How much does a 20x20 paver patio cost?

HomeGuide publishes $3,800 to $6,800 installed for a 20x20 paver patio — 400 square feet at its $10 to $17 band. Pick 20 x 20 above and the tool shows the row, the material band beside it, and what a concrete slab of the same size would run.

How much does 1,000 square feet of pavers cost?

Enter 1,000 in the square-footage box and the tool applies HomeGuide's published band for the paver you choose — $10,000 to $17,000 at its all-types $10 to $17, or $8,000 to $15,000 for concrete pavers on its material table. The nearest published row, 30x30 at 900 square feet, is shown as the nearest.

Why is there no slope or pattern control?

Because HomeGuide publishes those as descriptions and per-square-foot lines — regrading at $0.40 to $2.00 per square foot, 20% waste for an angled pattern — not as multipliers on the total. A slider that scaled your number would be our invention, so the page prints them as questions to ask a bidder instead.

What does the calculator not include?

Excavating old concrete, regrading a slope, delivery and pallet fees above HomeGuide's base lines, a fire pit or seating wall, and permits where a city requires one. HomeGuide prices several of those on its paver guide; none of them is knowable before a contractor sees the yard.

Does this calculator give me a quote?

No. It gives you the published range for your size and paver and shows what each line does to it. Only a contractor who has measured the site can quote the job, and you should get three of those in writing for the same square footage and paver.

Paver patio cost calculator

A paver patio costs $10 to $17 per square foot installed, or $3,800 to $6,800for a 20x20, on HomeGuide’s published figures. This calculator reads your size and paver off the same tables, with every figure sourced.

This page is general information, not professional advice. It cannot see your yard’s grade, its access or what is under the grass, and the only number that counts is a written quote from a contractor who has measured the site.

1. How big is the patio?

Pick one of the footprints HomeGuidepublishes a price for, or enter your own square footage and the tool applies HomeGuide’s published per-square-foot band — the unit it prices in.

2. Which paver?

HomeGuide publishes an installed band by paver material. Its by-size table is built on the all-types band of $10 to $17; the material band is the second reading here.

Concrete pavers — $8 to $15 per sq ft installedMany colors, styles and shapes; HomeGuide says they require a sealant.Clay brick pavers — $10 to $17 per sq ft installedLasts up to 25 years on HomeGuide's table; many colors and textures.Stone pavers — $8 to $14 per sq ft installedLittle maintenance, up to 25 years; HomeGuide's natural-stone patio band runs higher for flagstone and cut stone.

3. Seal it when it is done?

HomeGuide prices cleaning and sealing by job size — $2.20 to $3.25 per square foot for 400 square feet. The manufacturers say to wait 30 to 90 days after installation before sealing a new patio.

20 x 20 ft concrete pavers patio

Published estimate

$3,800 – $6,800

HomeGuide’s published row for a 20 x 20 ft paver patio, plus the sealing line if you included it. Not a quote — the spread is real, and your written quotes will land somewhere inside it.

The published row
$3,800 to $6,800 installed for a 20 x 20 ft patio, all paver types, on HomeGuide's size table.
Where it goes
HomeGuide splits its $10 to $17 band into materials and base at $3.40 to $6.20 — $1,360 to $2,480 here — and labor at $6.25 to $10.90, or $2,500 to $4,360. At its pace of about 100 sq ft a day for a two-person crew, that is roughly 4 crew-days.
Sealing — left out
Not in the total. HomeGuide's material table says concrete pavers require a sealant; the manufacturers say to wait 30 to 90 days after installation first.

The second and third readings

HomeGuide’s concrete pavers band, $8 to $15 per sq ft, reads $3,200 to $6,000 on 400 sq ft. HomeGuide prices a brick or concrete paver patio at $10 to $17 as well. A plain concrete slab of the same size would run $1,600 to $3,200 at HomeGuide’s $4 to $8, and a DIY build $2,000 to $4,000 at its $5 to $10.

Every choice above is in the web address, so the link opens on the same numbers.

Order more pavers than the area: HomeGuide says 10% extra for a straight pattern and 20% for an angled one, for cuts and breakage. Pattern, excavation of old concrete, regrading a slope and poor access all raise the labor on its list, and none of them is a published multiplier — which is why none is a control here. Ask each bidder which of them applies to your yard.

HomeGuide’s published paver patio installation cost by size, all paver types.
Size	Square feet	Installed cost
6 x 9 ft	54	$500 – $950
10 x 10 ft	100	$950 – $1,700
10 x 20 ft	200	$1,900 – $3,400
12 x 12 ft	144	$1,400 – $2,500
12 x 24 ft	288	$2,700 – $4,900
15 x 15 ft	225	$2,200 – $3,900
20 x 20 ft	400	$3,800 – $6,800
24 x 24 ft	576	$5,500 – $9,800
30 x 30 ft	900	$8,600 – $15,000

Source: HomeGuide.

Figures last read from their sources on August 21, 2026.

Where every price on this page comes from

HomeGuide supplies the by-size table, the all-types band, the by-material bands, the labor and materials split, the concrete slab and DIY comparisons, the waste allowances and the crew pace. HomeGuide is the second reading on the paver band, and HomeGuide supplies the sealing rate by job size. Each was read first-hand on the date stamped above, and each is linked next to the figure it produced.

HomeGuide’s own tables do not agree to the dollar, and that is printed rather than smoothed over: its size table reads $3,800 to $6,800 for a 20x20 and its patio guide $4,000 to $6,800; its all-types band is $10 to $17 while its concrete-paver band starts at $8. The tool shows the row and the band side by side.

Why there is a square-footage box here and not on the pool calculator

Because the square foot is the unit HomeGuide prices pavers in. HomeGuide publishes a per-square-foot band and a size table built on it, and its own calculator takes dimensions — so multiplying the published band by your area is reading a published figure. A pool is priced per square foot of interior too, but the reader asks in gallons, and converting gallons to surface would have meant inventing a depth. Here there is nothing to invent.

What moves a real quote off the table

HomeGuidenames them without scaling them: an intricate pattern, which means more cuts and 20% waste instead of 10%; removing old concrete at $0.30 to $0.50 per square foot on top of excavation; regrading a slope at $0.40 to $2.00 per square foot; poor access for equipment; and the contractor’s 10% to 20% for overhead and profit. A plain slab of the same size runs $4 to $8 per square foot on the same guide, which the tool prints beside every estimate so the comparison is never lost.

The deeper pages behind this tool: paver patio cost by size, the 20x20 paver patio, pavers versus concrete and what sealing costs.

Questions people ask about this

How much does a 20x20 paver patio cost?: HomeGuide publishes $3,800 to $6,800 installed for a 20x20 paver patio — 400 square feet at its $10 to $17 band. Pick 20 x 20 above and the tool shows the row, the material band beside it, and what a concrete slab of the same size would run.
How much does 1,000 square feet of pavers cost?: Enter 1,000 in the square-footage box and the tool applies HomeGuide's published band for the paver you choose — $10,000 to $17,000 at its all-types $10 to $17, or $8,000 to $15,000 for concrete pavers on its material table. The nearest published row, 30x30 at 900 square feet, is shown as the nearest.
Why is there no slope or pattern control?: Because HomeGuide publishes those as descriptions and per-square-foot lines — regrading at $0.40 to $2.00 per square foot, 20% waste for an angled pattern — not as multipliers on the total. A slider that scaled your number would be our invention, so the page prints them as questions to ask a bidder instead.
What does the calculator not include?: Excavating old concrete, regrading a slope, delivery and pallet fees above HomeGuide's base lines, a fire pit or seating wall, and permits where a city requires one. HomeGuide prices several of those on its paver guide; none of them is knowable before a contractor sees the yard.
Does this calculator give me a quote?: No. It gives you the published range for your size and paver and shows what each line does to it. Only a contractor who has measured the site can quote the job, and you should get three of those in writing for the same square footage and paver.