A little more patio.
A lot less guesswork.
See how every paver fits before the first one goes down. A clear layout, an honest cut count, and a material list you can take outside.
Start with a rectangle. Try two patterns. Take the plan with you — without uploading your measurements.
See exactly what we count ↗PaveOutline patio plan
paveoutline.com · Verify all dimensions on site.
Enable JavaScript to draw your patio. The method and examples below work without it.
Patio area —
Edge length —
Material subtotal —
Base volume —
Sand volume —
Volumes at entered depth, before purchase bulking.
Cut-piece schedule · dimensions in mm
| Finished length × width (mm) | Pieces |
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Finished dimensions, not saw settings. CSV includes every placed piece.
Saving is optional and stays in this browser.
Layout estimate, not an installation specification. Each cut piece consumes one new paver. No offcut reuse or saw-kerf optimization. Extra spares are added once, after full + cut pieces. Check edge restraints, drainage, frost conditions and manufacturer requirements locally. No labour, delivery or tax included.
A good plan goes below the surface.
Keep planningHow many pavers?
Understand full pieces, perimeter cuts and the difference between coverage and an order.
Quantity guide ↗02 /What goes underneath?
Turn your own base and bedding depths into cubic metres or cubic yards.
Base & sand calculator ↗03 /Build a material budget.
Price actual stock pavers and separate volumes, without confusing a subtotal with a quote.
Cost calculator ↗How to use the paver layout planner
- Enter the finished rectangular patio dimensions. Use actual paver face dimensions, not a nominal module that already includes joints.
- Choose stack bond or half-offset running bond. Joints are inserted between pavers; there is no extra perimeter gap.
- Read full and cut counts separately. A corner piece cut in two directions is still one piece. Export the SVG or individual-piece CSV.
- Add a spare allowance for breakage and future repairs. Enter base/sand depths and local supplier prices, then print your plan.
A simple check you can do by hand
A 4 m × 3 m rectangle using 200 × 100 mm pavers with zero joints in stack bond fits 20 columns × 30 rows = 600 full pieces. At 10% extra, order 660 pavers. A 100 mm entered base depth occupies 12 × 0.1 = 1.2 m³, before bulking or compaction adjustments.
What this plan does not do
No herringbone, L-shapes, slopes, borders, drains or obstacles. Cut pieces are rectangular intersections of the patio and the paver grid. We do not find the best starting point or reuse leftovers. Saw kerf is not modelled: cut sizes are finished face sizes and each cut piece starts from a separate stock paver. Your installer must verify that each cut is feasible.
US, Canadian and European conditions differ. This is a measuring and budgeting aid — not a guarantee of base suitability, load capacity, frost resistance or drainage. See volume assumptions and browser-local processing.