I had a company install my patio and they used these BUT I don’t think they did it correctly. Had them out two years in a row because of sinking or separating pavers. I am considering pulling them up and trying to redo it myself.

Good job.

Just an FYI.... watch the "French Drain Man" videos. you would be surprised on how wrong you did this.

My plastic clips are too broken to use this solution. Any other ideas for me?

Job well done!!!

Thank you for listing the tools. Not most KZbinrs list them. Makes it easy for beginners to

Oh my goodness - all those roots gosh! This was really inspiring to watch and with patience and determination you can do it yourself. Thank you.

Your 3-year update video reminded me when I watched your first video. Well done! Appreciate this update. I was thinking about doing gravel base and now I might go with the panel base instead as it’s holding up well.

Thank you!

How did you notice that split?! Do I have to check every other month all my truss and rafters?

Bravo! Well done. I like how you seemed to have researched well the process and then decided on a practical method for you. You really didn't take any shortcuts that would have come back to bite you.

Love watching your paver patio video! I liked your videos and now I will subscribe! Many blessing to you and your wife! ✨

Where did you find that panel, i need the exact same one? Thanks and nice vid!

Good job on this. I also recommend the use of these panels to save time, labor, expense and other people/ trucks on your property for the work. I installed this in a transition area from concrete to paver with no movement after 7 years. I also have done a 80' x 13' drive and rear patio surfaces with traditional 3.5" and 5" areas of crushed granite, sand and pavers. That is a hell of a lot more work and it still has movement. These pads have held up fine on Clay soil and my only regret is they were not available sooner when I did the much bigger sections. I will be using them again in my front walk and you should too.

Thanks for a great video. I'm in the middle of building a 25 x 17 patio with a 15 x 8 off to the side of the big one. I big upgrade from my current 19 x 8. This video will help me a lot. My biggest question is how to level the patio as a whole. I have it stringed and can see to low and high spots along the edge but the middle is what concerns me.

Muy buen travajo

I called the conservation folks here in MO & they told me it's illegal to transport them....BUT can we shoot it once its in the trap?

AUsome job! and the details are fantastic! I' garnered several tips for a project I'm about to start. Thanks for your attention to detail in the video!!

Thanks for the unexpected comment on whether using paver base panels would be strong enough for holding a car weight. I'm thinking of doing exactly that, have a patio build like this where I can pull over my car to for convenience. Now I'm rethinking that idea. What do you suggest?

To dark I couldn’t see good

After 6 months the tape is going to look filthy. I just reset my toilet and fixed a flange that was below the tile floor. I shimmed the slight rocking and caulked around the toilet except for the back. It's nice and sturdy.

Good job, I’ll see you in 3 more years for the 6 year update

Thanks bro ❤

Your videos are very helpful, I watched your video and built a patio 2 yrs ago and it's still holding up. Thanks for the knowledge.

Over all price of this build?

Good enough for the girls I run with. I have the same concerns as you about back breaking labor since I don't do this for a living. I'm too cheap to pay someone the extra money to do it for me because I'm not made of money. I'd love a professional patio, but I also like being able to pay my mortgage. I'm only doing a 12x12 with a budget of about 1500-2000 dollars.

I used the same system for a paver path going from my driveway to the front steps and it's been 6 years. The only issues I've had with it is pitting on the pavers themselves due to using salt in the winter but this is no fault of the paver base. It still is flat with no waving and looks so much nicer than the concrete walkway that used to be there.

Not me thinking I can do this on my own... it looks technically easy, but not sure if I can actually practically pull it off. What if after you install the paver base then it's about to rain? Is it safe to leave it as is? Or should I cover the area with a tarp? I'm not looking for a perfection, but want to make sure rain won't mess up the base and I have to rework it. Wonderful detailed video btw!

Is the black grid a drainage area to your french drain?

Very nice work

Thats how you shush the naysayers that'll never be invited to your house anyway lol

the surface "weeds" you say you did finally end up encountering a tiny bit is actually just a type of moss 3:45 . It grows those tall bits to try to propagate itself

The plastic keeps too much water on the surface. With ABC , sand and concreted sides the water filters down into the soil and out. Weeds and moss will always grow between the cracks and in the pores of the pavers. Thats what nature does. Live with it. Stop buying...products.

What kind of paver sand did you use to put over the weed barrier? Please name the product and brand. It looks great!

2 to 3 inches of crush and run and about 3/4 of sand on top of that, graded with pipes, would have saved you lots of work leveling that dirt. Those plastic panels under pavers looks iffy.

In your last video you said you laid the pavers in a random pattern. How do you feel about this now-I’m laying pavers on my own and trying to decide whether to go with a pattern or lay randomly. The ones I’m getting come in 3 different sizes

Omg, I kept watching and now I’ve learned about the excess water with a plastic baggie. THANK YOUUU

Perhaps building a soffit box to encapsulate all those wires would make it look cleaner as well as give the wires some room to move and dissipate heat build up.

Good job!

I had this exact problem and this solved it for me as well! Thank you

Don’t put your mouth on the hose yall🙃.

Thanks for doing a "progress report" after several years. Knowing the longer term results gives a lot more credibility to the initial install video. It will be interesting to see how well topping off the sand works out as opposed to blasting out the old sand.

Impressive! Does the french drain also handle the gutter downsput water at the one corner of the patio? - Greetings from Germany

Very well done! Amazing job

You are amazing, thank you for your video!

Good job bro 👍

I used the same products to build three patios. Two smaller for placing benches around the yard and a larger for a small table and smoker. Mine are doing well 4 years on. I highly recommend this process. Move work on yours.

The patio looks great! I'm so glad I came across this video! I had no idea these panels existed. I've been thinking about building a small patio, but I've never done it and thought paying someone was a little out of my budget. I'm inspired to try myself!

I usually do not leave comments on you tube videos, but I have to say this was very thorough and made me feel better with my decision to have purchased this unit.

Wonderful job. Ideally you want to line up on some architectural feature, but just put some pots there to mitigate the lack of alignment. Nobody will notice, but you. OR you could remove a rectangle out of that corner all the way to the shed. So pave up to the edge of the door then put just use the edging overlapping that line into where the window is. So the regular pavers to the center line of the "door" then extend dark edging inward toward the house. Take that whole square out to the shed. That won't look like a mistake. I don't think you use that corner anyway. My friend, never trust a french drain, long term they never work. They must be solid concrete with a serious pitch, with a removable metal grate for clean out) I think you can still surface drain, do a swale (a barely noticeable ditch) along that side to a low point, it could be as simple as ripping out the french drain and adding a little fill. Although that slopes and lower, with grass, it will look flat. Looks like toward the spot you dumped the fill, but I can't tell. Looks like the far corner goes to a lowest elevation. Use the active ingredient in Oxy-clean, (sodium percarbonate) from amazon. (5 lbs. is more than enough) Dissolve crystals completely in hot water. Just dump it on, no scrubbing. It is not toxic to anything and you will be shocked by how it makes your pavers and joints new. Byproduct of it is oxygen and a very small amount of soda ash (potash). That is my favorite pattern, what is it called??? Most novice people would not have made this patio big enough, this is a commendable size. If you had put a few tiny plants in 3 years ago, they would have been great by now. Use a groundcover there. You sound like Michigan and that has to be north facing so vinca (periwinkle) would work, also, why not get a clematis vine? Summer color and vines help to tie the house to the patio, visually. Fantastic job in general, the whole thing is heaving in the winter as a single unit, I doubt you will have any trouble in the future.