I went with 100% mortar. I live in Japan, so I can’t recommend a brand, but I did try different kinds of concretes, mortars and mixes. All of the normal dry 100% mortars worked perfectly for me. We don’t have quick dry mortar over here, so I didn’t get to try it.
Be careful not to move the rocks when you put the mortar on. It goes on easily and be sure to smooth the top with something like a pointed trowel. This tray was a little too deep, so I didn’t fill it to the top with mortar. Be sure you make this as smooth and level as possible, because it will be the bottom of your paver.
These are my practice pavers. They have been jumped on and drop tested and have held up nicely.
This is a really fun and easy project.
Materials I used for this project:
Mortar
Pointed trowel
Gardening tray
Rocks
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