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[@susanlatham224]

This is the best video and instructions for pavers that I have seen-thank you

[@kathrynblackwell3918]

Excellent job! Very informative. People don’t realize how satisfying it is to make something with your two hands. I bought pavers a few years ago and they are chipped and cracked. Thanks for taking your time to teach us how to make pavers!

[@Einlanzer83]

When opening and pouring the quickrete in the bucket I suggest wearing some ppe, you don't want to inhale or get the dust in your eyes.

[@mimibaker2022]

This is awesome. This guy is a really good teacher! I appreciate the tips!

[@charminglad124]

If you half fill the mould you can place the wire on the mix and then fill..this will save a fair bit of time.

[@AdrienBCaldwell]

Took the words right out of my mouth.

[@90210sky]

The mesh should be all the way to the bottom, wire will work great under pulling forces (bottom), no so good un pushing forces (up), this is commonly seen on concrete slabs, rods are always on the botoom.

[@johnlee7085]

More water is definitely not better. Extra water weakens the mix. The finished product is also stronger the slower it cures, which is a chemical process not to be confused with drying. There are curing compounds for big jobs, or a damp cloth can work well on small jobs like this. Also, two tweaks will make the finished product much nicer: 1. A roundover tool for the edges, 2. A broomed or brush finish for the surface.

[@aurim6601]

Thank you so much for this video. I feel like I can do this myself.

[@yuriyp8841]

Thank you for the instruction. Now I know how to make a path at the dacha. 😀🤝🤝🤝

[@ricksmith7110]

great video, really like your attitude towards the project, one little thing I would of done different is to edge the pavers. Going to try my own this weekend if it comes out half as good as yours I'll be happy.

[@JhnnyBoy]

Awesome vid. Very straightforward and to the point!

[@zackiinu7194]

QUESTION: Why not put in the wire mesh AFTER you pour in the concrete? This way you can push it down halfway (or whatever your desired depth) and not have to pull up on it. (I’ve never mixed concrete before, so pardon me if this is a dumb question.) Great video. Thanks! 👍

[@serwinzzalot9989]

Duh

[@compubyte2010]

Actually, I"m wonder WHY he used any at all? for pieces that small ( really any cement slab that small shouldn't need ANY mesh or metal in it at all..) IMO . Even 2'x2' pavers don't have metal inside them. That being said.. it certainly doesn't Hurt them any to have that little bit in them.

[@tastx3142]

@@compubyte2010 I have bought 24” exposed aggregate pavers and they do have metal in them because we inadvertently broke one. It did keep it from separating and shifting.

[@AndrewLeeW1]

@@compubyte2010 Id put some mesh it as well. Better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it. There is no such thing as over kill if its longevity youre going for especially if its something as simple as that.

[@compubyte2010]

@@AndrewLeeW1 agreed!!

[@ZebraMachines]

Great video, and great job. I am wondering about the benefits of molding the blocks and then placing them vs pouring them into molds on the ground. With the desire to sit flush, is there one method that is better?

[@jameschristian8117]

Great job man.. ok lets build a outdoor kitchen.. 🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙

[@zee116]

Could have used edging trowel for cleaner look and clean edges plus less water of course

[@theguy9234]

Hawaii.. Man i miss living on Oahu. Used to install vinyl fencing on few of the islands.

[@tnhomestead]

Stationed there early 80s and loved it

[@mattlinville3634]

Great video! Expand yourself brotha really great short stright to the point tips tricks and method!🤘👍 great job sir.!

[@ronbattiston2468]

That is a fantastic video! Thanks from Canada!

[@SuperNorthsea]

Wonderful job and video. Love how you provided example of how to calculate concrete need for the new newbies wanting to tackle a small project. Also love the list of material and equipment.

[@rerite2]

Some body once told me it helps to spray the wooden form with some oil b/c it'll make taking the form off easier. Sound about right?

[@zoeamaster]

Doing heavy construction we used diesel in a garden sprayer when working with big wall forms. I've never bothered when doing little stuff with 2x4 or 2x6s. You can usually tap those out pretty easy.

[@rerite2]

@@zoeamaster -- Excellent technique. Thank you.

[@syedhasan6548]

Excellent Video Thanks 👍👍👍

[@samoanSAIYAN]

Could've cut 4 straights with ieces inbetween to define your spaces? Either way looks good

[@kostas_wellknown4519]

You are perfection my friend! Well done ! Can you tell us about other types of the concrete please?

[@zman5908]

Is it not cheaper to purchase concrete pavers ?

[@voyagerprobe]

Great video ! Thank you for that ! Can you tell us what kind of drill or piece of machine you used to mix the concrete?

[@Drumminsince89]

You really can use any 18/20V drill or impact driver. You also need to purchase a concrete mixing arm. That’s the metal paddle attached to the drill to do the mixing. Most important part is wear a mask, concrete dust in your lungs is not good for long or short term respiratory health. That stuff can wreck you.

[@35t10b]

Looks good. The only way I ever make my own pavers is if I want a different size or shape than I can easily buy. Cheaper on standard sizes as well

[@samoanSAIYAN]

True

[@tastx3142]

I used to buy exposed aggregate 24” pavers but now nobody seems to be producing them in our area. Our driveway is exposed aggregate and I prefer that look to plain concrete. I think that we will have to make our own but not sure of the process with adding the stones to the surface since if they aren’t seated properly they will just be knocked loose.

[@contentex1]

Thank you for your video! Would you please explain why you decided to make that way, than make a monolithic slab? Pavers look nice btw! Thank you.

[@johnlee7085]

It’s a little less concrete. It’s a lot less likely to crack. Less chance of a puddle in a low spot. Water runs off more evenly.

[@darrellblair5818]

Enjoyed your video. Great narrating.

[@tjmarx]

Use SI units and everyone can follow along.

[@justanotherperson584]

How many bags per paver did you use?

[@amtb70x7anunkwn9]

Dude That was AWESOME! 8~D I need pavers in my yard too. I am on the Far EAST OTHER Left Coast where it rains only on days that end in 'Y'. (aka Central FLORIDA) Your video is a real motivator ! Thanks. And the pavers came out Perfect.

[@amtb70x7anunkwn9]

BTW Bro, I Like your Video, your funny as all Hell, I'll be seeing your next one, B T A! ;-D

[@bluecollardadventures2338]

totally agree about the smooth finishes - i used to take care of grounds at a big conference center and 2 of our buildings had smooth finished walkways. People were always falling on those walks! Dunno why anyone would do that on an outside area =(

[@johnlee7085]

Most public projects specify a broomed finish for outside concrete.

[@Doc30jj]

Why not pour half the concrete in the form them place the metal and pour the second half in?

[@Gisburne2000]

Was just about to make the very same comment.

[@dumitrustefan1358]

Too much thinking.... ahahahaha

[@GaryBowen73]

thats how everyone else does it here in the mainland....lol

[@edmundooliver7584]

@@GaryBowen73 no, they just buy pavers

[@simonpure109]

Bcoz it's specifically for demonstrational purpose!!! Dude is a builder, has skills and cares for zombies too who wud ask " where did the mesh come from😂😂😂😂😂

[@SeanFisher]

Wait, which building supply store was that again?

[@clergh]

I think he might have said Home Depot. It was kind of glossed over.

[@lightintheworld1111]

You just said “it looks like we are pau for the day“… That’s a Hawaiian term.😁 So, Mahalo for your wonderful video and love to you and your channel. This is a great idea... very easy and useful🌍💕🌈❤️

[@oliviagarrett3925]

Great instructions

[@johnr.6029]

Nice job. Good video. Many viewers are a bit critical. This is "his way" of making pavers, it's not the only way. Learn from others, and share the knowledge. When I lived in Hilo, I noticed that cement/concrete work (side walks, driveways) turns black. Is that from all the rain?

[@MrEye4get]

If you want rough unfinished edges this will work. Oiling the forms helps in removal.

[@bluecollardadventures2338]

great video! awesome concrete tips

[@tastx3142]

Since you are not pouring the entire amount of concrete in, why not lay the wire on the first batch before you pour in the remaining concrete? It shouldn’t be forced to the ground and seems like it would save you a step from having to reposition it as shown in the video.

[@GaryBowen73]

where did you get the materials??? I heard you might be able to get that stuff from HPM??

[@vaylon1701]

I have been doing concrete work for years here in the eastern mid-Atlantic states and the one step most people can skip is the rebar part. On such a small piece it won't help and may actually make the concrete crack faster than if you leave it out. I have a sidewalk I laid 22 years ago between my house and workshop. Its 6" wide and 72 feet long. 3.5 inches deep and not one piece of rebar in the entire piece. It was done in a rush because it was an unplanned project. The concrete was offered to me for almost nothing if I just had a place he could dump it out of his truck.

[@psidvicious]

6 inches wide is a pretty narrow sidewalk.

[@paintingwithtastefromcanva7165]

Great video just want to know for that square you didn't say how much concrete it took to fill. You put half bag in each bucket but when you poured it out, it seems that it is not enough. Did you use a whole bag for each square?

[@johnlee7085]

Concrete is 150 lbs/cubic foot. When you calculate the volume of concrete in cf, multiple by 150, then divide by the weight of the bags, usually either 60 or 80. That will give you the number of bags. Add 10% for safety. Better to have to much, than needing to make a last second scramble to the store.

[@bojankolundzija6091]

Good job!

[@boobizzy4173]

Thank you

[@divineknowledge4607]

I myself pour half, set my mesh then finish the fill. Then I have the mesh in the center.

[@stevebrown1461]

More water weakens the concrete by as much as 40%.

[@alfredov34]

This is a great diy video 👍

[@danfeliciano570]

Great video - Thanks!

[@Yyyyyy5]

Don’t they brake?

[@caseychai1077]

Great video !!

[@2adamast]

Here our concrete hardens by water, "so much moisture in the air" 8:35 is just a plus.

[@freddieivory625]

Very nice

[@alanhillier1033]

Where did you get your stuff from?

[@arkdark5554]

Really nice, thanks.

[@etruscohn5215]

Great work.

[@pierzus1]

No oil, no edging just chipping, mesh vire can be placed on half filled material, very poor result

[@AndrooH]

edges are awful! Run an edging trowel around the top edges while the mix is still workable.

[@sstrick500]

Did you not hear him say why he left the edges rough? Watch it again.

[@jacintohuerta1900]

@@sstrick500 He didn’t do smooth finish on the top, however the edges could of been cleaned up better. You misunderstood.

[@psidvicious]

@@jacintohuerta1900 yes, needed to be edged.

[@primavera919]

Remind me again what did you use to fill in the gaps? That red material

[@rerite2]

Look like wood chips. In that area, lava stones must be easy to come by. www.hpmhawaii.com/

[@Kanjo_Official]

Mulch homie

[@jcougar55]

cleaner and easier to pour some concrete into the form (half-way) then put the wire mesh in the concrete then pour the rest of the concrete...

[@JuanTorres-jl4wz]

Te faltó echarle a aceite quemado a las maderas

[@dphotos007]

I always wear a mask when mixing bad cement. That dust from the mix is nasty and you do not want it in your lungs. My stone yard sells pre made pavers like this so that can save time but they are super heavy to transport.

[@joezie2609]

🙏🙏

[@joserizal877]

Yo can we use pavers(bricks) in making a wood oven?

[@soulsaucegoodwin319]

No. Fire brick

[@crouchingtiger6319]

VERY GOOD

[@neenagroup8963]

Nice

[@michaelsmith296]

That's a lot of concrete. Nice job though.

[@StephenStylesGoesVanCamp]

Walk like John Wayne upto the door 😂😂😂🤣

[@ghostryder1829]

The price of lumber, screws, concrete, chicken wire, plus ur time it would have been cheaper to just go buy pavers.

[@simonpure109]

Depends on the amount of sugar in your body!!!

[@farhatqureshi8562]

Ghost Ryder laying those is not easy . Base has to be level and firm and you will still possibly need to use a mallet. This way the levelling was dead easy.

[@CohassetMA]

quality o purchased pavers is terrible. Do an accelerated life test on a couple of your pavers by cooling it in a deep freezer and then warming to ambient and finally heating it up in an oven to.400 deg F. watch it crack up and then ask why.

[@shadyman6346]

Yep

[@markpinther9296]

Without being a smartass, I am curious as to why you handmade these pavers instead of just buying them? Do you find they last longer? Certainly not a cost savings right? That is not the easiest way to mix concrete.

[@phil4v8]

Mark P. I think it must be a great satisfaction to do something by hand. Hard work especially great work is to be admired.

[@patb4493]

It would be a huge cost saver here in Australia...except the hydration sessions (beer is $50/case lol)

[@josephkilleen7807]

What he made was a 3-1/2"+ steel-reinforced paver, basically the thickness of a sidewalk. Generally the largest paver on the market is only 2 by 16 by 16. I can only guess that he wanted something more substantial and permanent.

[@bunning63]

@@patb4493 Think it's pretty much the same in NZ, gets worse if your mates help, need to look out for the ones that start drinking prior to 'helping' you!

[@Ojb_1959]

Way overkill for a paver in that location unless Big Bertha visits a lot.

[@90210sky]

6:59 More water is better than less water? NO, NEVER! Unless you want a weaker concrete. The less water the better during mixing, when the concrete starts to cure, only THEN the more water the better. In lab conditions, concrete reached maximun strength if cured submerged in water, of course that is not feasibel in most applications.

[@rd-ch1on]

Less water is better. Your mix was too wet. Excess water water weakens the overall strength a durability of concrete

[@edgarmartinez9809]

Stupid people r always going to be putting cheat . Don't worried excellent job admired ur job 😉

[@ИнКрид]

Короче по месту можно было не заливать, просто где нибудь сделать их и потом принести и положить по уровню

[@MegaAcle]

Me gusto, 👍

[@Bmanfresh]

Damn that store looks awesome! Why doesn’t United States have something like that

[@lisao3041]

lol, it is the United States.

[@richardcraniumdicksinn3959]

@keith cunningham Did you enjoy your $1200.00 TRUMP money?

[@elbmongo]

next time pour one bucket in then put mesh on top

[@Tevi-dq8tg]

Could've just concrete a path

[@Yurkevich22]

why not just buy premade concrete pavers and save yourself all this hassle?

[@CohassetMA]

most pavers that are made are cheaply and poorly made. For example 16 in squares are typically 1.5in thick. i definitely prefer 2.0 in. thick and like to put 9 ga mesh in them. i had an expert tell me that id you make your own with pre mixed dry that you will typically end up with inferior product because you get shorted cement in the premix. so you may want to sub some of the mix with cement. i do 39 lbs. square and you can measure it out by volume and weight to start and get it right by volume from there after. I pour in 2 runs: first with standard concrete mix enriched with cement and then do the top .5 in with pigment tinted with 11 lbs for final toping useing sand topping mix.

[@Area51ca]

Wear your safety glasses only for knots.

[@psidvicious]

Right. Then when you pass the knot, stop the cut and flip them back up on your head, so you look cool 😎

[@williamsmith3169]

Cheers mate.

[@neiljennings1556]

invest in an edging trowel

[@22pnc37]

Edger not edging trowel

[@22pnc37]

@@neiljennings1556 I'm a concrete finisher and that's a margin trowel on the picture an edger is something for the edges

[@neiljennings1556]

@@22pnc37 so why does screwfix call it an 'edging trowel'?

[@neiljennings1556]

@@22pnc37 www.screwfix.com/p/marshalltown-edging-trowel-10/23930 i first laid concrete in 1974, it was called an edging trowel an edger is for lawns

[@22pnc37]

I do this for a living I know what I'm talking about I use these tools every day and FYI you should look up marshaltown a legit concrete tool company not some random third party. An edger and a trowel are two completely different tools marshalltown.com/cat-1346-hand-edgers

[@timsong1926]

Why not just buy those pre-made concrete tiles, save time and effort

[@fearfullywoven]

At that size, it's probably much cheaper to make them

[@dumitrustefan1358]

Ahahaha "So more water is better than less watter" 🤷‍♂️

[@firewire8912]

Fails

[@joey7422003]

too much water makes the concrete weaker. His was a little soupy but fine for pavers. kzbin.info/www/bejne/n5qVi3Smm8eYbpo

[@TheDajoca]

@Dimitru. No. Too much water makes the concrete weaker.

[@JuanMartinez-ie9et]

Those are some rough edges.

[@jordanblancett219]

Bro forgot to cut his edges

[@zoeamaster]

So it looks like your pavers end up being spaced roughly 3 1\2" from each other. That seems excessive but you probably had your reasons. Just don't come home drunk in the dark I guess.

[@CleverGirlAAH]

RIGHT!?

[@ИнКрид]

В мешках я так понял цпс ( цементно песчаная смесь)

[@gmx5051]

Nah, rather buy them for $ 1,38 at home depot

[@cliffdariff74]

Those pavers are thick! 3.5 inches... maybe 2 inches is better.

[@narfinnarfinnarf]

I wish Americans would just use metric

[@thomasfriis3651]

Divide by 1728... wait what? Thats crazy math 😂

[@johnlee7085]

They tried that 50 years ago. Massive fail. We’re just not smart enough.

[@nabihahabibullah1577]

💐✋💐

[@L2fish]

Last time I paid $1.27 a 12 x 12. Hardly worth making your own

[@zzzdomzzzify]

too much work. i just pay $8 each one at home depot

[@nickinfrared]

So i did my pavers: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fn-9k3ebfad6qdU

[@davidlacziko1516]

"You gonna measure it in inches!" And what if I want to measure it in Centimeters, huh? Than what? Am I not allowed to do that! Am I really discriminated based on my ethnical background? Help! Someone! They are oppressing me, a poor little Snowflake !

[@tapasyatyaga4041]

Why would you even want to do all this work when you can buy 1 foot square concrete pavers for $1.50 😅🤣

[@CohassetMA]

because if you want it to last 2 years go and buy them. if you want them to last, make them thicker, add cement, and use remesh.

[@mariaemilianegron]

Thank you