Paver Patio Backyard Makeover

hey what's going on guys out comes looking here for mr. bill that welcome to my very sad backyard this is where we have a family fire pit so let me show how we can think this very sad corner and turn it into that so without wasting your time let's get into the video let's go alright it's just like any other project prep work is gonna be everything except this is a little bit of heavy project so you can't really have an opportunity to go back and undo things that you screwed up on so ensure there are no sprinkler lines running on the area that you're gonna be placing your paper pad relocate them close them off just make sure you don't have any favorites going on top of these lines once you got your area clean clear and ready to go use stakes drive them into the ground and wrap string around them around the area that you want to work on with I use also marking paint for the ground to kind of paint a picture exactly how I want my pavers to run and where to dig the area that I'm working with it's not a square it's not a rectangle a triangle or a circle it kind of encompasses all the polygons in one so having these marking devices really help paint a picture of how I want this area to look once you got your area mark and figure it out start digging they recommend to dig between 5 and 7 inches of the topsoil to accommodate that though few inches of gravel makes the sand and the pavers themselves at the end of the day they want your pavers to sit leveled with your grass specifically the base of your grass you don't want it to be out of whack too high or too low and it's going to create a whirlwind of complications as the seasons change in the digging process specifically when you got a lot of roots it's probably a good idea to kind of recruit an extra set of hands to make this process a little bit easier once you got your area dug out and ready to go it's a good idea to take a rake level off the area and then take a tamper and tamp down the area to kind of give you a rough idea which way you have a slope you want a gentle slope to come away from your fence line and at the same time not to have any kind of high or low spots to prevent any kind of pooling later down the road this essentially is the last step before we start laying down the foundation of the now for the gravel mix they recommend between three to four inches of a solid gravel mix base this is basically their foundation but it's also your drainage system that's where the rocks come into place for when you have a wet weather if the area doesn't start sloping down it creates a slower drainage system to prevent this area from ever breaking down what I found helpful is once I dumped all the loads of gravel mix into that area I used a rake to kind of level off and spread off the area and then really roughly I took a two-by-four those roughly between 8 and 10 feet long I placed it down and I kind of checked both the length the width and the angles to make sure there's a consistent leveled slope that kind of comes away from the fence line onto my grassy area now again you don't have to get it perfect this is just a general foundation you want to make sure that there's no extra high spots in one area as opposed to the other area once you get it roughly leveled out I then took a tamper once again and started compacting the gravel make now this is a very important step mostly because you don't want this stuff to start settling there's a few options you could take you can use a 10-inch tamper like I am or if you have access to one of those pneumatic compactors that's another option to take but a hand tamp or a tamper will work just fine as well once you got everything tampered and leveled off this is a perfect part of the weekend project to wrap up day one we're gonna finish it off with lightly misting the area with water to help the sand settle down into the base creating a nice solid dense foundation and we'll resume tomorrow morning all right now day two we're gonna start introducing the sand we're using a paver basin and what that does is it acts as both a level but also a seat for the pavers themselves that way it redistributes the pressure points so the pavers never crack if you were to drive on them or something like that now for the paver base I went to the same place I got my gravel mix to make it nice and cheap for me spend the same 25 bucks for the truck look the best way to do this is to lay down to 1-inch PVC pipes and the area there you're gonna be installing your pavers covering them with the sand and then taking a 2x4 and start kind of leveling off the area using the PVC pipe see what the low spots are adds a little bit more sand and starts scraping it up with one more time finish off the entire area getting it ready for the pavers to be installed once the sand is leveled off carefully remove the PVC pipe to get things ready to start installing the pavers now when it comes to installing your pavers you'll have to pick out a pattern there's different types of patterns out there from running bonds to basket weave to herringbone and different combinations that are out there some of these combinations might be limiting to the type of stone you choose to go in what made it easy for me is I just went on the pave stone website chose the type of pattern that I wanna see and then decided on the rock to go from there installing the paver is actually really simple gently lay the paver on top of the sand and then from that point on continue the pattern the best piece of advice I'll give you is keeping the joints as tightly together as possible in the long run each paver is going to depend on one another for strength on its sides so this is the best piece of advice I can give you now when you get to areas where the PVC channels are exposed just gently take a little bit of sand and fill in those areas but to continue your pattern you can definitely walk on the paper pad before it's all set in place just keep in mind not to let the pavers move side to side or else will disturb its level for some of the outside pieces that will need to be cut you can just easily do that with an angle grinder and a masonry blade this is super easy make your mark make your cut and install the stone once all the pavers are laid out it's time to set and level them off with a plate compactor you can rent a plate compactor from a variety different tool rental places but home people made a very convenient to have a tool rental department in their stores for about 60 bucks they'll let you rent a plate compactor for four hours which four hours is more than up I think I got everything finished off and returned within two you'll need to pick up some polymeric sand which acts as a joining compound between all the joints of these pavers first before you do so go over the area with the plate compactor first then sweep all over the place of the polymeric sand then go over the plate compactor once again once everything is level finished and set brush off the remainder of the polymeric sand and lightly missed the area with water to activate the polymeric sand to start the joining process ensure that when you do this process it doesn't rain for the next day or so to prevent anything from getting washed off now for the seeming and entertaining part of this pad we went with the rumble stone concrete garden bench kit and the number four square fire bit now it's really neat where the company did is they basically preassembled these pallets full of large medium and small or mini bricks the exact number of bricks needed and then you can just download the plans on the website to see the exact combination that you need to create these creations and it's nice because there's no cutting there's no customization you stack them all together like Legos and then use a heavy-duty construction adhesive like a concrete adhesive and then stack them all together now the wood was separate I had to buy the 2x4 by 10 foot long Cedars and it was really nice I kind of put him on its edge for strength and then I sealed them all together with the boiled linseed oil which gave it that cool natural look to match the concrete and the same thing with a fire pit you assemble it together with the adhesive and then you can purchase the fire pit insert which comes with this iron oxide pigment which kind of keeps it from fading under like prolonged UV exposure so the area looks fresh claimed for years to come since they built it what once was the saddest part of our backyard has now become our favorite place I would like to hang out in our backyard and create memories of our family the coolest part about this project is that everything looks so custom and so grand that you would think we hired out but it's incredible how Paige Stowe made it easy for us to do the work ourselves and create this incredible stage that we can make memories in for years to come well that is it for me this week I hope you guys liked this video like comment and share it with your friends make sure to comment down below any questions you have about this build or maybe something you would have done differently if you burn the channel make sure to subscribe would right over there we put a video every single week and we don't want you to miss a single one big thank you to paste own and Home Depot for partnering us on this project we couldn't have done it without you tune out this week we'll see us next week see ya bye

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Length: 8min 37sec (517 seconds)

Published: Fri Jun 14 2019