Backyard paver patio collapsed in the center
A sudden collapse in the middle of a paver patio often happens when the base underneath washes out or settles unevenly, leaving the surface unstable. This makes the area hazardous to use and requires shoring up the surrounding pavers before you can safely rebuild the foundation.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Waiting until the dry season to dig or repair
- 2Picking up the sunken pavers, filling the area, tamping the base, and resetting the pavers with polymeric sand
- 3Calling the paver installer or builder to check warranties
- 4Taking photos and videos to evaluate the situation without aggressively excavating
- 5Reusing existing stone with mortar to stabilize them
- 6Building another mini wall to sit under new edging stones
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
Where this came up
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