patio price.

How long a patio lasts is not a number on this page. A one-house patio is not a warranty that a paver will never settle. A new season of weather is not a warranty that the joint sand will never need a refill. The bid’s scope is the work you bought.

How to use this number

Ask two or three patio installers for a written price that names the patio, whether the price is a lump sum, whether the pavers, the base, and the labor are included, whether the removal is already inside the price, and what happens if the base or the slope is wrong. Compare one standard patio, pavers and labor in, with $2,400–$7,000. Compare a 12×12 at the small-pad rate with $4,000–$8,000, a 16×20 at $20–$35 with $6,400–$11,200, a 20×20 at that rate with $8,000–$14,000, and a brick patio with $1,900–$6,800. Keep the pavers and the labor inside those rows. Put a left-out removal at $500–$3,000, and a left-out labor line at $6–$11 a square foot, on their own lines.

A very low bid on one patio is a reason to ask whether the labor is included, not a reason to celebrate. A quote near $500 should say a 6×9 at its floor, not a crew on a standard patio. A quote near $2,400 should say whether the labor is in. A high bid should point at a 16×20, a 20×20, a 24×36, a pool surround, or the labor market. Two or three local bids on the same patio, the same base, and the same paver are the number that matters. How this site sets the band is explained on the methodology page.