The Brock Paverbase people specify compaction of the bedding sand (by hand tamping) but in professional installer videos they don't compact the sand. Can anyone explain?
Small fortune on a 40" by 6' base - just spent. Hope it works. The Paver base is just 20 inches wide. Would make much more sense to consumers if it was 24 inches wide by 3 foot.
Get a gazebo that’s bigger than your patio and anchor it to the ground. If it’s huge and you can’t… 🤷🏾♂️ I’m not sure if you can lag it to the pavers without them cracking. I’m no pro. I’m watching a DIY video.
I'm using this on clay soil, after screeding 1/2" of leveling sand, watering the sand for cohesion, hand-tamping it with a 10lb hand tamper, then adding a bit more sand to cover in the spots left by the tamper and screeding again...placing like 4 panels and 2 (large) pavers and testing, I noticed there's a little give to the pavers when I walk on them. I don't know if this is normal or expected.
The Brock PaverBase works perfectly in Houston over crap clay. I am on my third paver project today at my residence in Houston. My first project was 2 years ago, over 30' long and 5 feet wide and looks as good today as the day I laid the stones over Brock PaverBase with sand.
Nice video. How perfect should the ground leveling be before adding the sand ,? Will sand adjust for any little imperfections in the base. My base is level but some light does pass under the level when I check
The ground level will be your rough in. Get it relatively smooth but it won't be perfect. Sand is very good at self leveling so it will fill in imperfections when you level it out to the grade you want
Company claims that it replaces 5 bags of base (200 pounds) but with sand being $5/0.5-cu ft bag these days I have to question the savings with $13 2x3 panels. The drainage through limited holes is also very questionable. Not arguing that it is easier to level however compacting sand becomes crucial and a compactor may be needed. See benefits of better weed control though
its going to replace the 4" of base material (High Performance Base, 3/4 minus, etc) that you would normally put under a pedestrian-traffic paver area. it's not just the cost of the material, its the labor to pick up large quantities of base (usually a trailer and buying a yard at a time from a stone/gravel supply yard), and then the labor of moving that from the trailer to the project area, then spreading, then compacting in 2" layers at a time...vs leveling your ground, rolling geotextile, spreading sand, and snapping 3x2 panels together. If you are doing DIY and price your time at $0 you may not see a cost difference...
These would be so helpful in redoing our little patio I'm our backyard I was gonna do a flat concrete cement patio but if this is alot cheaper can someone help me with what I would need. The paver stones bricks I could get from Walmart cause I work there I want to extend the patio I want to add a patio furniture set from Walmart but we also have a swing and little table and chair I have marble chips and pebbles on it now but weeds grow through it. I still want the landscape lighting around that I have. Can I get some help with this this and the cost too. 😊
I’m installing 16” paver stones in a channel 10 ft x 18” over a concrete cut out that’s 4” deep. Stones are 1 1/2 “ thick. Do I still need a sand base on top of the concrete base? 😮
You don't need to stake them down that I'm aware of, you just use edge retention border to keep them in place and you stake that down. And yes, I'm about to install this tomorrow and they say leave the pipe or rebar that you use as a screed guide in place
For anyone doing this you need to run a plate compactor over the pavers when sweeping in the sand. You will not have a complete full of the joints and the polymeric sand will not set correctly.
I'm about to use this under some larger pavers for an 8x10 shed. If you come back in like 2 weeks I'll be able to tell you if it worked. I just did the majority of the dirt leveling today and will be doing the sand and everything tomorrow. My total area will be 11x13 to accommodate the shed with some additional space on two sides by my fence
so how did it work out a year later? everything still square and level at the edges? no sinking or settling at the edges that you can see?@@Paintplayer1
I have 400 sq ft pavers in backyard, but the previous owner made some strange pattern that I don't like, and it grows moss, so I wanna pave again. My question is, can I use this on the old pavers directly?
So what is the advantage of using that stupid 💩? Except that it makes it easier for somebody who doesn't know wtf they're doing (instant gratification). Because I'll tell you this, it sure as hell doesn't make it stronger. In fact, it is weaker because you're not compacting the pavers 'into' the sand 'leveling' bed.. That 💩 is garbage for fucktards.
Nice easy video 👍🏼 I have a question, can paver base be layed on the concrete slab? I have a walkway that’s uneven and I was wondering if I can put a thin layer of sand before laying pavers down? Thanks again! 👍🏼
The problem with this is what caused your concrete to get out of level in the first place? You are covering a problem up if you do it that way and it will transfer to the hard work you put into your new project too. So much of these pannels' success lies on just how well the foundation is under.
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I'm confused about how to create a slope. I know it needs to be about 1/4 inch per foot away from the structure. But do you create the slope when digging and tamping the soil, or when laying the sand?
Get a four foot level, tape a one on block to the bottom of the level on the far side. The block sits downslope and the normal edge sits up. If the bubble is in the center of the two indicators or slightly above the indicator on the upslope, you know you have a downward slope. The measure every four feet depending on length.
I believe the manufacturer (Brock) recommends that you _not_ use a plate compactor _over_ the paver base. I would expect thatyou should be fine if you use a tamper to vibrate the pavers to get the sand down further, and personally I would recommend it.
Great job and now I am to going do it as it would be within my budget. Have an issue. I want the paver walkway to be leveled with the side of the garage driveway. Question: how much thickness allowance should be given to these pads as they are compressible to a certain extent. Thanks.
