How to DIY large, irregular concrete natural looking stepping stones 

same here.. Ive been using boot trays for slate rocks but this will work so much better

Wonderful, so glad you liked it!

OMG...You know my husband!

Hahahahaaaaaa!!!!

Oh boy, can l relate to that!

Lol this is mostly my issue when I got ideas 🤭

Ditto…I get that “What’s She doin now? ” comment all the time! lol 😊

Thank you:)

Why would you have a dog chopper!? how many dogs have you chopped and WHY???

@@AnxiousCowboy 🤭🤪

You can always just buy 200 acres of land and place your house wherever your want or learn to not spend 5 million dollars like sime dumb ass people and have thEir neighbors fkn their wives,.. sick mofos. I h8 fakes. Ok, .... that was a little much, I apologize. Peace and Love, ...... IF YOU SHAKE MY HAND AND LOOK ME IN THE EYE MOTHER FKR BELIEVE ME I WONT EVWR BE THE FIRST ONE MAKING A MOVE ON YOUR GIRL OR WIFE. RESPECT.

LOL!! Good luck:)

TY for this idea. I’ve been trying to figure out a way to make the stones appear more natural,

Thats a great idea!

I just posted an update video after two years. No crack or chipping yet. I did use a "crack-resistant" concrete so if you don't have access to that I would reinforce with the wire:)

@@uniquelyursula87 excatly, if you use the fiber based concrete, it eliminated the need for wire!!! Looks great by the way!!

Oh good idea I might do some chicken wire mesh to help not to crack overtime

That's a Terrific idea.. Lasts longer I think. Thanx 4 the Tip!!

@@uniquelyursula87 where do you live? I'm in -20F Northern NH....everything cracks....lol

You think this could hold a vehicles weight?? Im thinking about doing this as a driveway

@@mr_4point681 You might need gravel/sand underneath instead of dirt to avoid shifting. Maybe no gravel if your soil is clay base? Don't mean to speak on the masons behalf!

@@mr_4point681 What do they use to do driveways? Just make your 'stones' the same way, leave a little room at the top of the mold and top up with the cement mix, minus sand, stones, etc and add any colouring you want to get the stone slab look. It only has to be on the top.

@@mr_4point681 If the stone is less than 3 inches thick is too fragile for the weight of a car.

"Amen" ... and wear knee pads.

I agree at 68 I am not as strong as I used to be nor do I wish to do further damage to my back! Yes, do it while you are young or have a helping hand around!

@@wyndiefeatherstone948 I totally agree.

Well, I’m 70 and I’m DEFINATELY DOING THIS... even if I only do one a day!

I’m 35 but bad mobility, in the middle of this project. Takes much longer than the average person but I’ll get there and get to say I done it myself ! 😊

How many? How big? Could you give an approximate cost total? Thanks

@@flowerchild777 The concrete bigger stones i made were about pillow sized and different shapes with a 3 to 4 inch gap between them. Once they cured, i dug all the dirt out and filled with crushed concrete aggregate. Once the crushed aggregate is watered and tamped down it never moves. It locks everything in place. Plus it prevents weeds. The spot i did was under my steps that come down from my deck and under the deck. About 12x24 with 4 spots left open for my kiwi vines that go up 4 columns to the pergola over my steps and half the deck. I'm adding 4 more Kiwi vines right now and 4 magnolia vines this weekend. My backyard is a 1 acre food forest. I have hundreds of trees and bushes going all kinds of weird stuff. Trees: apple, pear, plum, cherry, and pawpaw. 30 or so in total. Bushes: Hazelnut, blueberry, raspberry, honeyberry, sea buckthorn, goumi berry, miracle berry, service berry, teaberry, nanking cherry, spice bush. about 100 bushes around the back yard and a couple thousand planted in the forest behind my house. Vines: Hardy Kiwi, and soon to be magnolia. I make close to 10,000 pounds of fruit nuts and berries a year now. I give most of it away though.

@@flowerchild777 If you lay out a piece of string for each shape it makes it easy to dig out the shapes you want. Leave a 3 to 4 inch space of dirt and grass border to keep them all separate. Once it cures pull out that border and fill with any kind of stones you want. Add lots of dye though to make a good contrast.

Do you think a person could use old household paint as a dye? Thanks. Your project sounds really good.

@@HeyWatchMeGo Nope. The dye you use in concrete is just acrylic paint. Laytex house paint will screw up the concrete

Can you explain which type of insulation please? Thanks!

I hope you can maybe post any 10 second video (leave a link here) to show us how it comes out. That would be terrific

@Kabir Flynn jerk

Ziploc baggies will shape into brick sized "rocks"