How To Screed For A Paver Patio (DIY) 

Aayyyyyy no four corners finally a RU-vid patio video that the person actually knew what they were doing when laying the patio.

I've been doing a massive project in my garden . I've started it last year and ive got a couple of month left. I've took loads of pics and videos. A cant wait for this to be finished. Awesome work lads

Great video. Thank you for your efforts. Craftsmanship like yours is hard to find these days. Respect...God bless!

I love that band "A Perfect Circle"!!!!!

You guys are Pro! Congratulations, excellent Job.

Wow! You guys do outstanding work, & are truly skilled. Gorgeous result...

Best channel on pavers I've come across. Great job fellas. 👍👍👍

I use a concrete rake for gravel. Best thing I have used. Nice work!

Nothing like the smell of a freshly pressure washed pave patio!

Man! That is nice and flat! Awesome job! Might try a patio myself....

First, this looks amazing, I love how maticulous you guys are and how much care your took to get everything just right. Second, this was super informative. My project is super small by comparison, but seeing all the steps you did and all the details around the materials you used will help me do my little front patio right! Thank You!

I understood everything you did! Keep up the good work!

That’s beautifully done 🤩

It's funny another business in my business decided to try this out we both had great success and I have made the switch to doing this

Amazing work 👏 hats off

I love how you oversize the area and fill it with crushed 3/4 gravel for the base, and then draw onto that flat base surface. It makes everything easier and takes off a lot of the pressure to get exact locations perfect before you start to dig. If you oversize the subbase that is no great loss. It's a small amount of extra material and digging for much greater flexibility in design.

Beautiful work 🎉

Great work!!

Awesome video

Amazing Love the description of the materials used and the sizes Thanks

Awesome work👍🏼

looks awesome!

nice work im sure mine will turn out great after your videos ! thanks!

Thanks bro. I adapted an aluminum ladder section for screed and level.

Amazing stuff

I agreed you ! Not use sand ,bec I found under step in patio and there are many red fire ants . They steals sand and makes hill her home . Thanks for sharing your shown video 👍👏 You are a wonderful and talent job .

Great video, I’m surprised you don’t have more subscribers. It came out so beautiful!

Beautiful!

Very great video man

Okay, now I'm marathon watching and it's nearing midnight. My gosh this is good info. I am officially subscribed and now I'm hitting the bell. I know great info when I see it. I love guys with talent like you have. My dad was a builder and my uncle was a mason. This stuff is in my blood. Funny for a nephrology clinical educator lol!! What's better than improving your property and doing it outside??

great job bro!

I have been doing about a dozen paver jobs a year since 1998.... I have experimented with many different base materials but have always used 1" mason sand for the bedding I really like this chipstone idea.... I have never used straight 3/4" for base (unless for retaining wall base) I usually use a mix of fines/gravel usually bluestone but sometimes native. I am going to seek out 1/4" next time just for ease of manipulation during screeding etc and like the water drainage improvement. I also usually use a conduit style pipe that is a little bendable in comparison to a rigid gas pipe you suggest.. Another great Idea.. Would save time instead of running the level parallel down each pipe when setting them. Anyhow... Absolutely great work and end results. I have yet to have any jobs that have gotten wavy or failed in well over 20 years I actually checked back on my first couple jobs and they are still as level within reason (maybe 1/4" tops) however I definitely like your ideas top to bottom. Again, great work from someone who has a very trained eye.... FYI I use the EXACT methods you do to layout... Looking forward to implementing your ideas. Thanks for the video I will checkout some more of yours. I only have a fraction of your subs but I will give you a mention on a video when I use your upgrade ideas.

Excellent 👍🙏

Thank You 🙏🏼

Thanks!

You remind me of Ben Aflac sir. Thank you for the video

Very impressed: Ezcellent

good info thanks

Nice job boss

Good idea about using gas pipes!

good video

Hope my question doesn't sound dump but I am laying in sidewalk to eventually go all the way around house! I've layed the base which is C6 and leveled! I did not see in your video where you used a tamper machine is it necessary or no? Also it may rain do I need to cover base my understanding is it gets hard not sure from water or tamping? Also the stone you used for top, you said 1/4 inch chip stone? I'm shopping at the Stone Store and I don't see that size or does it go under another name? Thanks for you reply! 😃

I ❤you because you are a professional guy I wish you are living in California

Good info! I have a bunch of brock paver panels for a super small patio (60Sq ft). I figure I'll tamp the mulch/dirt, put an inch of paver sand (because i already bought it) then the pads, with pavers on top. After seeing your video I wish I would have just gone with the 3/8 stone. Any thoughts on those paver panels?

Love the videos. We started installing a new patio with your video guidance. One question has come up. Do you run a compactor over the pavers when they are set? Thanks! Keep up the great work. We are in CT

Beautiful work, great prep, love the wet look. About the net stone that water will wash away........to where, did you install French drains, what happens is the water stays right there traped by the soil around it that is more dense than the airy net stone. Can't really agree on using net stone instead of 0-3/4, then stone dust.

Great work. So I’m in the process of installing modern style slabs so there will be openings between slabs of several inches. Sand will not be an option as it’ll wash away. Was planning on putting 1/4” limestone on fabric, then paver bases before laying pavers spaced out. I’m in NY so susceptible to freezing/thawing. People tell me to use sand under bases. What do you suggest???

Awesome work and understanding of materials, grades, and weather impact. Wish you guys were in Seattle WA! Do you know of or recommend a team as good as you for hire in Seattle?

Beautiful work! If we wanted to put paver patio, but the said patio is currently pea gravel, what do you recommend to put on top or around to stabilize it for sand and pavers eventually? Just sand? Special type of sand? Thank you in advance!

Great video. Here in Ottawa, Ontario. The bedding stone is referred to as PBS.

Hi! Thank you for the detailed video. Would you be able to share where I can purchase the second bedding layer 1/4 crushed stone aggregate? I’m from the greater Boston area so any recommendations would be helpful for my DIY project for my first home.

Great Video ! What is that black plastic that you used under the 3/4 stone?

How deep is the 3/4 inch gravel? Thanks!! Love your videos!

Good Job! Just wondering why you lay the black builder film under the crushed rock? Is it permable material?

Was looking for a video that explained the use of pipes and best gravel to use. THANK YOU! Did you put 1 inch sand on top of fabric that's under the gravel?

It's really a blast watching your content. It got me so motivated, in fact, that I started on my own paver patio. I'm wondering if I can use screed rails to lay the class II paver base (not chipstone or stand) out properly. Otherwise, I'm not sure how I can get the surface both uniformly level and the right slope. Thanks.

Beautiful work, please explain to me what one eighth of a pitch means please. Sheffield UK

Hi thanks for great video.but do the pavers not move with just being on your type of base.surely you need a mortar mix to secure them.thanking you in advance,kindest regards tim

So you don't have to compact this 1/4 inch crushed stone base before screeding? What about if using sand? Would you compact the sand before screeding?

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Amazing work! I wish i could hire you. I cannot find the 1/4” stone. We have either screenings OR 3/8” chip. Will those work? If so, which one?

What area of the USA are you hardscaping in ? I’m curious as to what aggregate is available in your area vs mine?

Your videos & work are absolutely Beautiful, this is my first time putting down Pavers which are 16x16 with 2 inch in height ,it’s an 8x80 I now have just Dirt on the ground, which crushed concrete do I use? #57 3/4 or 1/4, Thank u for your Help

Beautiful work. Where can I find that type of stone? Does it have a name?

How is the base smoothed? How do you avoid little dips of bump etc. or can that be smoothed over a bit with the 1/4 layer. Thanks!

I am a subscriber to your channel and love your knowledge and content. But I have a few questions. I live in south east Michigan where the temps hit the high 90°s + and as low as -20° in the winter. My property soil is sandy, do you still recommend using 3/4” clean crushed stone and 3/8” chip stone for the base materials? Do you also recommend using a weed barrier? I’m getting ready to lay 2 sidewalks 42” wide x 25 feet long and a 12x14 patio using natural granite cobblestone.

Question. How do u get the polymetric sand to the bottom of the pavers ( down the joint lines ) . Would tampping it be a option or just keep brushing it in. I think tampping it might make the pavers not level . I just feel that the sand won't get deep into the joints. Thx for the help

Awesome video about to build my first patio. About how much of each type of rock did you need for this project? I have a similar size. Thank you!

does it hold water because the woven geo fabric? do you use geo grid?

Looks like great work. I'm about to lay the sand bedding for my patio. Question--should the sand and/or the base be dry for the screeding process?

Sub'd and 👍 man thanks

I'm looking to lay pavers on my own and my understanding is to put down 4 inches of 3/4 inch crushed gravel and 1 inch of concrete sand. My question is: could I just put down 4 inches of HPC and then polymeric sand to cover the gaps between the pavers? Thanks!

I didn't see exactly how you set the height of the pipe? Are you just knocking the pipe deeper into the 3/4" gravel until it's 1/8th pitch lower?

1” screed pipes? The 3/4 crushed gravel has no fines? I’m assuming you went 3” or did you go four inches? Compacting between the 2” lifts? I don’t remember seeing a plate compactor, maybe I need to watch it again? That would be a lot of hand tamping, Did you use a permeable material, non woven geo textile, for the ground or that was the purpose of the slope to provide drainage? I like your method over using a class 5 recycled road base for the base. Would you still use the 1/4” crushed for artificial grass or go with washed mason sand?

Great video. I see you used the rolling compactor at the end of the project. Did you use a tamper or compactor on the crushed stone or chip stone?

I did not see you shoot any grades. I assume you did it off line. Since you are adjusting the pitch with the pipes, did you lay the 3/4” crushed gravel level all over? Also, is that pitch 1/8”/ft or 1/8” over the length of the pipe?

obviously is not a easy task to complete is a lot heavy labor involved but look beatifull nice work 👍👍👍👍

Would you recommend the same base for Artificial Turf? if not, what?

Do you think 1/4 clean stone is also good in artic weather were frost moves objects? In finland everybody still uses stonedust or sand. Im thinking to use that clean one! So many videos seen now about this! Thank you!

Boston area? Great video either way

Where are you guys located? Great work

Nice work! Would you lay porcelain pavers on this or???

I notice you use only chipstone under the pavers. Is blue pea stone fine to use under the pavers?

In my area a lot of contractors use a mix of 3/4 stone and stone dust as a paver base and then a sand screed layer. Is that base still permeable? Is straight 3/4 stone preferred over this type of base? I was also wondering about compaction, I noticed you don’t pack the subsoil or rock. Could that cause a problem in settlement?

I can only get 5/8ths and 3/8ths crushed stone will that work as well?

Would you be against pea stone for basic firepit ?

I just used 1/4 minus for the entire base. Does it cost alot more than 3/4?

Hi. Big fan here :)…I’m considering #78 wash stone for screeding. How do you feel about that? 3/4” base, and #78 wash stone on top. Thanks!

What is the diameter (outer) of the pipes? Or rather what is the thickness of the final bedding layer? Lastly its mention in the video the use of 1/4” angular crushed stone (for bedding) however there is reference to 3/8” for this layer (in the comments and in the video). Is it 1/4 or 3/8”.

What do you think about pea gravel as a base?

how thick is your layer of 3/4 stone and how thick the layer of screening? Thanks

I am in the Pacific Northwest and our local source for gravel products only offer Seal Rock (granite) that is free of dust and is small angular pieces. Would this be considered HPB?

I really want to learn this trade. Stone work has always intrigued me. How would one start?

How would you screed the base for a 60 foot curved walkway that is 4 feet wide. The beginning and end points are out of sight of each other. When I originally did it I secured wooden strips to rebar pounded into the earth outside the base area. That way I could curve the wood to follow the cured path of the walk way. The plastic brick edging that I use has spread with the ice and now the spaces have really opened up between the bricks.

What’s the best way to prepare my patio for above ground hot tub? Slab?

I am in the middle of doing a 320sq ft patio and retaining wall at my home. I cannot find anywhere locally here in TN 3/4" stone, only #57, and nobody carries that HPB or 1/4" stone. The closest I can find to 1/4" is 3/8" bagged gravel which is expensive. Will #57 and concrete sand work OK? I really appreciate your videos and have watched many of them and am modeling much of how I'm approaching this project from your work. I'm even going to use Easyjoint (which I've already purchased) instead of polymeric sand.

Hi! Does that work for flagstone?

Do you compact the leveling material ?

I live in Texas and all I can find is 3/8 crushed limestone or road base is your 3/8 base made from lime stone . What kind of rock is your stones made of

How far apart are the pipes set, 4 feet? 1/8 pitch is the edge of the bubble just touching the line?