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This was Techni Seal Natural Look Water Based

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tough to fit it all in a short, but if you click the video on the short you will see the full video or here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h37LpIytbZeCaqc Project was about 4 weeks with 2 guys I believe, but included 15 steps and retaining walls up the side of the house too.

Absolutely, I have some but need to make it a habit to actually use them.

Thank you! For these steps, there’s no need for mortar

Yes, it is called Trass. It is a cement compound that gets mixed with HPB and installed around the border. The porcelain is back buttered using an elutriant and then placed on top of the Trass. Everything in the interior is placed directly on HPB but back buttered with type S mortar. The trass becomes rock solid with some flex and remains permeable. It becomes the edge restraint for this system. Here is a full video install: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gICxaalnaq93ndE

@@iamahardscaper Thanks, I'll have to try out that system- it's tough to get large thin tiles like that to set perfectly

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Yes. You can see this steep hill we took it up that was a 20 foot run with an 8 foot rise with the most steep part being the last 7 feet. kzbin.info/www/bejne/sGLCg4WjeL6VpZYsi=wIIiySl6ELLLro4E&t=392

No, a roller compactor is best for slabs especially if they are just 1" thick. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eXyUh3mCYpKtb80 Sand will settle up to 1/4" for every 1" of depth. HPB will settle less than 1/8" for every 1" of depth.

I tried a raised patio at my house to get used to switching to hpb and it ended up settling 1/2” with a 5000lb tamper for some reason, and my base was very thoroughly compacted before the 2” bedding layer they called for. I really need to get used to it because it did not screed very flat at all and like I said compacted way more than the paver manufacturers said.

hmm that is interesting. At 2" it should not settle more than about 1/4".

I personally wouldn't do that, but I especially would not do that in a climate with freeze-thaw. The benefit to polymeric sand is that it is flexible so it will move with the pavement. Cement with sand as you suggest would crack easily with movement. Also if you put salt down in the winter it will destroy it very quickly. Yes, I'd love to do more content on concrete bases especially for driveways. Unfortunately it is not an installation method we do as you mentioned and we rarely do driveways as well. You could install an open graded base and use DriveGrid or Triaxial Geogrid to stabilize the base. You would just want to install a paver with a wide joint for the bedding material.

I just got it from my stone supplier. Any supplier should have non-woven geotextile in stock. I dont have any link for it unfortunately. If you search Stone Supplier Near Me, you should easily be able to get it.

I just got it from my stone supplier. Any supplier should have non-woven geotextile in stock. I don't have any link for it unfortunately. If you search Stone Supplier Near Me, you should easily be able to get it.

Ah I would probably take my chance with it at that point, but it is up to chance at that point. People do still use crusher dust and it will work for them meaning it will get them past their warranty period

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After. I try to do the concrete edge same day and not compact right to the edge of the pavers

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Ah interesting. I’ll have to look into that

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For this specific project? Or for a certain step in the installation? I always use an average rather on trying to think I’ll be faster on a certain project. Otherwise I’ll always choose the faster option when quoting

@ I was referring to any project. and I meant that when I am faster and my skills improve I can charge more. Not change rate based on job. Thank you.

Techo Bloc Blu pavers and I don’t remember the natural stone brand but there are plenty of them at any stone supplier

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@@iamahardscaper sometimes I get lucky with brittle concrete slabs and sometimes I regret my life choices lol

yeah this one had squares cut out around the posts and it didnt look like there was any mesh in it, that's why i start with cutting and using a sledge. Turns out the mesh was there...

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oh i would reach out to Hideaway Screens and ask them, they'll walk you through that application.

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In our application, id say the main one people in the industry discuss is a heavy variable load. Tractor trailers over an open graded base. Though there are examples of open graded base in these applications and they continue to test in these applications. We’ve prepared open graded for hot tubs, but we always pour a concrete slab for the hot to sit on as well and stabilize the base with geogrid.

@ good points. I didn’t think of that. You’re the expert but I am learning a whole bunch from your vids. I am using geogrid and using a 4500 lbs plate compactor with 2 inch lifts. Should be good in my opinion. Thanks for the advice.

Great to see you too Hayden! Haha glad we ran into you to get you some stickers. Maybe next year we will have some oppression hats on us

Does it look like the stains in this video? Charcoal will show it the most. It usually goes away after some time. It can also be cleaned, but if it is newly installed I would just wait and see if it gets better. If it is polymeric sand haze it would need to be cleaned.

I sent some pics to your instagram Thanks

Definitely like open graded base for that reason too

Thanks for the heads up!

@iamahardscaper change out the fluid for a aw68 which will operate at the 165f temp and add a 7" fan blowing hot air outside the machine

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Not over sand. I would personally not install on sand, though I do believe some manufacturers do include it in their specifications for installation as an option. Concrete is totally fine, I just do not like mortar joints in a freeze-thaw climate. And you are relying on a contractor that is good at both pouring concrete properly and able to install porcelain.

@@iamahardscaper One of my concerns as well - lots of freeze-thaw here in Missouri. I will probably talk to them about aggregate!

Yup that all makes sense. I’d go 3/4” minus

@iamahardscaper Thank you for the reply. Any ideas on how to stabalize super wet clay? I'd also like to use the panels for a side of house walkway, but when I started excavating the other day, the ground was super ... jiggly. I couldn't compact it for the life of me. Even after reapeat compaction, if I stepped in there, the clay would shift 1.5 feet away.

put down a layer of 3/4" clear and spread some Type S Mortar mix and compact it. That will dry out the clay and firm it up.

Major unevenness could be from the install of the pavers. This step will take out minor imperfections, but should not be relied on to level out pavers completely. There is a +/- 1/16" forgiveness between one paver to the next. If you were to replace the sand and re-install, You would want to pressure wash the sand out and not down into the joint. Then wait for the joints to be completely dry and then install the new sand. You would want to wait for dryer weather.

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Triaxial is great too. Just more difficult to source and not available in smaller rolls.

They do not, that is why there is a difference between what words you use.

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i think you'd have to install edge restraint all around it. I'd reach out to the manufacturer to see what would work best.

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My Link Aware 2.0s are great. 3M Pulator I believe they’re called are also good I’ve heard