From crappy old bricks to beautiful patio in 6 steps

[@chriswalls5831]

Looks good i want this coming off the back porch then brick sidewalk to the dock

[@toddtangen6750]

Looks great, Paul!

[@mil-fpv4931]

Good job. Great inspector. :)

[@annagorgin1]

Looks amazing!!! Please make the video on how to ceal it and what with. Thank you

[@Cellottia]

Good job!

[@hellogoodhelen]

So pretty!

[@wfey511]

Well done!

[@notbuyingit2204]

Great job! The only step I'd skip is the Building Control inspection. That's a violation of your human rights. They can put that inspection where the sun don't shine.

[@djer7712]

The dog loves that sweeping sound

[@lalataco96]

Wow so inspiring!!!

[@m.687]

Pretty nice.

[@campingwhippetosborne4172]

Great vid mate hopeing mine truns out just as good as that.ive started saving all me old brinks.

[@johnnycashh7148]

Herringbone looks 👍

[@wemcal]

Great video

[@rachelmaloney3863]

Thank you- very helpful and inspirational- looks great!

[@rociovasquez1947]

beautiful

[@alastairchestnutt6416]

Looks great. From my experience upkeep is time consuming for larger areas. It does look good when we’ll maintained.

[@blackhawkinternationalsecu6962]

Paul that is beautiful. You definitely deserve a beer after that. Perhaps, maybe two. 😆😆

[@voltronhamburger9517]

What's the benefit of using kiln dried sand vs play sand or polymeric?

[@queenelcene638]

ThankYou ❤ of course, you make it look easy, lol Well done 👏

[@lilicappae]

Lovely job! Which machine did you use to remove the old cement from the bricks please?

[@selfmademanicure5662]

I was wondering that too

[@selfmademanicure5662]

Ok so I just went at the 117-year-old mortar on my bricks with a chisel and metal putty knife and a rubber mallet. I did it into a cardboard box lined with a thick plastic garbage bag. It worked!

[@selfmademanicure5662]

I also saw in another YT video that bricks can be cleaned with Muriatic Acid (readily and cheaply available at Home Depot). Definitely going to do that too. They look **amazing** after the little bath in Muriatic Acid but you want to scrape off as much mortar as you can to make the cleaning go faster.

[@P.N.365]

He's using a 'Pneumatic Chisel Hammer' but an electric hammer drill will work just as well - NB; you must get one where the 'chisel' bit, doesn't spin. I've used one on heaps of bricks - it tents to flake off in big slices.

[@ShedDwellerMakerandRepairer]

As a Building control inspector myself. I can tell you we do not need to see patios and groundworks unless its on a new build or extension site and theres potential for breaching the DPC. If it's just a patio, Building control shou;dn't even be involved.

[@lisascenic]

Spectacular! How did you keep the herringbone straight with the salvaged bricks?

[@carl14allen]

Where can I get bricks like these?

[@MrJosephL]

What's that tool you're using in step 1?

[@P.N.365]

He's using a 'Pneumatic Chisel Hammer' but an electric hammer drill will work just as well - NB; you must get one where the 'chisel' bit, doesn't spin. I've used one on heaps of bricks - it tents to flake off in big slices.

[@gammalagaga]

Could I do this on top of a concrete area?

[@twiggyinc1]

Have you had any issues with weeds afterwards? I've just finished a 8 metre path with 45deg herringbone which has a slight s shape and going up a hill. I have wet sharp sand and thinking about putting a bit of cement in it so it hardens and stops the weeds coming through.

[@raywilson3166]

Hi Paul, nice job. From what decade were these reclaimed bricks? Handmade or wirecut, etc? 2 years on, what percentage have now blown from the frost due to contact with ground? Or did you find a good product to seal them with?

[@Geo-Dome]

I didn't seal them, 4 have blown with he frost a couple started last year with very hard frosts after a wet period and have fully gone now. They are a very heavy solid brick though, victorian but like an engineering brick.

[@Antassium]

Oh god... those bricks needed a cleaning first 🤢

[@abelbuenabad636]

Wish you’re my dad

[@ThorD4602]

"coarse"

[@luiscastillo2133]

bb

[@youtoldharpotobeatme5023]

Looks good, but you really explained nothing! The music was also terrible.