Why Polymeric Sand Fails | 5 Reasons and How to Prevent Them 

Do you have any videos of flowerbed paver borders? This weekend i'm laying pavers in a 12' circle and backfilling with pea gravel for a firepit. The plan is to dig approx 4" deep and hand tamp crush and run. Im a lawncare guy thats trying to branch out and this is all new to me.

I had a paver patio put in 4 years ago and the contractor used cr6 as a base and stone dust as a bed. Wish they hadn't used stone dust for the bed but I am stuck with it now. The poly sand has turned black and is gummy 4 years later. The pavers are nicolock with a pretty tight gap. What do you suggest I use to replace the poly sand?

Pavers is one of those things that you don’t wanna take the lowest bid on . I’ve seen some absolute garbage as I’m sure you have. I’ve seen a company had to rip them all out and re do it …. I did them at my house with the help of my professional friend and they turned out great.

I watch your videos all the time. Tell me, please, if I need to fill out part of the parking area and raise the level by about 20 inches. What is the best way to do this, which size of stone is more suitable for such a height?

Hi, thanks for this video. I guess I am already in that "failed" category. It had rained for a few weeks since the 2nd day when I put on the sands, and now I don't think they will ever cure. Is "pressure washing out and reapply" the way to go?

Almost everyone where I am uses DGA, or dense grade aggregate as their base material which has crushed up limestone in it. They then put an inch or so of sand on top. Is this OK in your opinion? It seems to me that the sand would allow for the water to pass through, but that dense grade aggregate, which gets compacted, does not seem to be permeable. I am actually not a Hardscape, her, but as a regular landscaper, I am often asked to do repairs, and I do have a polymeric sand project coming up. I used to do the polymeric sand for a Hardscape her that I worked for and I realize now that, it’s possible that he was skipping some steps. I’m encouraged to see there were a lot of things that I was doing right, but we did not compact the sand after applying it, and it was never a consideration what base material was used. Furthermore, I don’t remember ever being asked what size the joints were. It’s funny to think about now, because I’m the only one in the company that the boss would let do the polymeric sand because I did have an eye for detail, and I was very concerned with making sure the patio was not wet and that it had the right window of clear weather afterwards. I’m happy to learn that there are more things that I can do to make my process even better, but I am definitely a little nervous.

Hi i woul also like your opinion/video on you doing maintenance jobs to now doing new jobs. If someone were to only focus on maintenance jobs and nothing else. Is it profitable to only do that as a landscaping business? Or do you think its only good to start but eventually has to shift towards new jobs

Wait youre saying we shouldnt finish our grade with 1" of stone dust? And then lay the pavers on top of that?

So I just layed a 144 x 32 in section of pavers. I'm going to lay the poly sand down tonight. Can I use a hand tamper to go over the pavers instead of the machine in this video to get the sand down in the joints?