How to Make Concrete Stepping Stones with GLASS

[@DGEO1]

I make them upside down. Putting the form on a plastic sheet, as you do, I put the glass beads in the bottom of the form and pour concrete over them. The next day, I flip the paver and expose the beads with a diamond cup in an angle grinder. It only takes about one minute, with lots of dust, but it cuts both the concrete AND the glass, exposing a larger cross-section of the beads. They are so firmly embedded, I have never had any beads come loose in over a year, with seasonal temperature extremes.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Sounds like that may dull the glass

[@Aaron-oe8xw]

​@@OdellCompleteConcretea low grit will dull the glass, absolutley. But you can go over it with like a 1000+ grit to polish them again. Good catch on the dulling :)

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

TY AARON

[@kfc6573]

Can you please make a video???

[@janetgerney2094]

This would be so cool using glow-in-the-dark pebbles! Love it!

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Yes GL

[@nicholemiller3859]

Wow!! What a great idea!! I have some too!! Probably not enough. But a great 💡 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

[@suni9625]

THERE ARE GLOW IN THE DARK PEBBLES 🤯😍💜

[@angiesmith3183]

The OCD part of me is saying "STOP, JUST STOP", but the edging made up for it! LOL - I have to say, they turned out absolutely gorgeous! Thank you so much for the video!

[@marinapurple7516]

Always nice to see a man with huge experience, no need to prove smth... In comparison with the others. He just knows what he is doing, and he's doing it good

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

I concur TY

[@davidgharrod8174]

I just made two more of these pavers today. I'm using 2 nested 2 mil 18 gallon trash compactor bags as a mixer - easy clean up - all the paper and extra concrete goes in the bag afterward. Walmart has bags of the glass beads for $1. Three bags is enough for a river on two pavers. I was using the sealer you show but when the quart went dry, I balked at paying $50 for a gallon at Home Depot so I picked up a can of Seal Krete Wet Look spray for $12 at Lowe's. Easy to apply! Looks good! Only covers 25 square feet, but no clean up is a plus and no roller needed.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Nice system

[@carmenpereiramercado5190]

Just came upon your channel. You and your crew are very conscience and know your craft. I confess I'm a weird woman who likes to learn all sorts of things about construction, etc. I love working hard physically, it's rewarding, keeps you young and alive, (BTW I'm 59 YO, a Vet and retired LEO).You have something to show for your daily efforts., God's work. Love learning and how you explain materials and techniques. God bless you and your crew.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Great Thanks Carmen

[@roselee4445]

What us LEO

[@wcsd9577]

This would be a great project for someone who wanted to do a small patio or a walkway but didn't want to spend the money to hire a crew to do it for them. With just a few forms, minimal tools and of course the concrete they could make all the pavers they needed at their own convenience and lay it themselves. Seems like a great project to get the kids involved with also.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

I think its a great project for that

[@mariatorres9789]

My dad had us do a pebble concrete square footing around a large oval garden. I was about 10 yrs old.. it's still there & looking beautiful.

[@FatNebraskaMom]

My guy said "at the Goodwill"! 🤜🤛 ✌️🙌 Thrifters for life baby!

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

That's the key

[@katrinaisalwayscorrect]

Yes!

[@tonyaction5284]

Looks great!!!! Now my wife wants the same thing done in the back yard walk way😩 But thank you for the tips!!!🤙🏼💪🏼 You da man!!!!

[@michelemcguire8995]

😂🤣😅

[@marinapurple7516]

🤣🤣

[@mariatorres9789]

Have her do it. It'll be a fun project. Just give her a 5 gal bucket & a big mixer, & tell her it's like mixing a cake, and to get it to thick pancake consistency. She'll love it..

[@Ty-bz7zx]

Made a walkway with this technique yrs ago... worked awesome. Had to return and double check on mold/release etc.... Seems I forgot none of this matters.... 2x4s and done =)) Thanks for the help both times! =)) Great way to avoid a permanent* fixture and a building permit for a larger pad as well! Enjoy and best wishes.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

I concur TY

[@SuperBrowndog1]

Thank you for giving timelines. This helps tremendously, as I have no experience with concrete and this gives me an idea of how long to wait before adding glass, floating, spraying, etc. great video with lots of great info. Thanks 😊🌸

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

YW GL

[@jimmyjunk2337]

I really enjoy your videos brother appreciate you sharing your skills. I ended up making 20 of these for my back yard fence line. The county does not allow me to pour concreate within 3 ft from my fence line so I decided to make these for all my vase base plants and it looks amazing. I literally have them all the way down my fence line with 1 vase on each holding a plant. So it looks great and does not effect me on county code because it's a removable structure.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Way to go. Nice idea. TY For sharing

[@Melissa02891]

Great way to add a little whimsy to your garden path or between raised beds I've just thought up several ideas while watching that I'd like to try myself. So thanks for the video!

[@wrenchdoozer]

I like the cold open to the video. Nice change of pace.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Yeah we like to try new things out once in awhile

[@mariapalumbo6630]

Thank you for taking the time to teach us. I am grateful.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

YW TY

[@mokarina913]

I like this idea. I would love to see how it looks with coloured concrete or a LED light strip fitted under the glass pebbles.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Awesome idea

[@michelemcguire8995]

solar powered panel

[@wendymonkelien-brown579]

I have thought about underlit stained glass on stepping stones for literally years. Just not sure how to keep the structural integrity of the stone to be able to use it AS a stepping stone....

[@mariamercy7317]

Great idea! 👍

[@RedPanda74]

Oooohhhhh! Light strip! I love that idea ❤❤❤❤

[@Malandrin]

nice stones, It remeinds me of the ones from this other job wher you used blue glass and they also looked really cool and gives a nice touch overall to the project 😀😀

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@suni9625]

It seems like blue is always a great shade for concrete. I wanna try ts

[@therealdeal3672]

Nice find at Goodwill to get a whole bag of those glass stones for a dollar! Love them in the concrete!

[@oldschooldesign528]

Excellent step by step video and how to imbed the glass pieces plus the last step for protecting all that hard work with the clear coat!

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

TY

[@reneem9353]

I like the river one best.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Me too TY

[@blh3741]

Fun posting! Next, try various shells+colored rock and place just as you did with the glass beads. Then come back and grind/hone the surface to expose the shells. Incredible finished product when done. The more exotix the shells, the better!(AKA terrazzo)

[@sherierodrigues1569]

David, you are a rock star with cement young man. I could watch you make pavers all day. Lol. Thank you for taking the time to share your expertise with us. Sherie Rodrigues from Australia, again.😮

[@cpamfly6858]

What a wonderful man to be so clear and precise with information and ideas!

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

TY

[@grizzlythehater]

I really like these How to/DIY videos I’m a barber so I consider this your artwork I just can’t wait to get my house and do the stuff keep up the good work brother

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

GL TY

[@yvettenaud9303]

Wow thanks for showing how to do that :) I've learned from working with clay that if you want even more shimmer from your glass beads, to put something reflective behind them, like foil. It would take a lot more time but if ur doing a small project it would be really cool. Im not sure how it would survive in concrete tho

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

How about recessed lighting

[@yvettenaud9303]

@@OdellCompleteConcrete ohhh 😲 that would be so pretty...

[@lydvincecruz8395]

Beautiful and very creative. Thanks for sharing. I appreciate it very much. 👍

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@oooops537]

Lovin it ! Thank you for the inspiration. Best wishes to you& all watching. :)

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Yt Ty

[@MrMiss]

Loving every minute of these videos Dave. Thank you so much man 👍👏

[@kristinebailey6554]

My grandfather was a mason. Any time my dad was pouring concrete, some embellishments went in. So glad he taught us techniques. Glass is a perfect media to use out doors.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

I concur TY

[@barbaradavis393]

Nice idea. I make smaller stones using candy boxes, especially heart shaped ones. Paper boxes are a one time use, but you can use metal tins if you coat the tin with petroleum jelly & waxed paper.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Awesome

[@ChaoLegacy]

Wow... Amazing! So beautiful!! Thank you for share! 🐉🐉🐉

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

YW

[@shayneelizabeth358]

This looks AWESOME!!!!

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Ty

[@honestly8015]

What a beautiful job you did on these. Among my many 'weirdnesses' is that I love concrete. I can dream up so many things to make. These are inspiring, I must say. Thanks for sharing this project. I'm subscribing so I can see more.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Great TY GL

[@kristinebailey6554]

Oh good! Then I am not too crazy. My paternal grandfather was a mason so my father taught us to add embellishments to concrete. Concrete is amazing and pretty much permanent.

[@MillCityJam]

Very cool work!! If my wife saw this vid, "my honey-do" list would be huge...

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

I hear that

[@Namratiug]

Another fine video project O’Dell. 💯

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Ty

[@maudessen573]

Thanks. You are a good instructor.

[@hombredeacero3131]

You make concrete work in to a work of art.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

ty

[@JesusChristisLord2969]

Fancy step there! Thanks for another great idea! I'll put that gem in the bag.💎

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Get it on With the jewels

[@norm1143]

Your video answers all my questions . Looking forward to doing mine . Like the way you did the two samples less drying time and more just what I needed . Thanks a million

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

yw

[@jazminepenkala5096]

Love the video, you are so easy and fun to watch. Thanks for helping us out - this is awesome!

[@stoveboltlvr3798]

That's cool Dave. I like some of those Goodwill buys myself. I once bought a huge bag of swivel ball bearing casters for $5. I like the stepping stone idea!

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Get lucky sometimes. TY

[@Kredo800]

Ha! Mapgie clients, the shiny staff lovers will want these. Good addition to your huge scope of tools. Later in episodes: This washed concrete surface is made of 20% marbles / 80% usual pebbles & processed with 50%/50% magic thing. )) Thanks for sharing interesting idea!

[@rosebudwilson8200]

wow, you make this look very easy. I have a lot of stained glass so may try this on a small stepping stone and see what happens. Thanks for the video, I love stuff like this for the yard. Do you ever have to re seal the cement?

[@michelemcguire8995]

small stepping stone would be awesome

[@angiered4396]

THX A BUNCH!! Nice to have THE INFO from a professional. Love what u made. Angie-Ohio

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

You are so welcome!

[@sharonwilbourne7256]

Thanks for the idea & demonstration. My friend had a poured cement patio done in which the cement had a high ratio of small rounded river rock mixed in. After the cement had started to set they sprayed it with water which brought out the 1/2 -1 1/2 inch stones. You have to be careful not to take off too much because that can loosen the stones. I think it was sealed. This work was done by a cement company in Midland Michigan. The finished patio was beautiful and felt wonderful under bare feet. Sorry I don't remember the name of the company.

[@kt11540]

This is so cute!🎉

[@marwar819]

It's very beautiful!

[@veilbreak5867]

I LOVE finding things in thrift shops. Ive had some great finds. I like looking in skips too.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Awesome

[@chriswhite2151]

These are available at the local Dollar Tree, I wanted to try them. Glad to see this video!

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

GL

[@miamildh4521]

Love the idea 😍♥️🙏🍀🌹🤗

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

TY

[@terredee]

These pavers are really pretty!

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Ty

[@erynlasgalen1949]

Glass nuggets, my favorite! I used to incorporate them into stained glass lampshade and windows.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Nice

[@EstelleCreativeDesigns]

You got a steal of a deal on these glass gems. I use them all the time, just purchased some the other day at Hobby Lobby for $4 and didn't get nearly that amount.

[@tonypreiss4854]

It looked like there was some gravel or texture of some sort in the concrete, not just sand? thanks for posting these, it's a great idea and i appreciate your down to earth style. Thanks!

[@veilbreak5867]

That looks great. A large 'wave' shape using the blue glass would look awesome, inspired by the famous painting.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Yes TY

[@annieyue9184]

Very clever! So beautiful!

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

TY

[@diannnagel9495]

Will they be slippery when it rains?

[@donnaadams7805]

Exactly what I was looking for, thank you for showing us how this is done!

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Glad it was helpful!

[@LoonaBorisova]

It looks cool👍

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Ty

[@greghaggart]

DUDE! you're use of voice over while the video is in quicktime... GENIUS! and this is such a rad idea. I'm going to do some cool arts and crafts pavers this weekend!! INSPIRING!

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Awesome good luck

[@okedokie]

Awesome idea, thanks for sharing. I'm going to do a few with my daughter and one day she can take one for her place.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Good idea

[@minihoney13]

I thoroughly enjoyed watching this. Thank you so much 💓

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

YW TY

[@truthbetold2611]

This will be on my cracked concrete driveway!!! Thank you. What's life without creativity!

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Get it on GL

[@tellinit4real87]

Those are so nice and precise looking. Great job !!

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Thanks

[@Speeglelookingglass]

Turned out really pretty.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

TY

[@johndoe1765]

Thanks love your ideas and work .

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

TY

[@KeveryKat]

I love how this looks!

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Me too TY

[@kennewman2967]

Great video. So easy to follow

[@Guywithcrazyideas]

Dave, you are special.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

ty

[@bettybaez2929]

You remind me of my father. He was a very creative guy. Like you

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Awesome TY

[@Herbie-Went-Bananas-Then-Split]

Really love the look of this, I'm wondering though if they are slippery to walk on when wet or if snowed on as I'd be interested in doing something similar for steps leading to a front door.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Good point. Add a slip resistant additive to sealer

[@Herbie-Went-Bananas-Then-Split]

@@OdellCompleteConcrete Thank you, I'll look into doing that as my steps are long overdue a makeover :D

[@dm4859]

​@@OdellCompleteConcrete That was my question, so thanks!

[@pattygraham6729]

You did an Awesome job.l love your work. Great idea !!! SO BEAUTIFUL !!!

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

TY

[@fodank]

Liked and subscribed. I've been in the trenches on many a pour down through the years. Looking forward to learning more from you. Thanks, D.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Great, welcome aboard

[@tileworksandmore]

Beautiful

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@dallashill23]

Looks awesome, thanks for sharing

[@wh0tube]

Walking on, walking on broken glass? Looks really good 👍

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

TY

[@littleyammy1886]

What a great idea thanks for sharing

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

You are so welcome!

[@sylviarosario6503]

That is stunning work🥳🤩

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

TY

[@elizabethpaints]

This was wonderful! I'm inspired!

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

TY

[@GodsVibes]

Great Job - Well Done on the Video. The Stepping Stones look Fantastic

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Thanks!

[@redneckmacgyver0073]

David, I love your videos! After watching another video of your’s similar to this I made a shower floor with 1000 marbles! I can honestly tell people I have a marble shower floor!!! 😂 I should post it to KZbin once I put the sealer on it.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Sounds nice

[@phunglung69420]

Arts and crafts with David, yayayyayayay!!!!

[@michaelperine2780]

I am making steps 7.25" thick and will pour them in place. Would wire mesh be sufficient to reinforce a step that is 36" x 36" x 8"? If so, would elevating the wire mesh before the pour with spaced 4" rocks work?

[@tomwaldenofficial]

Really like how these turned out . . .

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

ty

[@timmygrosso9406]

You da man bro. Looks great. The fan with the built in tan

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

TY

[@brc3237]

Hi, I have square blocks of concrete that I bought from Home Depot. Can I just put an additional layer of concrete on top adding stones to add some beautiful dimension?

[@SouthernAngel]

Can you tell me what that tree is behind you? I am in love with plants. And that one is awesome. Great idea with the glass and stepping stones. Thanks for the help.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Not sure. TY

[@jekusinatv6958]

That looks so beautiful. Thank you for sharing this ideas.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

YW

[@robynguinn8941]

They are beautiful...might have to try a few!

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Please do!

[@jmconcretecoloradosprings]

Awesome idea. Gonna make a path at home just to try this. Another great video.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Go for it TY

[@mitsuomits9077]

The blue bids give a certain magical touch to the stepping stones. I'd love to try that BTW my doggy started barking went that siren3alarm went off at 8:38 lol

[@joecortapia5757]

I'm so glad, i found this channel!! I've been thinking about doing some concrete step stones in my back yard>> Keep up the great videos.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Thanks GL

[@LayDeeTee1]

Would love to see the actual finished project with these stepping stones in place. 👍

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Me too

[@y0nd3r]

@@OdellCompleteConcrete go over there and take a picture of it and attach it to the end of this video and upload it again. ☺

[@marisolreyes98]

Perfect, you now what you are doing…. Like it👍🏻I was looking for something like this…. I will make mines ☺️☺️☺️

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Have fun!

[@OfftoShambala]

Super cool … I have a feeling you are making this look easier than it is … but, I am definitely going to try this!

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Have fun GL

[@thelifewithburd]

I love your channel! Thanks for teaching us!!

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

YW TY

[@samiralbalushi4611]

You are an artist

[@SouthernArtist77]

That’s just beautiful.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Ty

[@Choosingtoelevate]

What a find! $1 for the whole bag and an awesome colour palette

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Bingo

[@jannanewbolt8553]

Very cool looking !

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Ty