How Many Pavers for a 16×16 Patio?
A 16 × 16 ft patio is 256 ft², which needs 1,155 pavers of pavers with 5% allowed for cuts and waste. Order 1,155 pavers — pallets hold 100–120 ft²; buy the whole pallet if you are within a few pieces.
Other patio sizes
Order 1,155 pavers — pallets hold 100–120 ft²; buy the whole pallet if you are within a few pieces.
- Area
- 256 ft²
- Unit 4×8″ + 0.125″ joint
- 4.30 per ft²
- Net pavers
- 1,100
- Waste / cuts 5%
- + 55
- Pavers to buy
- 1,155
- Polymeric joint sand, 50 lb
- 5 bags
- Bedding sand, 1″
- 1.11 t · 0.79 yd³
- Crushed stone base, 4″ compacted (+20%)
- 5.69 t · 3.79 yd³
- Materials + delivery$0.45–$1.50 / paver · Sep 2026
- $670 – $1,883
- Installed (with labor)typ. $4,088
- $2,718 – $6,491
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How to calculate pavers by hand
Pavers = Area (ft²) ÷ [(L + joint) × (W + joint) ÷ 144] × (1 + waste)
Worked example
- Area: 16 ft × 12 ft = 192 ft².
- One 4 × 8″ paver with ⅛″ joints occupies 4.125 × 8.125 ÷ 144 = 0.233 ft² → 4.30 per ft².
- Net: 192 × 4.30 = 825 pavers; with 5% for cuts, 867.
- Also: bedding sand 192 ft² × 1″ = 0.59 yd³ ≈ 0.8 t; base 4″ compacted ≈ 4.3 t; polymeric sand 4 bags.
- 4 × 8″ pavers per ft²
- 4.3 (4.5 with no joint)
- 6 × 9″ pavers per ft²
- 2.6
- 12 × 12″ pavers per ft²
- 1.0
- Pallet of 4 × 8″
- ≈ 480–500 pcs · 108 ft²
Questions crews ask
How many pavers do I need?
Divide the area by the paver’s face area including the joint. A 4 × 8″ paver with ⅛″ joints covers 0.233 ft², so 4.3 per square foot: a 16 × 12 ft patio (192 ft²) needs 825, or 867 with 5% for cuts. Buy by the pallet if the count is close.
How many 4x8 pavers are in a pallet?
Usually 480–500 pieces covering about 108 ft², weighing 2,700–3,200 lb. 6 × 9″ pavers come 280–300 to a pallet (about 100 ft²), 12 × 12″ about 100–120 pieces. Ask the yard — counts vary by manufacturer.
How much sand and gravel do I need under pavers?
A 1″ screeded layer of coarse concrete sand (about 0.3 tons per 100 ft²) over 4″ of compacted ¾″ minus base (about 2.2 tons per 100 ft² after compaction). Driveways get 6–8″ of base. The calculator adds both to the ticket for your area.