DIY Concrete Patio Pavers

[@HomeMadeModern]

you can download 3d modeling software for free. many local libraries and maker spaces have 3d printers. Link to the silicone rubber product I used: amzn.to/2iF3N8Q the mold is reusable and easy to clean. We made about 1-2 batches a pavers a week over the last few years. It only takes about 15 minutes to make a batch. I used combinations of Quikrete Countertop Mix in both White and Grey along with Quikrete 5000 to make these pavers. If you want to have greater color differential try the Quikrete liquid cement color. Here is a video I did on coloring concrete: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qmKzg5WDdp6epa8

[@mishipoo9563]

You did such a great job, I was wondering if you happen to sell the silicone molds already made?

[@Figulus]

Do you have a link to download that 3D File? It is so cool! If not and you still have it could you please put it on Thingiverse or something be so I too can make the same pavers as you? Thanks a bunch. :)

[@OohzyJohnDow]

Could you be so kind and share the 3d file?

[@marinamegistus7834]

HomeMadeModern cool

[@W.TIPMANOSING]

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[@EvanAndKatelyn]

We're always fans of 3D prints being used in mold making! Also really cool that you showed alternatives too. Love how all the colors go together!

[@Kube_Dog]

That sounds good! Yes! It's nice! 3D printing has changed things a lot! He made a nice video!

[@AndreaArzensek]

The pavers look so soft, they are actually inviting bare feet to step on them :) Now, that's concrete love!

[@ilmina9976]

Andrea's Workshop hi

[@ManCrafting]

Wow. That’s a long term project. Kind of cool seeing someone show a project that didn’t take a week to complete. I also like that your showing an actual practical 3D Printer project. So often all 3D projects are things you wouldn’t pay $1 for at the dollar store.

[@estbeta]

I really appreciate that you compare your work to something other than design, it shows how inspiration is anywhere

[@scrager4]

For the analog pavers, you can also make a single. Then use the single to make 4 copies. Then make a mold from the 4 copies. This would also allow you to make your first paver from something that is not moldable or as easily repeatable like wood or carved foam.

[@coffeedudeguy]

I just got unto the Modern Maker Podcast, soo good. Been binge listening to work, at work, from work

[@lovelifedrawing]

fantastic and very thoughtful to go through the alternative approach

[@johnlcallaway]

Thanks for sharing. My wife and I are very excited about this and talked about all of the unique little ways to put our stamp on this. Our last name is Fox, so we were thinking of making some with little fox paw prints in them. Maybe even a few with the names if our kids and grandkids. As more grandkids are born, just make more.

[@VuthavadooVikshay]

John Fox that's cute

[@daughteroftheking2979]

John Fox what a neat idea!

[@robhimself79]

Stunning project. The contrast in concrete color is a really cool look.

[@TheWoodYogi]

I paved a section of my back yard many years ago using pre-made molds, but this is a great idea for custom shapes. Thanks ॐ

[@richardgladle3853]

nice ... I once worked for a hard-scape installation crew. We always built a sub-grade of 4-6" made of a compacted ABC gravel. With 1" of polymeric blended sand. The pavers always stayed in place.

[@AWanderingEye]

Richard Gladle One summer our city installed pavers in the medians and sidewalks. Everything looked pretty. One winter passed. The following spring they had to be reinstalled as they were put in incorrectly and already were making a lumpy unsafe surface. Definitely pays to do the job correctly the first time!

[@cargogh]

I like the size of the first batches better. The variation of grey tones looks great.

[@clookoo2]

I work in landscaping, my career is creating brick paver pathways and patios. You should never put pavers on straight up ground. You should always dig down 4 inches, and use gravel. Then pack the shit out of it, level it with a level and then use finishing sand and level that as well. The way you did it makes a lumpy, uneven surface and in a few years it will have gaps and will be unpleasant to walk on.

[@DeterminedDIYer]

I think he wants the gaps and stuff though from what he said.

[@LeahLaushway]

Beth Ann he's not talking about gaps *between* the pavers, he's talking about gaps coming from *under* the pavers. The ground is too unstable without first digging down, then adding aggregate (rocks, usually), then tamping down, then adding sand, then tamping down again.

[@JusticeforLiberty]

Zach Tettamente you are correct, in a couple of years his pavers will be broken, uneven and the laughing stock of his neighborhood.

[@FallingStary]

Joe Mama "laughing stock"

[@omicron22]

I love the look of those. That's a great way to make something truly unique to you.

[@OdeToFoliage]

These are so elegant! What a wonderful project - your sister is lucky!!

[@saucedbrazilian132]

"Ugh, I don't have a 3D printer" That voice cracked me up! 😂😂

[@staratmidnight7]

If I did this (because ughhhhh I don't haaaaave a 3d printerrrrrr), I would probably make a dozen or so using the single paver mold, then use those as positives for a much larger mold. That way, I could do larger batches. Just an idea

[@HODYODesign]

I love the idea of building something big overtime. Very nice project, well done!

[@brendanspafford206]

Yessir this is just badass! Killing it these days Ben! I want to make a walkway and never thought of making my own pavers!

[@mwsculls]

The finished path looks amazing! I love the different shades of gray.

[@NizanNik]

Hi, would you mind sharing the files to send to the Makerbot 3D printer and print that beautiful dragon scale?

[@Praxis4RageBaiting]

I really like this one, if I had any sort of lawn I would definitely make it. Also I like the the 3D printed one, it looks more minimalist whereas the other one looks too rustic.

[@debbieh7063]

the pavers are such a beautiful shape.

[@PorteñaCali]

omg, you are so creative. And you did this for your sister's shop, how cool!!

[@HacknBuild]

I like the design. Another option, which I think would be pretty easy to execute is to make the forms out of layers of plywood.

[@jeffz3306]

That is very cool! Quite the pleasing design. Well done!

[@ItsNickFox]

When doing the handmade version, you could always use your initial mold as a “waste mold” to pour urethane resin into. Doing that you can make multiple mold masters to the mold together.

[@DylansDIYWorkshop]

Holy cow! Aweosme!! I LOVE projects that span over a long period of time like that

[@fynbo1007]

Very beautiful tiles, love your design with beautiful curves. Thank you for sharing your amazing video. God bless you and your family

[@benicio1967]

You genius you! Why can’t you be my neighbor?!? Darn! Really impressive and so innovative. Thank you so much for sharing this!

[@imlivingyourlife7354]

It looks great and very smooth....so smooth in fact that I feel it will be slippery when wet....thoughts?

[@christophersmith8014]

The edges of the 3D printed ones are textured from the step-up profile that the printer makes from laying down rows of plastic. It isn't completely smooth there but I don't know if the texture is enough to not be slippery. You can see what I'm talking about at 1:41 on the video. But, generally concrete is too alkaline to grow bacteria, so slime colonies would have a hard time developing without a layer of tree sap sticking to the surface first. It really shouldn't be too slick even when wet, but you could always sprinkle some sand into the bottom of the mold before casting to have a non-slip coating in the finished part.

[@chinousmc2k4]

This looks bloody amazing! Can't wait to buy a home and start my own.

[@reforzar]

I love the design of this. I would buy a mold with 20 full pavers and 10 half pavers. Personally I like the 3d printed design better than the handmade one. Great work.

[@HalleyDeVesternBand]

You are reading my mind! Was just wondering about making pavers...

[@gmvazquez85]

Absolutely fantastic!!! Love the texture, and the colour combination!! Great job! Greetings from Argentina!!!

[@TheJohdu]

Looks surreal. great work man!

[@sandraleishman878]

It amazing. And for your sister! Yout a great brother.

[@RedBeardCarpentryWoodworks]

I absolutely love the way these look!!

[@eliseschut680]

Can I download the 3D file somewhere? It looks so cool!

[@nesleyheiney3111]

I love that pattern!!! It’s mesmerizing lol. You get lost looking at it and I’m sure it feels amazing on your feet. I can’t be the only one that took their shoes off half way through this video haha. Awesome job Ben.

[@MemelordSupreme]

Is there a place where I can download the model for these? I love the design and would love to try to print one myself! :D

[@blippity.]

This is a gorgeous design!

[@bradyspage]

+HomeMadeModern I love this! Would you consider selling one of the 3d printed models or a concrete paver that I could use to create silicone molds so I could make these pavers for my yard?

[@SpasticSpunk]

Brady Page Hey Brady, would you be interested in selling me a set of three of the 3D printed mold models?

[@MommyOfZoeAndLiam]

Or just selling a pre-made mold of 4 pavers.

[@G33v3s]

Did you consider making some edge pavers that smooth out the outside edge? You could make a left and right version.

[@virajbharadwa8571]

This looks amazing! I can't wait to see it finished.

[@MrJRW1]

Your sister is so lucky! You are always doing something cool at her house! Don't suppose you are looking to adopt a brother? I promise to keep you busy around my house! Lol😂 Just having some fun. Really enjoyed the video, and liked the fact that you made your own pavers. Making the pavers yourself will make that a very unique and attractive pathway. Really cool!

[@nyctophilia985]

Lovlyyyyy !!! Its like mermaids skin

[@SeareanMoon]

I so want to try this for my backyard!

[@MrZylix-6]

This is awesome! I'm gonna try something like that when I get the time and money to do so cease it just looks so cool, kinda like fish scales

[@terra5507]

This came out the day before my birthday!

[@098believe]

Wow that's awesome, good job and thanks for sharing

[@andywills7898]

18 years later..... we have a path!!! 😜😜😜

[@raraavis7782]

Hot glue is the new duct tape 😁 Looks beautiful!

[@njords62]

a compass with a pencil could easily lay out the basic design on some MDF. cut it out with a jigsaw. smooth out the cuts and round over the edges with a sander. spray it with some krylon plastic type paint to help with mold release. repeat as required to have enough to form your mold. follow through with the rest of process ya ya I know it uses a pencil so this method isn't a DIY project either really :) :) :) pretty cool concept - thanks for the video!

[@raynoladominguez4730]

I love this project! One of my favorites; very innovative.

[@JoeAKim]

Looks very nice! Thanks for sharing.

[@victrola2007]

They look so Zen and 🐛 delicious!

[@TheYorrick]

Realy great pattern :) Great job again!

[@yeoldepirate783]

This is awesome. I love the texture we have an old beach house and I want to make concrete counter tops with a whale tail looking back splash ! Thanks

[@SebastiaanMollema]

Very cool! Great concept and execution ben! I can't imagine how long such a project must have felt.

[@quacktony]

WTF THATS GENIUS!!!

[@withthesehands5799]

OMG! These are so beautiful!

[@MacDaddy635]

Great work brother. Keep it up!

[@TS-hz5jb]

Wow! So impressive. You're amazing.

[@drumavenger83]

Jesus. That's a great final look but man! That's a lot work over a long time

[@1979hellcat]

Those r BADASS! 😍😍😍

[@SetitesTechAdventures]

Why didn't you print a mold? Does concrete not release from the plastic? Could I just skip a step if I used a flexible filament?

[@HomeMadeModern]

I have done that but I found that molds tend to break down after about 4 uses. if you look way back on my instagram you will see some direct mold experiments

[@WilliamKapes]

If you were going to make larger sized pavers would you want to reinforce them with something or just go as is? Also, mold making is a perfect use for my Ryobi Cordless Glue Gun (my new favorite thing) #ryobination

[@hondaqueen21]

Awesome design 😍😉

[@craigchingren-hamann9700]

Can I just buy your 3D printed mold?

[@JBNoles]

Do you have the file to 3D print? I did not see it as a link anywhere?

[@jaspermartin7444]

The 2.8 lb size of oomoo that you linked to... is that the amount of oomoo that you actually used, or did you need to buy more to make your mold? Thanks for the video!

[@muisdekoning]

Looooooove these. Great job

[@eddiet3026]

That's a lot of pavers! How many did you finally use? Making three at a time must have been painstaking!

[@xaytana]

If I were to make something like this, but on a smaller scale such as backsplash or something, how well would straight cement work?

[@tamaraweber3296]

They are beautiful, look like fish scale's

[@ScrapwoodCity]

Beautiful!

[@benjaminsimmelink]

Thanks for the tutorial! I really like it.

[@baronteddyvonforsthoffer2567]

Looks very cool!

[@4444angelique]

can I​ buy the mold from you??? please love this design looks like fish scales.

[@elkabritomotivacionalimpla1273]

Was there anything added to the pavers, to bind them together in between the cracks?

[@leksey7870]

Looks beautiful!

[@darrellbackhaus395]

So what would you say are the dimensions of both the 3D printed ones and the ones you made with the buckets and clay? It seemed that the ones made with clay looked smaller.

[@sunnysimunovic2831]

What do you do about these pavers cracking? They seem a bit thin enough to suffer from cracking because it lacks internal strengthening elements.

[@garcj108]

I dont have a 3D printer! HAHAHAHAHAHA love it!

[@keithmcadamsphoto]

First comment! really dig the pavers. Looking forward to another welding project too. Keep it up!

[@mr.ambiguity6335]

Question. Making a paver patio should have an edge to prevent shifting. I love the shape but, I can see no way to create an edge retainer except for filling in to create a linear edge. So... How has it held up. Did it shift on you?

[@lilivdl]

Looks awesome!

[@jimbutler1189]

Looks great!!!

[@k9erdr]

Cute Buff Orpington!

[@marindajansenvanrensburg9086]

This is so cool!

[@heidiboatman2635]

Will you sell the mold for the first pavers?

[@andthanwhat]

Could the file for your 3d print be acquired?

[@jorgemartinez-jv8vx]

Can you sell the molding for people who don’t have 3D printer?

[@account505]

Love this project, probably my favorite concrete project I've seen of yours. Do you want to leave the edges ragged and organic or could you make custom edge tiles?

[@jfkusa123]

Either could be done. A new mold would just be required to make an edge piece

[@DGEO1]

jfkusa123 For edge tiles, just cut tiles in half, with a stone blade, in either a table or circular saw. Use a wet saw for an even safer, cleaner way to cut them.

[@MemelordSupreme]

Does anyone have the 3d model / STL? I cannot find it anywhere.

[@jamescameron-clarke2560]

Do they get slippy at all when it's wet? And can anyone from the UK recommend a local alternative to Quikrete?

[@kevinlarouche]

Amazing Ben! I've been waiting for this video to come out ever since I saw it on your Instagram. It came out great! How many pavers did you end up making in total? The dedication and patience involved for this project make it that much better. Congrats on an awesome video! Best Kevin

[@Martin-yl5zb]

Gorgeous!!