DIY Concrete Paver Patio | From Beginning To End! 

Of course this turned out beautifully! Not only did you install a beautiful patio for the homeowner but you replaced that horrible step and made sure the rain water would not damage the siding causing future problems!! Such great work! It's a small space, but the patio creates a nice area for the homeowner.

For all you paver guys out there….. THIS is a very good example of why you shouldn’t just charge by sq foot… in this example it’s a very little amount of square feet but lots of prep labor and intricate work irrigation pipe, small area etc. nice job my dude

Nicely done. Thank you for putting in the effort in making this video. Mentioning the concrete edging as opposed to the plastic one was very helpful.

So beautiful work to only have it for 8X12! Thank you for sharing!

Ha. So I'm researching for a patio. Your stuff comes up and I watched one about a concrete edging first. Then go to the channel, then this one and see the company name. I knew that was a MA accent but you're right around the corner!

That original step looks like a typical builder special

Thanks for sharing brother! Great video! 🙌

Awesome job!

another informative video, thanks! Content-wise it's pretty good but production-wise I'd recommend you'd a) get a mic and b) put some time into post-production editing to balance out the sound levels. The music is much louder than your voice and it cuts out rather than fades gently. Love the channel, really fun to watch!

Excellent job 🥇🥇🥇👏

Amazing skills!

Nice work, I do the same edge restraint also. Easy and effective.

Great Job on the Patio! Hope they check that AC unit and get it cleaned all that dust just went into it.

Very good job 👍🏼

Very well made

Hi buddy nice work 👏👏👏

I just recently installed some granite steps with a paver lentil for the bottom step. It creates a true 7" rise off of the patio or walkway. It could even make the second step up to the back slider more equal with the bottom step next time. Nonetheless great videos man! Keep it up!

nice work !

Great job! I'm going to try this for a small space in the back of my yard! Mines will be smaller than a 10x10 Lol

Great content

Haven’t watched the video yet, but I’m sure it’s gonna turn out great

Awesome videos. Will you do a video on pricing jobs for new Hardscapers and stuff to look out for

Nice work! Love all your videos. I just did an install of a patio at my home after watching this. Turned out great! For the area where the stone is, is there also concrete edging under the stone? Where mine stops there is only a 4 inch gap to the home's foundation that I was going to fill with the 1/4 chip. Would that hold enough or would I need the concrete edging there as well? Keep up the great work!

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What is the border you used? And is this the granite city from nicolock??looks great

Awesome transformation!!! Hey, is the whole world venting radon gas?!?!😖 See those monstrosities of vent systems everywhere now! Great marketing!!😎🤣

Great job! It looks awesome. I wanted to ask you for your opinion on how many concrete bags do you need to do the edging of a 10x10 patio? I try to look online but I didn't have much luck.

Great job. I am on week 2 of my DIY paver patio. Lots to be said for experience, mine still doesn't look half as good for 200 sq feet. Funny how experience works.

Very nice 🤙 Do you tamp the sand setting it into the joints after the concrete is cured? Does this cause any problems with the edge pavers that are binding to the concrete?

You’ve inspired me to give this a go. Looks great. What edge restraint would you recommend for 20mm porcelain pavers? I was thinking a perimeter of concrete blocks under the paver, glue the paver to the block then cement restraint as per video…..thoughts?

Question would you need some type of French drain near the foundation of the house??

Beautiful work!! I’m sure you must have covered this in another video but I have a clay soil and about to put the base down. What geotextile is best suited for clay soils?

Dude, you are awesome. I am following your advice and trying to DIY my own patio. I developed low spots "waves" in my finished base layer that I am hoping to make up with the 3/8" stone while screeding to grade. Do you think if i need more than 2 inches of 3/8" stone to screed in those low spots I should try and add some 3/4" stone first.

Thanks for the last reply. Just one more question. Is the 3/4 inch crushed stone for the base, clean, or is it like a shoulder stone with dust in it? In the video it looks clean. What do you recommend? Thank you again.

I'm watching your video and I have a question about the video I have patio where did you buy your pavers patio

Great work! Which concrete brand do you use for your edging? Does it have fiberglass? I live in the Philadelphia area and looking to have my driveway done with pavers. The contractor I spoke with said he uses open aggregate like you but uses plastic edging with spikes. He said he will use concrete if I want him to. Thank you.

Nice job. Question for you. When you cut the pavers with that blade at the end, i see you did it near the door side. Does it matter which side the cut pavers go. Meaning would it go on the other short end near the garden side or is it not noticable.

Do you guys do driveways? Im located in worcester Ma this is so exciting to see a local doing his thing on YT, not many ppl show their work or process your gonna do amazing.

What types of adhesive to jointing cap is it strong as cement sir

Do you worry about the imperfections with chip stone like you would with sand or does it not matter too much bc its all stone?

Very nice job and content. My free 2 cents. Cut the music volume and add a consistent voice volume. Thanks

Do you have a video on how you level the pitch water to run ? I’m having a hard time understanding on how to do that ? I’ve read that for every 8ft it’s supposed to have a 1’ drop but you say 1/8 for water to run Also at what point to do lever for the pitch of water at 3/4 crush stone ?

Great work. I particularly like the step. Would you mind telling me about what you charge for this?

Hi another great job and video. For some reason I find it relaxing lol quick question. When doing a large paver patio roughly 980sq ft how do you know to go with small or large pavers? Is there any pros and con? Thanks

Do I see 2 four way junctions in a row at 18:44? On the soldier course. Just giving you ****! I know how you frown on them. And, for good reason. Anyways, beautiful job. Love your channel. Keep up the excellent work.

I just demolished my 7x7 concrete patio that was tilting towards the house. Now there's sizable pit where it was. My plan is to put a 12x13 paved patio at the same spot...Do I fill it with dirt and then gravel? How many inches should the top of the dirt layer be from the shingle? Thanks for all your videos they are so helpful. I've never done any hardscaping in my life and this is overwhelming 😧

What paver joint did you use? Looking to do a DIY paver patio myself using this system.

Looks real good. Why is it that you guys tend to pick up your own materials? Have you thought if it would be cheaper to have it delivered (gas to pick it up, labor to pick it up, wear and tear on equipment, etc) I just figured it’s cheaper for me to get it delivered and add it on to the cost of the job.

I noticed you don’t plate tamp once it’s all laid out and finished. Can I just use a rubber mallet or use the hand tamp lightly as I saw you do in this video

Nice job buddy. How much a project like this cost?

If you dont mind- have several questions my apologies- is there a way to reach you to send u a few photos(email maybe)? it be so greatly appreciated- such as: 1). does the concrete edging go around the entire patio? reason I ask is I didn't notice any placed on side closest to the house ( for a diff scenario, would the edging still need to be placed on the edge right near a fence? or just on the other sides that arent right near a fence?.. 2). does soil have to go over completed edging? or what else can go over it to cover the edging? or does it need to be covered at all? do u wait a few hrs or a day to put anything over the edging? 3). do we need to figure out a pitch? to me thats probably the most challenging part of this project. for my back yard we are doing patio for 3 small light weight Metal garden sheds which have no flooring to them bikes will be stored inside & trash cans.. 2 of the sheds are 6x4ft & the other is 5x3 which will be placed in the middle, we figure we will line them near our back fence.. the over all back yard space is small, we live in a city with neighbors in close proximity on 3 sides and street in front. the back yard space to work with is only about 34 ft x13ft - so as for now We've figured a space of 25ft by 6ft, its going to have very little foot traffic on ocassion- No cars or anything heavy.. we are NEW at this having not much knowledge- only just reading and watching videos.. we were going to use 12x12 concrete pavers and instead of sand deciding on the crushed stone, & using it between 1.5 inches in between each 12x12 paver.. 4.) keeping this as affordable as we can, how deep do u recommend we dig? 5.)how many inches do we lay of pea gravel and then how much of the crushed stone on top of the cloth? ty so much

What is the name of the grey paver and the edge paver?

Is that concrete (cement with aggregates) or mortar mix (cement with sand)?

Great job I will recommend you 100% to wear a dust mask to protect your lungs buddy .

Shouldn't there be a gap between the top of the paver and the bottom of the siding? I've been told it needs to be minimum 6"? It's a confusing topic bc I've seen 2", 3" or none.

Does the grass grow over the concrete edging or does it end up burning or turning brown once it gets hot? You should have put down plywood to run the loader on instead of running on the grass. You just compacted the snot out of the soil. How slippery is the granite step when wet?

How deep do you have to dig before any layers?

Hi Christian. Can you do my walkway. I live in Toronto.

Have you ever done a video on how you charge?

Do you charge per sq ft or more of time and material time of quoting?

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What's the edging paver used on this project.

So it is possible to do a good job without using a power compactor? Rather not have to rent one of those beasts if I don't have to.

7:46 beat name????

why is the patio so small?

Clean install. Butt ugly colors.

I've got to say, that last course was ugly, and right where they'll see it every time they go in or out. If you'd started at the most visually important spot (the door), you could've ended with a full paver on the other end. And if I were the neighbor whose yard you destroyed (and compacted), I wouldn't be happy with just some grass seed. You could've put down pads for that mini-skid or limited your trips (and priced that in) versus destroying somebody else's turf.