Converting sandbox to patio suggestions?

How large is the sandbox -- is it actually large enough for a patio? How large is the yard? How high above ground level is the door stoop from which you will access the patio? Does the sand box have a bottom or is it just an outline -- and from what is it made?

Begin by deciding and defining and then outlining the size and shape of the patio you want. If the sandbox is small, you may want to use it to create a planting area in the middle of a larger patio.

If you planning on using this as your patio form, it may not be strong enough and it may be too deep. Trust me there is nothing worse than a form busting under pressure from a concrete pour.

Watch a few of these videos before you do this.

Then there is the factor of has this sandbox been the nieghborhood kitty litter box.

Go to Home Depot and buy pavers and install. You have the sand as a base. Make certain that the sand is compacted.

you need to level the surface of the sand and tamp it down so that when your pavers are installed the are level with the sides of the box. Place the pavers in, levelling each one as you go. Fill the cracks by sweeping more sand on the top and into the cracks. If you wish to avoid weeds, remove some of the existing sand or if need be, add a polymeric sand before the pavers go on and sweep the polymeric sand into the cracks

Be sure the sand box, is FAR from the home. You don't want to be too close to the home, in case of DAMAGE, or a FIRE. Be very alert to this. Too many accidents happen this way, of convience. Great idea, tho make it further away, for safety, PLEASE?? J.