DIY: How to lay paving slabs (patio) - with Philippa Tuttiett

DIY: How to lay paving slabs (patio) - with Philippa Tuttiett. Visit .www.lovehome.co.uk for more DIY, decorating and design ideas.

[@davidsmith9826]

Problem with this video that annoys all the British builders and expexr DIY people out there is that she doesn't stop for a tea break every 30 mins and it's done too quick. Needs to take at least 2 weeks and that doesn't include days for not turning up

[@pauldirac808]

Do you know my builder by any chance coz you’ve described him perfectly.

[@amsoley83]

😂

[@malpaslandscapes8444]

Feel free to do it her way, you'll be calling a professional next year to put it right.

[@davidsmith9826]

@@malpaslandscapes8444 nope 😉

[@xtrixplexx]

😂 How can you post this comment with so much cut out? You didn't mention: - Turning up 4 hours later than "we'll be starting nice and early, so can someone be awake to let us in?" - Taking a lunch break after 34 minutes of moving tools around. - Leaving some work for the customer to complete. - Leaving everything as a mess at the end.

[@sharoncorby]

Best and easiest video I have found. A complete amateur over here, now I don’t feel so daunted! Thanks!

[@bensmithy8159]

This is the best explanation on how to lay a patio on the internet for people like me who are just starting out. Thanks Philippa you have given me the confidence to give this a go.

[@dieterjoseph8569]

It’s been two years now, how did your patio come along?

[@boviswetbrain1273]

Fascinating how she did all that hard work wearing a jacket and a scarf didn't break into a sweat get covered in dust and crap or even look slightly tired she must be a incredibly skilled.

[@jamescash1242]

Dot and dab = easy way to crack, full bed is what you need if you don’t want to replace them in the future, screed or full bed only and use a small piece of pipe or something other than stabbing the dry mix between the slabs otherwise the sun will get on it and it’ll just crumble and pull away easy

[@silviuss386]

I tought I'm the only one thinking like that.Leave away dot&dab leave enough space for 🐜

[@waynegriffiths6714]

Yep the times that I gone over peoples work doing it that way water gets underneath and they work lose and put surry on back of slabs

[@trakside1]

You cant compact type 1 by walking on it, even if it is baby steps!! If you dont get the foundation right, regardless of "dot & dab" on the slabs, it wont last

[@HILUXCHAINSAW]

Some of the comments are missing the point of the video. It's a D.I.Y. video. This video is going to give confidence to people that wouldn't normally even think about a project like this. If you used a plate compactor that a lone would put some people off. I like the vid, it's inspiring.

[@Whyknot80]

without a doubt. if you have a little bit of courage, on a weekend, this is very achievable. not the "pro" way to do it but it a tiny project that will probably need to be replaced in a few years but so what!!

[@1FallCity]

Thank God, somebody got the point. It's not only much easier for newbies that way, you also have to keep in mind, that there are people out there with different conditions. E.g., my apartment is situated on a raised ground floor within a block of apartments. So, there are several steps to get to it and also several steps down from the apartment to the garden. Neither our block nor any close by has any kind of direct entrance, like a driveway, to the garden complex. You want to use a wacker plate or other heavy machine? Good luck with that!

[@johnriggs4929]

So in other words, it's a D.I.Y job. A bodge, which will look like a bodge within weeks of being laid. Why waste time and money doing half a job that will need to be done properly eventually?

[@charliepeters7122]

John Riggs I’m not disagreeing I’m no expert but it’s been a long time, would be good to see how it’s looking now

[@threegenders201]

​@@johnriggs4929 mate it's gonna last a few weeks. The slabs might work loose after a few winters, don't be so dramatic

[@paulreints2279]

People shouldn't go to great lengths to comment on the mistakes in DIY videos like this. It's a gift, because they'll eventually call us to do it right next season.

[@garrethroberts3699]

Or do it right and save loads of money.

[@saxmanzzz]

I found this easy to follow and very helpful. I've just finished my little patio - thanks !

[@bestforthegarden419]

I love this video. Lots of sensible advice and not loads of 'construction talk'. Great thank you. It gives me confidence to give it a go. :-)

[@boshie06]

Great video...gonna be doing this in a couple of weeks. She makes it look achievable for novice DIYers like me

[@robinmorrison1183]

Good video, doesn't over complicate the job in a way that could put off novice DIYers. I'll give this method a go

[@sulemanpeer9433]

Totally agree

[@rockyrowlands3652]

I advise first to watch the Christian landscaper method … but only if you want your patio to last.

[@roncooke2188]

Having digested a few of the comments from people who seem to know how to do the job better. The lady is not building a Motorway has she stated it's only going be used for a table and a few chairs with foot traffic and the little dog may lay there to cool off in the hot weather Great video

[@jamesjjjohson]

Ron Cooke doesn’t matter if it’s only for foot traffic unfortunately because she didn’t compact it probably and used dob and dab it’s going to move because of the ground and weather. So if you copy this you are going to pay more to rectify, I’m a landscaper I know I’ve been to peoples houses and seen the aftermath of this.

[@McPrfctday]

I still stamp down the sub. Force of habit. These are methods that our dads used to do. Obviously professional pavers have learned new techniques. The last time I did some paving I stuck a broom handle (with nails through it) into a gallon container of wet concrete - and made my own tamper! One time when I was a site labourer there were three other labourers whose job it was to walk around all day long (for a week) tamping down a very long perimeter gravel path using the heads of rakes! There's another idea.

[@ronatholl]

Ive always used rakes as well for tamping down no wackers in them days

[@majestictwelve6758]

ronatholl its bullshit, you dont need a wacker. just firm ground and a strong, thick bed of mortar mix (3:1 shaprt sand/cement).

[@HouseFairyDIY]

How about rolling a sack trolley around with a few bags of sand on it?

[@denisejarmon7920]

I am happy for the patio insteuction. I feel confident I can do this. I was quoted a price of $4000 to lay pavers stone for 12' x 14' patio. That is crazy!!! Thank you for your video.

[@leebarrett9581]

Yeah crazy paving🤣

[@garyphilpott8755]

did you specify gold or platinum for the paving!!!! 4k jeez

[@MH-xk5kv]

@Denise Jarmon :- I hope you didn’t follow the instructions on this video. Hopefully you checked out other videos to see how it should be done properly.

[@ciaranfisher8219]

So how did your DIY paving job go?

[@ravkhabra]

​@@garyphilpott8755 😂😂

[@SY-ky8xi]

The baby step part gave me a big smile! 😃

[@davidgalton8847]

She’s gorgeous! Best looking landscaper I’ve ever seen! 😍

[@roncooke2188]

Great and very interesting video i didn't see you lay anything like a barrier to stop weeds coming through. In my garden they would pop through any small gap in the slabs

[@maxgrier]

Laughed my head off reading all the usual 'experts' slagging off the video. You don't need to whacker a little patio - she's only gonna use it to 'serve cocktails' not park a tank!!!!!!!! Crikey, you don't even need to mortar it , I laid mine on sharp sand years ago after treading the hardcore down wiv me feet and guess what.... we're still serving cocktails on it no problems whatsoever, solid as rock, nothing has moved. Stop tryin to sound clever everyone, you're doin more harm than good ;)

[@alliemille]

Do you have to lay the Rock? can you just level the dirt and lay bricks??

[@mavrik11964]

Same as ;-) I just used the back of a heavy shovel as a whacker... Laid on sharp sand... Butt joints... Not moved in 10yrs... Just sayin'...

[@speedwayman100]

you're an idiot if you think just walking on it to compact it is good enough she lost me at that point

[@Britishgundogtraining]

Its the pointing it will fall away in the gaps , and the reverse staining you can get from not having all the base covered, 5 spotting is just not a way to do it when sand and cement is so cheap ? The video is not let's have a crack it's a tutorial and it's not the best way, rest is fine and passable but she should of used a full sand or muck bed period, it might last but Its better knowing it will last

[@leebarrett9581]

Yeah you sound like a right cocktail drinker

[@DPL0Z]

It'd be very helpful if you made a list of all the tools and bits that are required for this

[@ronatholl]

I personally think you only need a Wacker plate for areas with a lot of Traffic like driveways you dont really need one for a lightly used Patio ,i personally prefer the full bed of Mortar under the flags rather than the 5 spot method ,i did my patio 6 years ago on a bed of sand then a bed of mortar and its still looking good with no problems

[@Yossarian.]

For those of you about to copy this method, take heed of those saying don't dot and dab. My patio has been down for a mere seven years and I'm having to redo it at present. I layed it myself and started out with a full-bed, then on the advice of a builder neighbour I switch to a dot and dab. I now wish I'd taken photos as the first quarter laid on a solid bed was fine, the rest was loose, broken and rocking. Not sure whether to go with a solid bed or a sharp sand dry bed yet, hence why I'm on here.

[@jonjones745]

you have to aplly sometimes madeup glue like pva mix with cement,down part of the stone,then layit on full bed sharp 5 :1 nearly half dry mortar.lasts ages

[@proudtobeblue]

Spot bedding is the worst thing you can do for new paving slabs.....cue the constant ants nests

[@tenbears1000]

Baby steps! Wacka plate my dear. That'll look like crazy paving when it sinks and cracks

[@alphonsepipo1948]

@Peter Evans Not correct.

[@nomorefuckery1100]

@Peter Evans yeah okay Pete

[@GreencampRhodie]

All research from professional DIY sites says DO NOT use blobs for mortar layer, do FULL layer - blobs causes blotching on slab and risks slab breaking.

[@damo8754]

Causes moisture under the paver so eventually with a good frost it will pop off its bed. After the installation you can see spots appear on the patio where mortar is missing below.

[@TheFluffy47]

For Indian sandstone you need to lay on a sharp sand and cement bed and throw your pointing in as you go to bond with the wet bed rather than a separate wet joint on a dry bed .Never dab and dob , water gets in too easy and knackers it within a couple of years - imo

[@harryrudge8529]

You dont throw the pointing is as you go it fill soak the bed and potential cause a slab to rock in places were the water washes through the sand. Always wait 1-3days weather dependant

[@semolinasemolina8327]

Interesting that the stone variant (no covid pun intended 😁) is affected by the base, and that the dry and wet is affected x

[@TheZwevegemsb]

Dot method is perfect for cracks later on

[@Ripper36068]

This is a DIY ant colony housing estate!!

[@addsorama]

Great to see her having a go and well done honey. I'm no brickie but would recommend the use of a compactor or at the least a hand tamp to compact the road base. Would probably also lay the pavers on a screeded layer of sand paying attention to ensure there is 1cm fall per meter in the direction you want the water to flow off. (Easy way to Tape a 1cm object to the end of the level then lay in the centre of the bubble).

[@TeeTee-zm2re]

Top tip

[@paulmcgorian5712]

Good video nice work . Just laying dots of mortar under the slabs , from experience is not the best . Better to give each slab a full bed using a ridged trowel . Pva adhesive to the back of each slab stops it from popping up . As everything expanses and contracts through heat and cold .

[@superdec3yearsoldspoonssam560]

Add pva to the water you mix the mortar with, brush the pva/water mix on to the bottom of the slabs.

[@buffplums]

Really good video Philippa thank you. It’s nice to find a video that’s not American ... where they have a ‘backyard’ the size of a football pitch and they bring a mechanical digger in that they got on special offer at Home ‘Deepo’ (why can’t they pronounce it Deppot. 😄😄😄) 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@TeeTee-zm2re]

Hahahaha 😆🤣😅🤣

[@cl7267]

Thanks for sharing this video. It’s given me confidence to have a go myself.

[@jcpaving4394]

Installation of pavers makes your house frontyard look more beautiful. Video will surely help the layman to install lay paving slabs.

[@matsteventon]

Thanks for posting this video !, I've been struggling to get my log cabin base level, been searching for a method to level the ground.

[@johnriggs4929]

Get her to come over and stamp her feet on it, that'll sort it.

[@eskimoglenn]

Hire a wacker plate, it is better for compaction.

[@alizcool1]

Walking us free Wacker plate costs money

[@timheasman2984]

Make a hand tamper out of wood

[@alphonsepipo1948]

@@alizcool1 but not enough compacted.

[@terrellthomas128]

How NOT to lay pavers. I almost died laughing when she started compacting the base with her feet. Project probably settled and cracked a few days later.

[@derekincambs5165]

If all you people that are criticising her are so good and know it all.Then why are you here watching "how to" videos?. Business not that good then I guess.

[@GRIMLOCK84]

I know right? They should all just comment listing their favorite local landscape gardening service!!

[@sweetaspie2908]

I am going to try it myself. To save paying the builders 😁 thanks it looks easier than I thought

[@iiREPWS3]

sweet as pie I can tell you now, you’ve got no chance

[@johnriggs4929]

"I can do that - it looks easy"... Reminds me of the dickhead next door who, after 3 weeks labouring for a builder who was refurbing a house, said exactly that, and proceeded, over the next two years, to strip out the entire fabric of his house, right down to the brickwork and joists ... before realising that he hadn't the first idea how to reinstate it. And it remains - with him living in it still - a bare shell, nine and a half years after he started. Still - it's an ideal opportunity for a builder to buy it and refurb it - there's nothing in it to strip out.

[@Bootsystem66]

good for beginners like me. Gives me hope I can have a go. Thanks

[@whatwouldpicarddomakeitso2581]

As a single woman I'm about to attempt bodging a small patio area.lol I was told by suppliers b and q that they would take slabs to where I want them at back of house....of course they arrived and was like oh no we don't do that. lol good job I've got a sense of humour and laugh at my own trust worthiness .😉 looking at other comments I assume I'm going to get ants moving sand in protest or it all washing away.lol live and learn.

[@markstrathdee6408]

Thank you this vid was easy to follow.. patio all finished,

[@eddabbs8690]

Some very useful tips here, use some, adapt others. I adapted many of this ladies ideas and laid pathways and a paved area in my garden. Layed paving stones on full mortar bed as too many horror stories about the other method. Be warned that pointing takes longer than the laying of slabs (after the essential ground works..

[@roncooke2188]

I did some baby steps yesterday, made a start on preparing an area for about 30 small paving slabs, l am no hiring wacker just baby step and couple of shovels of concrete they are going to go anywhere don't motorway strength

[@typicalscotland2008]

Bet this patio lasted a few winters then popped up. Would love to see how it lasted

[@timheasman2984]

Great job 👍 Absolutely nothing wrong with this

[@jamesharvey6960]

Don't ever do a patio like this. I stopped watching at the dot and dab. Should of left after the "baby steps" compacting. Shocking! This isn't even DIY level it's cowboy/girl level.

[@ryanb8020]

Nothing right with it you mean

[@madeinuk68]

The baby steps thing is only any good on top soil,prior to laying turf. I have never seen it done on patio sub base before.

[@alphonsepipo1948]

correct, you need a wacker

[@jackhughes5548]

My only advice is you should have hired a Wacker plate to propely compress the scalpings, it'll sink more just from body weight compacting it, making the slabs sink too causing puddling and hairline joint cracks for rain to enter and in winter frost to form pushing out and removing the joints from the patio.

[@singichris]

That was some really bad advice! Never use 5 spotting it will make the flags more vulnerable to crack and also some natural stone will absorb the water and will sometimes show up through the slabs. Compacting the sub base with your feet will never work either. Using a whacker plate is essential. You should really compact the bare ground before and then when the hardcore is in go over it twice.

[@vitoralcobia1099]

Well set right there

[@hartstimbersheds7736]

Well done Philippa you have shown everyone how to lay paving. Follow her instructions for a perfect patio. Chris Hart (Retired landscape gardener)

[@glenjowers3967]

Nice clean job I would use Geo fix for my joints lot stronger

[@richardyoung641]

I always butter,learnt from bad experience...great helpful vid.

[@terrybarnes7454]

Spot bedding is the worst way. Leaves cavities everywhere and does not distribute load. Natural granite stone should have an sbr slurry mix applied to each slab prior to laying. Full mortar bed is the way to go. Proper compactor is also best. All's that will happen with this patio is slabs with stain on top by what's called wicking. Which is moisture and natural salts travelling up through mortar dots. Nice to watch all the same.

[@adamspelman7324]

not a bad way if your on a small diy or a budget! I would vouch for using a whacker for stone compaction though. i also prefer to do a dry sand/cement screed bed. rather than the motar mix approach... but its personal taste. If doing a motar mix.. dont do 5 spot mix!!(also known as spotting) it leaves voids under the slabs, making them weaker and much higher risk to the pavers cracking and numerous other problems.. use a good layer of mortar all over and gently tap it with a maul using a spirit level if you go idividual bedding method.

[@jayne4328]

Great job and very well explained.

[@cwmhalen]

A work of art Philippa. Now feel confident about tackling this job. Wish me luck!

[@Audiobook-Man]

I hope u didn’t spot bed m8.. full beds is best. Would use grit sand as well not building sand

[@zeisscarl8556]

This isn't a bad method apart from the hardcore she laid. The compaction process they did was a real joke and has completely put that patio at risk of falling to bits within a few years. Yes, a wacker plate would be the proper way to do it, but you could do it manually with a forged tamper. Will take longer but it does the job just as well. Spot bedding wouldn't be recommended for heavy traffic and commercial areas, but for the home patio it would be fine. It is a cheaper alternative as it uses less sand and cement.

[@kierenmcgivern]

What about the hollow spots under each stone? Shouldn't these all be fully bedded with a grip primer on the back of the slabs?

[@gavinb8277]

Catalogue of errors I am afraid. Firstly all top soil should have been excavated. Then at least 100mm of sub base should have been installed. Then it should have been mechanically compacted, plate compactor would be ideal. Using timber pegs for level is okay, but need to be removed prior to laying slabs. Then a continuous bed is vital, on a wet mortar bed or a semi dry sand cement screed. The method shown in the video would not last long.

[@JamieeeeLuckuNumber13]

Gavin B Hope you're about pal just wondering if after the sub-base if I could use sharp sand then lay down the flags without a morter bed? advice would be grate.

[@andyk4834]

Jamie Culverston Probably only work with 50mm thick flags laying it straight onto grit sand. I laid my patio straight onto soil (ripped up an old patio and the soil was well compacted) then dot and dabbed with mortar. If it's just for a patio I wouldn't bother messing about with crusher run/MOT/scalpings. Mine's been down years and not budged.

[@JamieeeeLuckuNumber13]

Ben Dover Nice one for the advice Just taking up some old 450x thinking of putting down 350x thinking of just wacking aload of sub-base down then mortar sounds good? it's just paito out side the front door no more then 6sqm.

[@andyk4834]

Jamie Culverston Sounds about right that. Again, if it's just for a patio as long as the sub base is pretty sound you'll be fine. If you can be bothered, full mortar bed but I've always dot and dabbed. When you do the pointing up at the end I normally fill the gap with a dry mix of grit sand and a bit of cement up to the bottom of the flag, let that go off and then do the pointing with soft sand and a bit of cement. I'm CLEARLY no expert but it's never done me any harm.

[@roncooke2188]

Well the wife with a fat arse i couldn't think of a better way of putting it, as the guy described only thing to add is he married her

[@Benzknees]

Spot bedding is likely to result in uneven paving, as the bedding migrates into the spaces. Also it provides an ideal home for ants, and other pests. Paving slabs should be laid on a continuous bedding.

[@Benzknees]

You lay a screeded sand bed or weak mix concrete bed. There are quite a few best practice videos on KZbin, such as from Marshalls (later ones). Also check out "pavingexpert.com"on the web.

[@popandu8297]

For longevity, the dot and dab method just doesn't cut it. It really needs to be a full bed. Also, you couldn't create a better home for ants!!

[@alphonsepipo1948]

and water can accumulate underneath in the holes and when it freezes stones can come loose. also when there is a hollow under certain stones there is no support and the larger stone can break under point load. it's the lazy gardeners way.

[@ummeibrahim7461]

What is dab and dot

[@6lr6ak6]

Yes full bed best, a must is type one MOT must be done with a wacker plate, or it'll move, then cracks.

[@kernjames]

Great Do It Yourself video.

[@james1976-nov]

ive been a landscaper for 10 yrs, i honestly cant believe her method of wackering is "use the boots method". just set the bloody thing on a screed mix and point it the next day.

[@tyson7004]

Could you not lay the MOT with a slight downfall instead of level so then you can just lay your slabs level and they will naturally have a downfall ?

[@Superutubeking]

SHE IS GETTING ALL THE BLOKES TO DO THE HARD WORK FOR HER WHILE SHE LOOKS PRETTY FOR THE CAMERA AND DOES THE PRESENTING. YOU ONLY SEE HER TAP THE SLAB A FEW TIMES AND USE A RAKE

[@lewis2514]

+Superutubeking Be fair to her, she's only a woman ;-)

[@mukageegee]

Fully agree pauly 0007. When I lay paving I don't want to go back to it to re-set wobblies or sinkers! Whacker plates are the only way.

[@susantompkins4254]

Thank you it look easy im going to try it

[@samuelsalami6320]

Wow best slab video ever amazing

[@thornbottle]

9 years later im going to save this video and have a go

[@bigbang181185]

Dot and Dab is a terrible idea of it’s going to be used with regular foot flow. Nothing was compacted either.

[@DaveB-gm9pj-j2t]

Full cement base not dots

[@workingclassheroissomethin7050]

it`s all very well everyone critising but I am on a budget and have managed to get 22 large flags and I havent a clue what i am doing if it were upto me i would just put the flags down on compacted earth as its mainly for laying in front of my shed so i can get my motorbike in and out of the garden instead of mud and dirt .

[@Cromwell648]

Another thing about this video is that NO mention was made of the cost.

[@AbarSimorgh]

Please say that compacting by walking over it was a very bad joke! There is going to be movement in the sub-base, specially if clay, then the base was not deep enough and not compacted enough, hence the fail of the finish product.

[@dickiebird591]

That's not 'scalpings' it was MOT type 1 Limestone... That means it not made of "old road" it's made of limestone! Also if you use height pegs like this, why not also use them as your laying guide, so instead of hammering them in to 80mm above ground height, leave them 150mm above ground height, lay the sub base (Type 1) to 60mm below top of pegs then hey presto... Just saying... Good video though.

[@1habicher]

Nice job and well done. I can not wait to get started on a small area in Australia but it is only to put my small Ride on on it. You could come and instruct me but it would be a very long fly. You have Helpers and that is always welcome. Good finish, hope You find plenty of such work!

[@menovive]

in the description, could you please list the name of the items you have used in the order?

[@maxflight777]

Definitely worth renting from HSS or similar a compacter. Otherwise this is really useful video , well produced- thank you .

[@thedyslexic9936]

why would you not put a thin edging level with the slabs and down into the ground to hold the sand in place and stop weeds. grass.,etc.

[@incredible5587]

5 inch of hardpack. Thin layer of sand. Like quarter inch. Lay the paver in sand and tap down with mallet or dead blow hammer, use level. Use poly sand for the mortar (gator sand ) look it up. This is the lifetime method and easy. I warranty my work. Get ur dun. Martone landscape pelham nh

[@learnsomethingneweveryday1539]

hi, any need for membrane/sheeting before putting hardpack/sub base?

[@digitalcurrents]

@@learnsomethingneweveryday1539 I second this question. Is 5 in of hardpack enough to keep weeds out? Should I add a membrane to keep weeds out?

[@hardstylemystyle1817]

is it just me or is this possibly the worst method ever for laying slabs?

[@jamesjjjohson]

hardstyle mystyle agreed

[@charliepeters7122]

Well I’m glad you’re all here in the comments, guess il find another video lol

[@charliepeters7122]

Vaping Jay bored of being indoors aswell mate? Lol

[@sahinahmod8384]

Hi my Gardner is putting slabs down for the whole garden, he said he will use sharp sand and cement as the base to lay the slabs down.Wouldnt this be a problem later as the slabs will start to sink in after a while with rainfall etc... i suggested he uses stones however he said this is only needed if there was a car been driven on top of it? Please help

[@christianluff]

Thanks for a really useful video. Nicely detailed, but not intimidating! I'll give it a try!

[@ScotsDestroyer]

Christian Luff how did it go?

[@jamescain7250]

Do you not read comments? She got it wrong

[@SuperBulldog03]

Good job but won't last. Never dot dab slabs and always use a whacker plate for base and lay t he base in two sections. First one at 50mm and compact then second one at 50mm and compact.

[@fisher7814]

Nice job young lady 👍

[@stevescott6445]

Not compacting the sub base and not laying a full mortar bed… this is cowboy level work.

[@MatthewJBD]

I've heard that dots allow ants to build nests

[@jamescain7250]

You have to lay natural stone on a full bed of cement. Two weeks later you will see mortar patches coming through stone the way she does it. You can even slurry back of stone but she is wrong laying on dot dab method.

[@1.9.8.3]

Thing is if you don't put them stones on a full bed they will come loose when water gets under and freezes in winter.

[@Keepingthefaith72]

What does she mean when she says check the level of the slab Horizontally and Vertically , what the hell does that mean ...

[@alexandrukardos8286]

Oh come on, you know excactly what she meant, on both axis x and y

[@herrlip72]

Things that are WRONG 1. Dab Dot Method - Should have used Full Bed 2. Didn't compact the sub base down properly, used body weight method - At very least used sledge and timber block to tamper down tight or compacter 3. Dry Slab Lay, didn't use SBR Slurry Mix - Slurry the back of slabs with SBR slurry to water proof the slabs and get a better stick (SBR slurry is like super glue for slabs) These 3 are crucial for a successful lay, otherwise your stones will lift, come loose, and moisture stains will bleed through the slabs, you can get away with everything else being a little off but the top 3 did's & didn't's above, please please please don't skimp otherwise the patio won't last 1 year

[@antkelly85]

A day's work? ! Maybe with 5 guys helping out. I like the way they didn't show the 2 ton bags of hardcore and all that cement mixing

[@pauly0007]

Packing by foot and 'dob and dab' fixing rather the 'full bed' All the hallmarks of a bodge job!

[@warhorsetraining8591]

What is the morta mix for the bed before the flag stone go on?

[@Dazpez76]

Or......get a wacker plate..... Baby steps ffs!!!!! Really!!!!!!

[@Dazpez76]

Also dot n dab... Very lazy and a bad way of laying any patio.. Slabs will rock and come loose in no time.. FACT!!! I mean.. Why would you dig down 6 inches to put down a shit load of scalpings THAT YOUR NOT EVEN GONA COMPACT PROPERLY. I'm not a hater or a troll. But this is a bad way of doing things people......

[@eskimoglenn]

I agree.Do the job right first time and it will last.I always over engineer on my jobs .You can land an aircraft on my jobs and know it will last thirty years.

[@Dazpez76]

+glenn dutton 100% .....my work is guaranteed so there's no way I'm Gona do it twice 👍👍

[@davejohnson701]

Full bed it should be laid on not dot and dab

[@noahschmartz2354]

where did you serve your time to come up with this way of doing things?

[@elimarr17]

can you provide a shopping list please? That would be super helpful. But great instructions - thanks for the video.

[@nomorefuckery1100]

Eggs , milk , bread , butter , sausages and potatoes and if you see anything you want then get that for pudding 👍🏻😂🤣

[@Kevin.Anthony3]

@@nomorefuckery1100 Hilarious. Thanks for the laughs 😂

[@CRyan71]

'walking down' the sub-base is awfully amateur. This job needed a plate compactor.

[@dorianleakey]

"amateur" yet ancient roads still in existence today didn't use a plate compactor.

[@jamesjjjohson]

Dorian Leakey no they used to pull a roller

[@lydiabukachi5246]

Thank you 🙏

[@LittleBirdieFlyinHigh]

If this is for DIYers, why is my professional handyman only scattering sand on soil and laying the slabs on top? No marked lines, spirit level, or compactor in sight 😥

[@carlrose4877]

Hi great video, thanks. btw you have a typo in your love home website address

[@tactme4390]

As a beginner wanting to lay a small few slabs in my garden (not a patio) I liked the video and thought OK seems good to do then........ I read some of the comments about mice living under the gaps... 😩 I've changed my mind lol... Hell no to that lol