I cut the perimeter of the patio I did last summer with the wet saw. I was alone and didn't have anyone there to wash away the slurry while cutting. The slurry stained the pavers around the cut area. What's your go-to for cleaning that off?
Yea, that stuff can be nasty…. I would try using a power washer, that usually works fine. If not, they make paver friendly cleaners that you can put on it and use a hard bristle scrub brush to loosen it up. Than rinse off. Good luck man ✌🏻
Harbor freight sells a "warrior" 4.5" angle grinder for $14; a diamond blade about $5. A one time purchase for a DIY project... if it breaks you have a 30 day return window. After that just buy a new one.
When you have a really tight radius with 4.5x9 edger (running long way), how do you manage the tighter curves? Would you cut them in half and use 4.5x4.5 pavers to make it around the curve?
That is a great way to get through a tight radius. If it is really tight, you can cut them in half but also at a slight angle to help with the radius. ✌
glad you liked it! Those blades can last months if taken care of properly. but that can depend on how much use and what type of material you cut. Just cutting concrete, it will last awhile... but when you start cutting natural stone, it wont last so long...
Let’s say you wanted to do a standard brick paver landing with the edge brick’s going lengthwise along the curve(long end of bricks perpendicular to the entire landing and short edges of bricks following the curve) Do you need to cut a few degrees out of each long end to end up with a curve? Hard to try to explain without a picture. The edge bricks need to be perpendicular to how you did your edge curve. How does one accomplish that?
Very helpful to know about putting more stone under the border stones and compacting with a hammer. You man do a beautiful artistic job. Thanks for sharing your tips
@@GRUBB-MUDD Yea, for sure. The edges need to get rounded off a bit... I almost bought the magnesium one but this Mahogany wood one was a lot cheaper... Figured it is fine for smoothing out my bedding stone.
Little off topic...Do you have any vids of building stairs with wall block and not veneer? Also, whats the CF of your plate compactor for open grade base? Lastly, do you use open grade base on driveways that might have heavy vehicular traffic , like say a work van loaded with tools ?...Best, Steve
you can use a roughly 3,000 lb cf compactor and be fine on foot traffic applications. I would recommend open grade base for driveways. But you need a minimum of 10-12 inches of base stone and needs a few more steps taken in the backfill process than a foot traffic only application. You should backfill with 4-5 inch lifts and compact with a much heavier compactor with much higher CF ratings than the foot traffic only applications. Then on top of the compacted lift should have a layer of geo grid before backfilling more stone. 2 layers of geo grid at least. That will help stabilize the stone and lock it together. Then once you have installed the pavers, they should be compacted with a compactor (3,000 lb CF) to set them into the bedding stone nice and tight. Then install the poly sand and compact again. Here is a couple videos of me building block steps. This one is how I prep the base and lay the 1st row👉ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-FElDTnJRJKs.html This one is building the rest of the steps👉ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-EVmJ6tNYb58.html
@@TheChristianHardscaper hi, i dont get, u say 3000 lb compactor, if u using only 200 lb compactor: 220 lb = 100 kg. or my wrong? Greetings from europe 🤙
@@romasrimas2191 So I was referring to the amount of force that it compacts with. A smaller compactor like mine will generally compact with 3,000 lbs of force.
@@TheChristianHardscaper Thanks for the links..had you considered placing the step blocks about 1 inch on the row beneath instead of on just base to ensure a more solid foundation?...Best, Steve
@@TheChristianHardscaper yea, man i was talking about weight of compactor and u about force, fine🤦♂️. U know u using 3372 lbf (15 kn) compactor with 200 lb. weight. Its wacker neuson production. U own it or just renting? If so , why dont u buy, i guess its the same price like yours concrete saw STihl. In my land the price about 1200 eur. (its 1300 $). 🤑
Thank you, I lay the pavers randomly. You just need to watch out for a few things... Check out this video right here if you want to learn more about it 👉ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-JJvIb05mmGw.html
Awesome job! Now I definitely know how I'll be cutting the curves on my DIY hardscaping project at home. I just subscribed to your channel. Keep up the good work.
Damn brother! Your damn good With that saw!!! I’ll tell you nothing beats up a saw blade more than cutting radius into natural flagstone lol! Hope your having a great day bro! That landing looks killer!!! Very impressive
Thanks man! That natural stone definitely kicks your saw blades ass for sure! Everything is good here, I hope the same for you too. I just seen that you uploaded, going to check it out now! ✌
@@TheChristianHardscaper right on bro! Glad your doing well! I got some video of an outdoor fireplace we did a couple years back at the end of the video. I think you’ll like it bro! You the man Kyle!!
I watch a lot of your videos. You are an excellent teacher of your craft. Great detail and explanations always. Thank you and I appreciate how you emphasize the little things in your projects.
Thank you very much, I appreciate the feedback! I try to be thorough with my explanations, I know there are a lot of people interested in this work (including me). It has been a blast making all these videos and the feedback like this is very motivating. Thanks again brother! ✌🏻
What if the edge that you’re starting your pavers on has an angle in it? So that the pavers are moving away from each other with a increasingly large gap in the middle. Ever seen that before?
Crazy idea! Buy a brick saw like a pro (me) and not use petrol cutter like an amateur (you). 10:22 and that’s bollocks too, just use a felt pen. And no, you screed it all level, you don’t sit them proud and batter them down. And you’ve cut curves in your pavers and laid the headers landscape course, that’s why you have gaps. You’ve got no idea what you’re talking about, I’d be pissed if you laid that for me and charged me for it. HIRE A PROFESSIONAL
😂 this is one of the funniest comments I’ve ever read… lol. Thanks for your feedback, but I’ll stick to doing it my way and you can do it your way. Setting the border in without lifting and setting is why so many edges fail on paver projects. As a “pro” I would think you knew that… 🤷🏼♂️✌🏻
