How to Build a Pea Gravel Patio

How we created this paver patio: • brought in fill dirt and leveled the ground • brought in 2 inches of crushed granite and compacted it down tightly with a plate compactor — he also used his laser level during all of this to make sure it was staying level • we laid our pavers out using 16x16 squares in a diamond pattern and 16x8 for the outer borders • I wanted a paver and gravel look so we skipped every other paver and then went back and added in drainage rock to those spaces • packed down the