Screeding & Laying a Paver Patio with a New Hire...

[@MichaelCunningham-15]

Like so many others have commented, I was able to build my own patio based on watching your videos. Found your channel a little over a year ago when the idea of doing a patio at our house came up. Thank you for being so inspiring and for being so open and transparent in your work. God bless!

[@TheChristianHardscaper]

Heck yea man, that's awesome! Love reading comments like this the most, that has been the main goal of my channel. Knowing that a bunch of people around the country / world are installing patios, walkways and walls based off my videos is super cool and motivating for me. Thanks for the feedback and congrats on your patio! God Bless you too ✌

[@josephrottina1901]

Great work. Great new guy. And great video. Brother.👍🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@TheChristianHardscaper]

Thanks brother! I always appreciate your feedback ✌

[@salembeeman370]

Haven't watched in a while and totally enjoyed seeing the new job.

[@TheChristianHardscaper]

Glad to hear it, thanks for the feedback! ✌

[@oil_can]

Just finished laying pavers for a 32’ x 6’ walkway. My first time ever doing a project like this. It went very smoothly and looks amazing - and I learned everything about how to do it from watching your videos. So thank you for the free education! I used 2 pallets of rumbled Belgard Dublin pavers and noticed immediately that not only was there a slight color difference between the two pallets, there was also a slowly transitioning shift in tonality within the pallets themselves, with the pavers in the top layers being a slightly different color than those near the bottom. The obvious solution was to mix pavers from both pallets while also pulling from different layers within the pallets. Took longer to do it this way but the results speak for themselves. Just thought I’d mention this since I’ve not seen it come up in any of your videos.

[@TheChristianHardscaper]

Sweet! I love these comments and I seem to be getting more and more of them.... No better feeling for me than knowing my videos are helping people with their hardscape installs all over the country / world. Super cool, and it really keeps me going on the videos. The color blends can really vary from pallet to pallet... Glad you caught onto it and made the right move. I talk about that here and there in the paver videos, but it is a very important thing to do. Congratulations on the walkway! ✌

[@oil_can]

@@TheChristianHardscaper My bad for not being more clear! Yes, your videos frequently include a reminder to mix pavers from multiple pallets. In fact, you mentioned it in this video. What I didn’t realize, though, is I’d also need to mix pavers from different layers within a single pallet because of the color variation from the top layer to the bottom layer.

[@TheChristianHardscaper]

Oh I gotchya, very important to pay attention to stuff like like that 🤙🏻

[@mrbounceoutwiththatfofo]

The new instrumental on the sped up clips absolutely bangs lol

[@TheChristianHardscaper]

I agree, fits the work we do so well. 👌

[@jasonmoon9048]

You and Benny do such a beautiful job thank you from upstate New York.

[@TheChristianHardscaper]

Thank you very much! ✌

[@KenMrKLC]

Nice work my dude. I love to see people doing it right with pride

[@TheChristianHardscaper]

Thanks brother! I always try to keep quality at top of mind. ✌

[@tomalley798]

Good teamwork. You, Criss, Ben and your sun shadow 💪

[@TheChristianHardscaper]

Yeah buddy! 🤣 ✌

[@michaelwilcher4575]

Great job

[@TheChristianHardscaper]

Thank you! ✌🏻

[@orlandosalazarb6woc]

Looking good, can't wait to see the result of this project

[@TheChristianHardscaper]

Thanks brother! ✌

[@brianhanley12]

Looks great man, phew, now that’s a big patio!

[@TheChristianHardscaper]

Thanks brother, this was a monster... With a lot of cuts too. It was my favorite patio install of my career, so much fun man. Thanks as always for the feedback! ✌

[@ThatPainterGuyKy]

Job is coming along mint brother. I know how having another set of hands can really help out a lot and if they have experience makes it that much better lol. He seemed to fit right in with you guys. Happy to see another upload man. I know while typing this comment the views have went up by 10 lol. So keep putting them out and we will keep watching lol...God bless brother and hope you all have a blessed week to come.

[@TheChristianHardscaper]

Thanks bro! Having some experienced help is such a huge blessing for sure man, Chris really helped us finish last year off strong 👌 And I am always blown away by the support every time I upload. Especially with comments like this one, thanks again and as always for that, it is more motivating than you know... God Bless and I hope you have a great week too man! ✌

[@robertpoulin7218]

Looking good! I would love to see a driveway

[@TheChristianHardscaper]

Thank you, can't wait to do a driveway on film... ✌

[@slimpickensrx]

Great videos! Wish I had seen the open grade base videos before I installed my patio. I went with processed aggregate base and concrete bedding sand because that’s what the local dealer said I should use. Hey, would you do a video using that installation method? If a situation allows for its usage. I’d be curious to try your method. I do think it would last longer than using processed aggregate and concrete sand.

[@OLDGUYTRACKDAYS]

Love your videos! They have really help me with my DIY patio. Question for you: Do you do your Polysand after your concrete edging? If so, how does tamping the blocks after the first layer of sand effect that? Thanks so much! Keep up the awesome work.

[@HelloYouPeople]

My boss is very old school only uses string lines to grade. No poles. Make 4X6 squares and grades it. Takes too long and easily make human errors. Worked with a different company before used poles and turned out better but he won’t listen lol

[@TheChristianHardscaper]

Sorry to hear that man, some people get stuck in their ways and can't move forward. That is a very old school and slow way to do it. Plus it is not as accurate as the way I and many other hardscapers do it. Just keep grinding and maybe one day you will be calling the shots on your job. ✌

[@HelloYouPeople]

@@TheChristianHardscaper appreciate it brother, keep killing it out there 👍

[@adriankap2978]

Why put down the mesh instead of the plastic? Is that now a better option choice for size, type paver or other reasons? Amazing work as usual. Just a great team and friends.

[@Max_Persic]

Are you referring to the geotextile under the base or the geo grid in between the rock? If you’re talking about the geotextile. It’s because it allows water flow, and he does have it underneath. But if you’re talking about the grid(which looks like mesh), it helps stabilize the base. Not always necessary. But added insurance on soil that tends to shift more over time

[@TheChristianHardscaper]

Couldn't have said it better myself! 👌 ✌

[@ЯрославКравченко-й5н]

👍

[@belindaschroeder8574]

Chris i have a 16 inch retaining sitting wall around my firepit patio can I use the 3/8 chip to level my retaining block on top of my 3/4 thanks I love your video

[@kevincloonan9787]

Where do you get those rakes from ? The come along tool you use to move the chip stone ?

[@4sknProductions]

is there a standard of how much dig initially? and how much of each layer do you add? Im starting the planning process for my backyard in cali

[@Conroyc13]

What size/brand plate compactors do you use?

[@elbuggo]

0:35 - what tool is that?

[@DB509Stang]

Do you compact your 3/4 base before you put your chip stone ?

[@TheChristianHardscaper]

Yes we do, once we get it to correct height and check it with our rails, then we compact it before re setting the pipes and screeding. ✌

[@DB509Stang]

@@TheChristianHardscaper i totally stopped the video to go back to work soon as you commented to Ben about checking and compacting. Thank you for confirming boss. Definitely learning so much off your videos.

[@guerrerococho1]

What size is the chips Stone ?

[@sabaanwar9320]

Really like your work...very professional work done on all jobs..interested to work with you for learning opportunity...is it possible ??

[@TheChristianHardscaper]

Thank you very much! I haven't really thought about having people work with me for training... Maybe someday I will do something like that. Just not sure yet.

[@laurapalumbo353]

Hi Kyle The work you guys do is beautiful. Why the geogrid in the base stone? Just more stabilization? Also, where can I get that Brazilian hoe ? That thing is awesome! Thanks, John

[@TheChristianHardscaper]

Hey John, thank you very much! And yes, the geo grid just adds some more stability to the base stone. It is not necessary in my opinion but the customer specifically asked for it to be safe. I said it will only help, so went ahead and did it. And unfortunately, I have not found anywhere online that you can buy the Brazilian hoe... and I looked all over... I buy them from a local landscape supply store that is owned and run by Brazilians. They must have the hook up from back home...LOL I hope all is well and the season is going awesome for you all! ✌

[@laurapalumbo353]

Thank you, brother. Maybe you can share the name of your supplier, and I can have it shipped?

[@TheChristianHardscaper]

@@laurapalumbo353 No problem, the store I buy them from is (Cornerstone Landscape Supply) in Framingham, Massachusetts.✌

[@laurapalumbo353]

@@TheChristianHardscaper Thank you!

[@anthonycampbell7361]

what kind of hoe do you use

[@kenactofkindness4017]