Pavers Hall of Fame

Hey so its my first time working with pavers, im extending my patio and digging down about 9in, filling 6in with a base, 1in of sand on top, and then 2in pavers. I plan to put a hot tub on top. Is sand the right thing to put on top of the base? I saw some people put small stones instead. Also, im having trouble picking out what to use for the 6in base. Do I need clean 3/4 uncrushed gravel or do I need the crushed gravel with stuff mixed in? Any help is appreciated.

I paid to have pavers put along my house about 7 years ago. I just discovered that I need to replace the 65 year old galvanized irrigation line which runs underneath the beautiful pavers. Is lifting up a two foot wide 25 foot long line of pavers to lay the replacement pipe pretty doable for a newbie or should I pay somebody for this work? Want it to look sharp after put the pavers back in.

I’m 17 and I proposed to my dad to fix the backyard pavers, but I have no experience did this all on my own. I learned a lot and made sooo many mistakes! But I’m glad I did it, and I would do it again. I put sand down so I can put it in between each crack.

Is it simply just picking up the pavers, putting some dirt down and then relaying the pavers? Any idea what cost would be in NY? Sounds like it would just be labor

I can’t seem to like it. I feel like it either needs to be a proper walkway or designed as smaller steps? Also, any ideas on color and type of landscaping rocks?