Making a paver walkway from concrete and a mold | How to 

Hey, greetings! That is a good tip about the fabric, I won't have an issue here but others might so thanks! I don't have any leftover oil to put on, it all gets recycled. But I have had good luck spraying moulds with a good coat of wd-40 first, I never even thought to do it. Thanks and stay safe! 🇨🇦 🇺🇦

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When i made paving slabs, we used spray oil too and I completely forgot about this as when I bought my moulds on Amazon, the reviews from people never mentioned that they used oil to coat the frames. Not used my moulds yet. Still need to prep the ground. But thanks for reminding me about the oil!

@@JessedoesDIY how many bags did you use for those 6 cement molds

4 total. 2 bags filled 3 moulds

Same here. The key is your concrete consistency. Don’t make it too soupy and it will hold fine.

Yep, they just don't understand what slump means.

That's awesome! Good to hear they stand the test of time, thanks!

No problem, glad I could help. The process isn't that hard at all, but any concrete project does require some effort. It's heavy lol. Good luck on yours!

Thanks, glad you liked it!

Anytime, glad you found it useful! Yeah I've posted pics on my Instagram last month of the finished project finally. I poured a second row and then filled with pebbles and garden edging border. Good luck on yours!

That's awesome, glad I could gelp! Good luck on yours

Hey, that's awesome! Glad to have you on the crew! I'm happy I could help out. Good luck on yours and keep me posted!

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Awesome! Good luck on yours

Thanks, glad you like it? Sorry yours didn't work out but I'm sure the next batch will be awesome, keep me posted and good luck!

Anytime, I'm glad you liked it! That's awesome good luck on the project!

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Awesome! It's a lot of work, I get why you've put it off lol but it's nice when it's done. Good luck on yours!

@@JessedoesDIY Well, that and inflation of course. I'm planning on doing it correctly, meaning sand, then gravel, then doing the mould's side by side in a column of about 30' which should bring me to the chain link fence or just past it.

Awesome, good luck on yours!

Thanks! Glad you liked it

Oh yeah, definately closer would have been better, oh well, live and learn hey. You built a shed, that's awesome! I'd love to see it. Thanks for watching!

I like them like this. It’s a preference

Anytime man! Happy to help. Good luck on yours, keep me posted!

fyi i used regular bags of concrete and they worked fine. just make sure you do not add too much water. add a little at a time, it should not be runny but wet enough to get the cream to the top. You can pull the mold immediately after troweling. if you’re making a long path the fast setting concrete will add up.

Thanks so much, I'm glad you liked it! Good luck on yours! Mine look much better now than they did when I was done but winter stopped me there. I have another row and it's fully landscaped now. Welcome to the crew!

I love this project. I'm just a little concerned what to put down on the ground before I don't want weeds to grow in between. And how about the movement of the concrete after a while. Does anyone else have pictures as an older sidewalk that has been put down?

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Thanks, glad you liked it! It is quite the workout, I'd suggest a second set of hands if you can find them. As for the concrete, the brand isn't so important. Check the psi on the bag, 5000 lbs would be preferable. Also, check and see if it's a fast set like walk on ready in 8-10 hours, that'll work. Then just make sure not to mix it too wet. Good luck on yours and keep me posted, I'd love to see it if you email me some pics when you're done!

Yeah it's a workout. 50 bags at 50 lbs is a lot, plus mixing

Gotta try girl!!! A for Effort 😆

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Keep sand next to shed. I use clear all for weeds, but wished my hand was in up to doors.

I watched a few videos on this. Some people are just using dirt. They are digging out and raking out the ground and watering it and getting to where it hardens up then they do the concrete molds and when they’re done they check dirt and they put it on top of the molds brush it in and put it all around them they wet that down over and over so that it gets wet and it dries and gets wet and it dries and they say even after a while they’ll put on some more and it starts filling everything in. In fact I see the dirt underneath even though it might be an even in places when they put the concrete it fills it in. people who had done this several years ago and when you look at it it looks fine. The only thing is the concrete ages so it’s just getting darker as time goes by! I don’t know if people realize that the color will change. I have seen people go in and actually use some sort of stain on the fake walkway if that’s what you wanna call it. And then on top of that they use a sealer. I would imagine that that it will keep it its color for sometime. However with every step that they do this the color changes! It might get less colorful or it might get brownish it might turn somewhat of a gray. So the best thing to do is just keep checking this. One day when I want to do this I’ll probably know enough from these tutorials to pull it off.

Hey there, yeah they are basically small individual stones after. But if you want to lock it all together, put the moulds closer together unlike me so it looks like more of a running pattern. Let them cure for a couple days, then add some polymeric sand. The polymeric sand is swept in between them and then rinse it all. The water will harden the polymeric sand almost like concrete itself and act like a grout. The stones won't fall apart or move after that but still look individual. Then you can get really any concrete sealer from the store and use a paint roller or a sprayer and apply it. It can go over the concrete and sand. Hope that helps!

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Thanks, glad you like it! That is probably the most annoying part yup.

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No problem, I'm glad you found it useful! Good luck on your project

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Typically you'll use a 3-2-1-.5 method. 3 parts small stone for aggregate, 2 parts sand, 1 part cement, .5 parts water. Then adjust as needed

Awesome! I have a great shed series too if you want to learn how to build the shed as well. Some moulds do and some don't, some will only line up to one other side of it. It will usually come with instructions on what will line up with what, that's why in the beginning I was double checking how it lined up. And no, the concrete I showed and that I used is a bagged concrete specifically with a fast set time. Bagged concrete is already pre-made and with any additives already added, you just add water. The concrete is the biggest area people make mistakes, that's why I described what not to do, and showed which one to use. Good luck on yours

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Anytime. Yeah sorry, now that I watch it again I see how it can be confusing without clarification. So wetting the rocks before pouring your concrete will get the dust off of them so the concrete will bond to them, it likes wet things to stick to. This creates a nice rocky base for it and helps it stick to the ground and gives it a bit more strength. When I was pouring the leftover concrete out I just dumped it on dry rocks and it is less likely to stick to them. However if it does, the small pea rocks it's sitting on wont be a big deal, some will stick, some won't if it's dry, but picking it up and throwing it out is easy, you don't want the leftover to sit on a driveway because it will stick to that and picking it up will be very hard. That's all. While pouring, you want it wet so they do stick. Hope that clears it up.

You could, but I wouldn't personally. I'd remove and re level

Awesome. I showed the exact stuff I used in the video, it was pre-mixed. Good luck on yours

Glad you like it! That depends on how damaged it is and what your end goals are with it, it's hard to say

Thanks, glad you liked it! The link is in the description drop down menu

No problem, glad you liked it. You could do it that way, however you'll have a hard time getting everything looking uniform and even again. At that point it may be easier to get pavers from the store and make a pattern with them. These were really meant to be poured in place. If you do want to try moving them just lay some plastic down on concrete, then sprinkle a bit of sand over the plastic so the concrete won't stick to it and make them in the driveway or something just like I showed

Here's hoping it works out for you

Hey Tracy, I'm in Regina so I know exactly the weather lol they are awesome! If you want, check out my Instagram, I literally posted an update about them today! How's that for timing. Thanks for checking it out!

Cool. That will work for the first time, but then it'll be covered in concrete and the new will stick to old. I'd just keep it wet and remember to rinse it off with water everytime and it'll be fine. Good luck on yours!

Anytime, thanks. I used the pour bagged concrete I mentioned in the video that's a high early. But if you're making your own you'd use a 3-2-1-.5 mix. 1 part cement, 2 parts sand, 3 parts aggregate, .5 parts water

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Oh yeah, they'll butt right up to eachother. I wanted a small gap, but not as big as what I did. Oh well, live and learn from my mistakes lol

That would be something, but be prepared for the amount of work, it's still heavy concrete. When you're done, use a polymeric sand and then rinse that. It hardens like a grout between the stones so weeds can't grow. Hope that helps

Depending on the mix used, high early like I used you probably could in like 48 hours. Regular mix I'd wait a week

Anytime, happy to help. I have the mould linked in the description and I showed the concrete mix to use. The concrete is where people make their mistakes. If you have a normal mix and not a quicker setting mix like I showed you'll probably have to wait a couple hours. But the mix I used you only need to wait 10 mins

@@JessedoesDIY Many thanks! Got it!!! First time doing this I am kind of scare but I found your video about the cement I need to use. I enjoy your videos

Thanks. Good luck

You can try to press it, but it won't be easy with all the aggregate in the concrete. The way I did it is the way concrete manufacturer says to use them, and it makes sense to me. If I would have just put them closer together it would have made a continuous pattern. Well once they're done, you need to find a way to finish them. Whether that be polymeric sand and edging to lock them in place, or like I said to dig down a couple inches in your lawn and pour them, then backfill it in with dirt and grass so they are embedded like cobblestones

No...thats a different thing entirely

That's what I used for the forms I had yup! The Quikrete branded moulds are larger than the ones I linked in the description and take more concrete.

I have no idea but that is going to be an insane amount of work. You may not realize it

Just bagged concrete, it's already premixed with all the ingredients needed

It was close to level. I used my rocks raked out to smooth it and bring it into level. These can go basically anywhere and it's up to you and your project if you want them level or following the ground

It was pre mixed already, I just added water.

Couple hours of work time maybe, plus the overnight drying

I'm not sure what your endgame is but it isn't thick enough for a driveway. It's more for patio and walkway use

Use it as a stamp.

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Thanks, I'm glad I could help! Good luck on yours

Not as far as I know, but locally it can be hard to get sometimes for me too

I said in the video, it was 2 bags pers 3 moulds. So it was 4 total. But there are different sized moulds so that may change depending on what you buy

Oh yeah! If you watch my most recent shed update video, you'll see that I actually laid more down. You can see them clearly many times in that video

That would be an immense amount of work. Not only in concrete, but also to prep the surface correctly for weight.

And I said exactly that in the video. But now that I have a 2nd row poured and landscaped I actually like it

They are in the description

Yeah I would slope it away slightly if you could. Always a good idea

Amazing. I have a picture in my community tab of the finished project. I still love it almost 3 years later

I mean technically, but it isn't correct and may want to slide if not filled in between them.

Wall....not unless you prep it like you were putting on parging and even then....

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