DIY Pea Gravel Patio

Our DIY pea gravel patio/fire pit seating area. We are not professionals. This is not meant to be permanent. We did it this way because it was fast and easy. This type of patio will not last forever and we know that. It's a placeholder until we can get a cement patio poured in a couple years. This was our way of giving ourselves a nice, temporary patio/seating area on the cheap. We do plan on buying a gazebo and possibly building our own patio furniture. I've seen some good furniture tutorials here on KZbin so stay tuned for those videos of you are interested in out backyard makeover or the process of building our patio/fire pit seating area.
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The prices below include delivery. Delivery was $45 and we had 2 deliveries of stone. I used 1.5 cubic yards of pea gravel for the 12x20 patio/fire pit area. The rest was used for the grill area and around the fence line.
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[@AndreaGarcia-wo4ib]

My fav part is when he said" i just want to say we are not professionals.." Because thats me hahahha i literally watch videos that dnt have too much steps .. im looking for the diy non professionals.. thank you

[@MichtheMinimalist]

I live for amateur diy videos! Currently in the process of revamping my yard and I needed this. Thank you

[@carmennunez8837]

Exactly the video I was looking for. I will try this on my own. Thanx for not making it look complicated. Easy peazy.

[@KMF3]

The dogs are hilarious. Love how they have to be with you every step of the way.

[@daniellacko6620]

pupperinhos enjoying party time

[@suzannearnold4449]

One word. . .DOGS!!! They were creating a high level of suspense & adorable-ness. I just couldn't click away. You're firepit & gravel are looks great too. Hope you & the doggos enjoy it. 😉

[@christypelak3183]

This was so helpful Thankyou for keeping it simple . I feel like u can totally do this!! Looks great!!

[@angieasaurusrex6042]

Everything is really looking good. You guys are amazing

[@cynthiawebb5641]

I 'never' comment on youtube videos. I'm with almost everyone here - the dogs 'made' this video. How CUTE. Somewhere in the comments someone wrote, "I couldn't look away." Well neither could I. Your yard turned out really, really nice. You guys appear to work very well together, and your dogs are comical. Thank you for posting. Looking for different ideas for beneath our 2nd story deck and this gave me loads of inspiration. I especially appreciate the part where you told us how much material you ordered. That is a tremendous help for those of us with little to no frame of reference when it comes to this sort of stuff. Thank you again and enjoy your new space.

[@Runningstart3000]

very smartly done and what a nice place to enjoy!!!

[@angeldye4168]

My husband and I are planning to do this soon and we enjoyed watching. It looks great! 🙂

[@TheInexperiencedAdventures]

Thank you and good luck with yours!

[@Ghostinthewall873]

I love that the puppies helped lol

[@KateEileen]

It looks great, and it’s so nice to have such helpful doggos! 😆

[@herbanexplorer8838]

This is EXACTLY what I'm trying to do to our back area! Thanks for making this video. I'm nervous about trying it, but it's good to know ya'll are not professionals either and your project turned out GREAT! :)

[@Pcola_drone]

Take out the sod. Go down a couple inches. Don’t do like they did.

[@ysbelbella6674]

Im about to do something similar. this video was very helpful. BUT definitely put mulch glue on the gravel. It will keep it in place and prevent weeds from coming through as well as give it a longer life span

[@thebarnesfammily5608]

Love it!!! I’m Def going to give it a shot😉

[@sharebear1129]

Looks great !!! I love your babies. They watch your every move ❤❤. Thank you for adopting the one doggie. You two are awesome.

[@lisengandu9550]

Thank you for this, Am not looking to do any digging this is beautiful

[@laurenmowatt6793]

This was such a gorgeous video! Straight to the point, amazing teamwork and the dogs - wee lhasa apsos? Adorable!!! Has given me alot of inspo 🎉

[@edithmolina4968]

I love the doggies helping!!! ❤❤❤❤

[@shirleyannpearman8126]

Beautiful! You work well together. Patios look good. ♥

[@NanettePatterson302]

Turned out cute! Nice job

[@familythread]

Great job. 👏👏👏 I am exploring ideas. Thanks

[@jesp8934]

Exactly what I needed. Thanks a million :-)

[@KMF3]

I really love how you keep it simple and not over complicate things. I think too many professionals make it way more complicated and more work.

[@milmex317th]

They got to make work To get payed.

[@megaflux7144]

@@milmex317th yea.. or they know from experience you NEED to remove the grass before putting down the fabric.

[@Fluuuv]

@@megaflux7144 why do you need to remove the grass first?

[@tewksburydriver8624]

@@megaflux7144 ... it is best to do that, but the grass will die fast without light so usually not an issue.

[@LizEdwardsFitness]

Thanks for this! I was looking for a non-complicated, no-dig, temporary solution for our rental home.

[@yvonnestewart2863]

Looks great I love and plan to do this in my back yard. 1 thing , I will spray weed and grass kill down before I put the black paper, just double reinforcement. But I love great job.

[@nareene1473]

Love this!!

[@tommyjay9799]

I like the fence too good job 👏🏻

[@tommyjay9799]

Fun video music and the patio! I’m going to do it

[@KDRRR711]

LOVE THIS

[@ellalillard6418]

You guys inspired me thanks for the video

[@marioskinner6252]

Wonderful 👍

[@MrBabacii]

Great 👍🏻 work i like it!

[@ninagianni2513]

I give credits to the dogs. They did most of the work ;) Thanks for sharing!

[@lindseyt826]

Thinking of doing something similar. Thanks for sharing!

[@CurlyChemist]

I am in the process of doing the same thing, but by myself. Thanks for the confirmation that I'm doing it right.

[@avocado6623]

This isn't right at all. You need to dig down and have 6 inches of crushed stone as a base.

[@CurlyChemist]

@@avocado6623 I did actually remove a few inches of sod, before I put down garden fabric. But this is stil really nice.

[@JS-go8gu]

Just did this as well, great job

[@tewksburydriver8624]

@@avocado6623 ... funny, I made a mulch island in my yard for shrubs and a flag pole. I put commercial fabric directly over the grass with an 8" overlap. Not one weed or blade of grass 4 years later. It can be done without digging if you use the right stuff.

[@fishregulator]

awesome video!

[@ameliabrown1731]

Looks Nice!❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@JazzyMeRelaxin81]

Its the pooch supervisors for me lol good job

[@karenm8658]

Came for the patio, stayed for the dogs.

[@pikagirl8224]

Same!

[@sheriburtch167]

Same!

[@leafancy8334]

Nice..I'm gonna try it

[@mattypants]

Not taking out the sod first, even with the fabric, give it a year-ish. Definitely going to have spots with grass and weeds. You need to remove sod, slightly trench the border, then fabric, then put in border and gravel. It's a PAIN but worth it in the end.

[@TheInexperiencedAdventures]

We understand what we did. It's not meant to be permanent. The description explains a little more.

[@sherydavis5849]

Thanks for this comment. It's helping me figure out a game plan for our yard!

[@blucation6060]

Definitely, I always watch at least 10 videos before I start a project.

[@genpengirl]

what if you double layer the fabric? would that help?

[@mattypants]

@Pat Russell actually I came across the video when researching patio ideas for one of my rental properties. I've put in 5 pea gravel patios and several garden walkways, the first patio basically doing exactly what they did because I didn't know any better and ended up causing myself twice the amount of work. Sharing knowledge is sort of the point of these videos...

[@wlouisharris]

Cool idea. I'm thinking of doing this in my backyard. I have a nice shaded area where I can do it and it's pretty flat.

[@callieduval3000]

I am taking out all the grass in my back yard and doing this as well but I am planning to remove the sod thanks for showing us your process

[@donnacosky9376]

your way will last longer. Sadly grass and weeds can grow through anything if they have roots! I'd still use driveway fabric underneath areas where you absolutely don't want grass to grow

[@toddeades2371]

I've been looking for a project like this. I'm glad that I have found it. Thanks for posting.

[@HomeIdeasYT]

Good job :)

[@warrensmith1005]

THANK YOU! I will do the same.

[@ThomasGapinski]

Good job! We did something similar but put cardboard down before the weed stop. Kept the weeds out for a few years.

[@TheInexperiencedAdventures]

A few years is all we are hoping for too.

[@ana-bananainca790]

Had it worked @Thomas G?

[@ellalillard6418]

My brother and l are planning to do the same thing 😘

[@artwillvideos]

Ahhhh, flat and level ground…must be nice. 😂 I’m doing something similar, with retaining wall stones on a sloped area. Wish me luck!

[@TheInexperiencedAdventures]

Good luck!

[@sparklecreations]

Same here….

[@ranger178]

even on my slight slope the gravel gets slowly moved downhill from walking on it over time.

[@jeremiah1797]

glad you said it was temporary, i took all my graas out so it last years before grass started growing in because of dirt and seed that birds drop..then the other thing that kill me was the dogs every time they would run through on it i had to go fix that. the outside cats using it for toilet., now I'm looking around for something permanent..

[@milmex317th]

I love it great job. Kiss = keep it simple sunny.

[@llgllc5905]

The dog 🐕CHEATED!!! Didn't do any work but enjoyed the completed project🤣

[@terrylowe258]

Glad someone else has done it the same as me, cheats way. But it does work, who's got diggers and hardcore and Wacker plates 🤗

[@teeahtate]

Nice

[@Alfredo-vn2ed]

Super...

[@Albizzle357]

Looks nice partner, great job 👍🏾

[@KDRRR711]

DOING A FRONT PATIO THIS WEEK.

[@thewanderer627]

This is the way to go green

[@user-xi8ex5cl6c]

All Stores Please Lower the price of all Military and Local for all Brands of Gravel Products and Accessories and Production Cost Now That's too much $$ The Whole World Now 🙏🙏🙏

[@beverlymoore7280]

Looks great. Only suggestion would be to kill the grass or dig it out. Landscaping only does so much. Thanks for the idea for my back yard though.

[@TheInexperiencedAdventures]

This isn't meant to be permanent. The whole point of doing it the way we did was it was easy and it will last a few years until we get a cement patio poured.

[@tikitorturedmf]

What if you put a layer of polymeric sand on top to hold the pea-gravel together?

[@ranger178]

we put in pea gravel around our pond as a seating area, but it gets dragged out of the area since we have no edging and weird problem is some of my shoes the gravel gets stuck between the lugs and gets tracked in the house LOL

[@myxomatosisity9977]

Would love an update. How did the landscape fabric hold up? Get lots of weeds and grass popping through?

[@TheInexperiencedAdventures]

I made a one year update video, the link is in the description. I plan on making another update video in the next few weeks.

[@Ameretatt]

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[@kaitiesanders993]

Thank you for showing this process! Do you mind sharing how this has held up?

[@TheInexperiencedAdventures]

I plan on making an update video soon, when I get some time. Check my channel in the next few weeks.

[@steveskinner5826]

Thank you for sharing. Im looking to do the gravel and then put an outdoor rug and gazebo over it.

[@darrenhayward4340]

Great work, my garden is all uneven with compacted soil, any suggestions.

[@TheInexperiencedAdventures]

I don't know much about this type of stuff. That's part of the reason we did ours this way. Probably better to find help from someone who does this sort of thing for a living. I'd hate to give out wrong information.

[@joemizer]

Any videos on the fence install?

[@janelleortiz9046]

Dog is best part

[@foodiesworldUSA]

Thank you for inspiring.. I’m looking for something easy I can do myself too! I like to know what did you put on grass before covering it up with that landscaping paper?

[@TheInexperiencedAdventures]

We didn't put anything on the grass besides the landscaping fabric.

[@foodiesworldUSA]

@@TheInexperiencedAdventures hey ty but how long afterwards grass underneath will grow .. if u can give any updates because if I don’t have to worry about any grass or weed growing underneath or do I have to spray weed killer something? I’m an amateur to this and this will be my diy project

[@TheInexperiencedAdventures]

@@foodiesworldUSA Just to be clear, this is not the correct way to do this project. If you do this just know that it won't last forever. You may only get a couple years out of it. That being said, around the perimeter we had to spray weed and grass killer and some grass has grown though the pebbles but we just pull them out.

[@paulhogans3192]

The fur babies were trying to help.

[@matty2time]

We are going to do a pea gravel patio. Do you know if there is any advantage or disadvantage to digging up the ground vs just tarping over the grass?

[@TheInexperiencedAdventures]

The way we did it isn't the proper way to do it. Digging up the grass is the way to properly do it. Along with other steps I'm sure. Ours is meant to be temporary.

[@samanthasmithers2121]

I wanna do this in my garden but I have metal chairs like those. When u sit on them done it cause holes in the netting stuff then cause chairs to sink?

[@TheInexperiencedAdventures]

Yes. I talk about that in the 1 year update video. We cut small blocks of wood to put under each leg of our furniture and covered them with the stones.

[@lexim9981]

Hi!! Love how it all turned out. Def want to try this in my large backyard. So tired of mowing so much lawn! You left your lawn as it was and didn't dig. How has it held up? Did it maintain well?

[@TheInexperiencedAdventures]

It's held up fine so far. A few weeds pop up through the gravel and along the fence but it's easy enough to pull those.

[@melissamika]

How did it hold up?

[@nicholasmcmahon8966]

Looks great man. How much would you say you used for the first area? That's about the exact size of what I'm trying to do.

[@TheInexperiencedAdventures]

I used about 1.5 cubic yards of pea stone for the first area.

[@ashleym4084]

We just covered our grass with fabric today while we wait for our stone delivery early this week. How did yours hold up with regard to weeds coming through?

[@TheInexperiencedAdventures]

Weeds poke through here and there but they're easy to pull. Grass growing around the perimeter stones was terrible though and terrible to weed whip. We used weed and grass killer spray along the perimeter and it's been super easy to maintain.

[@ashleym4084]

@@TheInexperiencedAdventures thank you so much!

[@rlylongboardrider50]

Did you guys do your fence yourself? Any details on it? It looks great!

[@TheInexperiencedAdventures]

We did not. We had a small company install it. I don't have many details on it.

[@JMuneyBag]

Also where are you getting drainage from? Through the privacy fence? That’ll make the legs start to rot

[@TheInexperiencedAdventures]

Water goes straight into the ground. This patio doesn't change that. I'm assuming when you say "legs" you are talking about the fence posts. Our fence posts are metal so they won't rot.

[@mb3080]

How is it holding out? Some say to add a compact layer but I'd rather do as you did. Is everything still level?

[@TheInexperiencedAdventures]

So far it's held up really well. I did go around the whole thing with weed and grass killer because trimming around it was terrible. After we did that it's been pretty amazing. Grass grows here and there in the stones but they are easy to pull. I don't expect to get many years out of it though. The test will be how it holds up through the winter.

[@mb3080]

@@TheInexperiencedAdventures great stuff. A little bit or weed / grass plucking is not the end of the world. Aa you say, it doesn't have to be forever

[@dboy1377]

How does it look a year later? Did grass grow through the fabric and stone?

[@TheInexperiencedAdventures]

It still looks good I just posted an update video. Check it out on my channel.

[@nazmaahmed9344]

What was that under stones? Is it cloth or polythene?

[@TheInexperiencedAdventures]

It is landscape fabric. Not plastic.

[@CB-sr8ee]

Looks great!! How’s it holding up?!

[@TheInexperiencedAdventures]

So far it's held up great. A few weeds pop through the gravel and along the fence line but it's fairly quick and easy to weed.

[@Alleycat022]

Hello, I think what you did was beautiful! Your doggies seemed so excited haha. Can I ask about your fence? It looks very strong and sturdy and I'm just wondering how it's installed? Are those metal looking posts cemented into the ground? TIA

[@TheInexperiencedAdventures]

Yes they are cemented into the ground.

[@Alleycat022]

@@TheInexperiencedAdventures thank you!

[@isabelg8788]

We just did the same thing. Do you find it hard to walk on the pea gravel? My feet sink with every step. Thanks.

[@TheInexperiencedAdventures]

Yeah. The pea gravel is almost like walking in sand but we like the way it looks.

[@leperkon]

Tampering the ground prior will help with this.

[@isabelg8788]

I just installed plastic gravel grids bought from Amazon It further compacts the gravel. So far so good!

[@Jino_Thomas]

try Gorilla Carts... you can flip the cart 180 degrees... easy to empty.

[@juliony]

As you didn't removed the grass, how the patio doing? weeds growing under the pebbles?

[@TheInexperiencedAdventures]

Doing pretty good still. I have a 1 year update video on my channel.

[@RPittman77]

how bad are the weeds and grass now after not clearing the area first?

[@TheInexperiencedAdventures]

There's a link to the one year update video in the description. I talk about the weeds in that.

[@videomaker1289]

Did yall consider digging up and putting the border stones in the grass? Why did yall decide not to?

[@TheInexperiencedAdventures]

Because that would have been too much work. This isn't meant to be permanent or perfect. Eventually we want a cement patio but it will be a few years till then.

[@chelseyjohnson1232]

Where did you our purchase your field stones and pea gravel ?

[@TheInexperiencedAdventures]

It's a local business that sells a bunch of different landscaping stones and mulch. I have seen field stone for free on Facebook marketplace. Lot's of times people just need to get rid of it. Might be worth it to check there.

[@boridebrooklyn8300]

Good job how much $ for everything?

[@JMuneyBag]

Should’ve loosened the top soil also

[@andrewbrazoban1426]

I would like to take on this project. How has it held up since you installed it? What kind of maintenance does it take? Looks great. I can't wait to do it as well.

[@TheInexperiencedAdventures]

If you go to my channel I posted a one year update video on it that answers those questions. I posted it about ten months ago. Probably be more helpful than me answering here.

[@andrewbrazoban1426]

@@TheInexperiencedAdventures on my way.

[@CAROLITA51]

I did my patio, but I removed the grass and placed plastic under and never had weeds. No sure how this will go. 😮

[@iyannhabrown400]

What is the black thing called that you lay down ?

[@TheInexperiencedAdventures]

Landscape fabric.

[@teryn4551]

Any updates on how it looks today?

[@TheInexperiencedAdventures]

I have a couple of update videos on my channel.

[@bugajk25]

1 year later is it ok with the grass!?

[@TheInexperiencedAdventures]

Looks about the same. I pull grass here and there and spray the perimeter with weed and grass killer. It has held up well.

[@papigus5027]

can you make an updated video?

[@TheInexperiencedAdventures]

I've made two update videos. There is a link to the one year update video in the description. There is a two year update video on my channel as well.

[@michaell1212]

Hi can you tell me what kind this pea pebbles are called

[@TheInexperiencedAdventures]

It's just called pea gravel. No special name for it.

[@tonyherrera9710]

How is it holding up so far?

[@TheInexperiencedAdventures]

Pretty good. I recently uploaded a 2 year update video.

[@JMuneyBag]

Should’ve dug the edge out