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Want to build a patio without really going through all the steps of learning how to build a patio? At any garden or home improvement store, you will find those 'walkway' stones.

Most of the time they come in a large variety of shapes, colors and sizes. You can actually build a patio with these without pouring any cement what so ever. You will just figure how big you want your patio to be.

If you want your patio to be 100 square feet, you would purchase one hundred of the 'walkway' squares. That is because the usual size is about one square foot each. This is the easiest way to learn how to build a patio. Once you know what you want and you have your materials, you will want to dig up and level your ground.

You can use a rake and a shovel for this. Use the rake to make the dirt nice and even and then set your stepping stones on the ground and line them up next to each other.

Of course, to make one that is perfectly square, you would place ten rows of ten. Make sure to leave as little space as possible between the stones. Then stomp them down a bit into the dirt that you have raked up.

Ensure that all of your stepping stones are even. Put any extra dirt that you raked away on top of the squares. It doesn't matter if there's only a little left.

After you have spread the dirt over all of it as evenly as possible, go ahead and sweep it off the stones. This helps fill up any small cracks or spaces in the patio squares. Voila! This is one of the easiest ways to learn how to build a patio ever.