The Ultimate Guide to Perfectly Leveling Your Patio (DIY Tips)

[@DJProjectss]

Hey buddy, you’ll be glad to know we have used our new grabbo on those 1200 x 600 porcelain tiles!! WHAT A LIFE SAVER THAT WAS! Literally that good we bought a second one!! Thanks for the recommendation! Great piece of kit!!!

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

I’m glad you’re enjoying using the Grabo it’s awesome tool game changer almost 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@peterash9524]

@@tidybrickslandscaping what size mallet you using 40mm 50mm 60mm? Thanks

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

@@peterash9524 maybe a 40 ? Dunno any size as long as it’s runner all good 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@argentben]

@@tidybrickslandscaping how much does it cost mate the grabbo where you get one as well. Excellent videos to 👍

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

@@argentben Just Google Grabo like I did simples 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@stevevw34]

Thanks Scott , phone won't stop ringing because you are the man 👍👍

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Thanks Steve and yeah I brought it upon self 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@EasterlyWind]

Used this Method for levels on a concrete base against 3 existing walls and it worked great. Pity my concrete floating skills are not upto scratch but not a bad attempt for a first go thanks for the Tips

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Thanks Terry I’m glad you’ve use that process before it is pretty much fool proof 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@Rob-ty3ig]

thanks for the video, quick question, im building a patio at the end of the garden, no walls or levels as such to go from, would you get the level in one end using a stick and then then work your way down the line for the fall its about 8m in length.

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Yeh something like that 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@Chris-uu6dg]

Hi mate, thanks for the great video, I just want to ask you if there is a building regulation that stipulates what the fall should be on a patio? or is anything between 1 in 60 to 100 ok? Many thanks Chris.

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Yeh there’s not rules just general advise but either way preferred away from the house 1/60 seems to be the way but as long as it’s running off the tiles then that’s all you want really 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@Chris-uu6dg]

Many thanks for your reply, I have put Aco drains outside the sliding door threshold so I think 1:100 fall as I don't really want the water flowing too quickly towards the house, do you think that would be ok. The patio is 5 meters deep by 7 meters wide. Thanks Chris.

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

@@Chris-uu6dg I’ve worked with 1:100 before works fine still especially porcelain as it’s so flat 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@Chris-uu6dg]

@@tidybrickslandscaping Thats great !! I'm using porcelain too. Love your work and videos. All the best thanks Chris

[@plummetplum]

Hi Scott thanks for sharing your tips. I've done two patios and string lines do my head in. You trip over them or it takes one proud tile due to stick out a bit and you've lost your line. If I do another job I'm gonna have some detachable string like you've done using blocks, as guidance take it off then use a wooden block cut to give me 1:80 fall on my level then check with string and take it off again. Spot on 're grout joints, when it comes to those multi size tiles it's all down to maths, for example two tiles 60 and 30 put together next to a 90 gives you a length of 91 because of the grout joint in the middle . It's tricky but just have to try and compensate. Hardest part of the job apart from how physical it is, is gettimg those darn levels and even worse when you have to navigate round a man hole.

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Using those yellow corner blocks are great because you can’t detach them so easily when not using them. All in all i useful video for the masses I hope 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Cracking idea henry 🤣 all looking good Scott like the tiles mate on the front. Justin brickright 👍

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Cheers Justin yeah they’re nice those deco tiles aren’t they 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Love them mate very nice touch. All the best mate hope your having some time off we are and well deserved 👍🧱🧱🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿💯

[@ponyboy9958]

Thanks for all your videos, massive help when laying my own slabs 👍

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Thanks pony boy hopefully that video should be easy enough for people to do their own patios 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@macstyle2012]

I am doing 45sqm in my garden, using 33.3cm square tiles (9 per sqm). I was told to use chicken wire in the cement to stop it cracking. Is this needed? Never heard of doing that before.

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Definitely no need for any chicken wire just 30/40mm cement on a 100mm hardcore base only 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@macstyle2012]

ok, do you know roughly how many 25kg bags of sand and cement I might need for 45sq m?. Using 4/1 part mix@@tidybrickslandscaping

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

@@macstyle2012 ok worked it out for 40mm cement bed is 3.5t sharp sand and approx 30 bags of cement hope that helps 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@isupalodee]

You are a good lad. Love the vids and that you reply to comments

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Always reading as many comments as possible in replying I like it it’s fun 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@liamdohertycooee1801]

Amazing work you do 👏👏 Really enjoy watching your video 👍👍

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Thank you Liam glad you enjoyed the video mate 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@allanblackshaw3046]

Hi Scott great vid , thats a great wee grabo , I need to catch up on your recent vloggs, well done on the comments on the porcelain driveway .

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Yeah turned out to be a good project that porcelain driveway might have another one coming up 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@willosullivan7593]

Love your videos, much appreciated!!

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Thanks Will glad you enjoy my channel 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@Tom_Prendiville]

Scott mate this is goings to help so many 👏🏼

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

I hope it does Tom I really do it’s got to be full proof surely 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@Tom_Prendiville]

@@tidybrickslandscaping ahhhhhhhhhhh you just bloody jinxed it now 🤣🤣

[@2009jonb]

Hi Scott. I'm doing a DIY job at home. Quite a big area. The tile supplier is recommending me to pour a concrete slab beforehand and lay my porcelain tile on this. Is this OTT or should I just lay it on a 2" mortar bed on top of compacted CL804(stone hardcore)

[@2009jonb]

And for porcelain tiles what's the recommended size for joints

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

You should only lay porcelain tiles on concrete if they’re only 10 mm exterior porcelain tiles are 20 mm i’m laid on the usual 100 mm of type oneMOT hard-core and then 40 mm cement bed for the tile. As for spaces are use 5 mm hope this helps 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@2009jonb]

@@tidybrickslandscaping Thanks for that Scott. I didn't realise if I had a concrete base I could use 10mm porcelain. That will probly be cheaper. Would I just use an outdoor tile adhesive then on top of the concrete for the tile and is the tile primer still necessary

[@Blue60]

Cheers for the information and showing how you do it, I see you always primed the tiles do you still need to prime garden paving slabs

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

If the paving slabs were laid on sand and cement then yes if not no 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@shbrooks1984]

Great video. Do you set the fall within the subbase of the mortar bed?

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Set with the subbase so cement base is the same 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@simongurung7715]

Hi - I am planing to do my back yard patio not sure how much sand and cement would I need to order roughly for 6X6 metre square area, any help would be very helpful. Thank you! Great video and very helpful 😁

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

ok 9ve just worked it out it’s 2.8t sand 14 cement and that for 6x6 m2 with 40mm cement bed hope that helps 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@MissAbsss]

Hiya. For the back, does the levels remain straight or fall to the right? Also, if I am laying normal buff riven, do I need a cement mix or can lay on compacted subbase with sand? thanks

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Across the patio is always level it only runs towards the grass area and yes everything has to be laid on cement or it will not stick level 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@Drifter077]

Indian stone paving what spacers to use and how wide spacing needs to be?? Cos edging is not always straight cut.. Thanks

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

As I said below 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@Skotten1965]

Hello, nice video. What do you call the yellow string markers? trying to find these somewhere!

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Marshalltown blocks for string line 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Aka coin blokes

[@Skotten1965]

@@tidybrickslandscaping Cheers Mate 👍🇳🇴

[@goodman8498]

Hi there i’m laying of 40 m² patio could you possibly tell me how much sand and cement I would need thanks

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Not a problem 3.1 tonnes of sharp sand 15 cement this is for 40mm bed size 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@J.HarveyStonework]

Great video! 👍🏼

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Thanks Harvey glad you enjoyed the video mate 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@Paul_Holman]

Hi I have a question. I've been waiting weeks now to lay my sandstone patio but every weekend as if by magic seems to drop somewhere between to 2° to -2° at night. Everything I read online suggests don't lay unless the temp is above 4° for 24 hours after laying. How do people in the trade get round this? Do you just stop laying this time of year? Is there anything i can do so i can just crack on? Was hoping to make a start tomorrow but now it reckons Saturday night will drop to 0° overnight. Is this ok to proceed? Otherwise its another weekend wasted and the wait continues. So frustrating. Thanks for any help or feedback

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

I hear your pain as long is when you’re laying it’s above 4° then go for it it’ll already have started to set before night time when it does get cold so just go for it. You could put hessian over the patio when you finished for the evening they come in long rolls but quite unnecessary 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 get em in

[@Paul_Holman]

@@tidybrickslandscaping Thank you 🙏🙏🙏

[@pwlandscapes6433]

Can u tell me the name of the grabber you picked slab up with please

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Grabo top tool 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@elliottdebell7783]

Do you use Sharpe sand or a mix?

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

4\1 sharp sand mix yeh 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@isctony]

100% it's all about the prep, spend some time getting the start right, it'll make the rest of the job much easier!

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Glad you agree and the installation process is easier 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@amyfrankie100]

Your work is very nice also

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Thanks mate glad you enjoy the video for the diy guy in us all 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@premit83]

Where can I buy those pattern tiles mate? Thanks

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Of the Marshall’s website it’s called deco 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@2009jonb]

Guys, what's the best weight rubber mallet.

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

It doesn’t have to be too heavy just depends on the accuracy of your mortar laying as well though 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@thomasthetankengine2257]

Just had to come about the moasure reccomdtaon mate, it’s absolutely banging, I mean you can even do levels with it like you’re doing here without putting a slate lait on, area and perimeter even been sending the misses out. Thanks a lot mate honestly fucking banging it is

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

I’m so glad you picked up one of those tape measures it does so much is incredible so much I haven’t even figured all of it out 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@thomasthetankengine2257]

@@tidybrickslandscaping exactly mate I mean I found the levelling feature which is spot on for extensions and foundations, then obviously doing your falls, even like pagodas and timber structures when you’re trying to hold a straight edge absolute nightmare, but it’s got all these other features I don’t think we’ve even scratched the surface mate. Thanks a lot it’s brilliant 👌

[@jameswilliams917]

Where do you get your mallets from buddy?

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

I actually had a given to me by a friend and don’t know the make is because the name has worn off 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@amyfrankie100]

Thor hammers are the best

[@coggsy3036]

@@amyfrankie100 Timmy mallet was awesome

[@5N19ERG0D]

Thank you so much your this video

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

I hope this helps if you’re going to try it yourself and good luck if you need any help message me 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@joshuadavies7567]

Great video

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Thanks Joshua hope it helps 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@power6743]

All tiles are 20mm. Have you ever used 10mm one? Are they strong enough for this type of lying? It looks so easy when you doing it. So...

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

10 MM tiles are for internal 20mm are for external hope that helps 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@power6743]

Thanks for quick response. What if I glue them to the concrete floor? In specification they are classified as outdoors. I've never did it before. You inspired me that why want to make sure. Cheers

[@bazsacko5105]

Great tips !!!!

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

I hope it helps it should do 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@jaycreative-creationthelab7796]

How do you set the line, there’s no videos on how to set the line

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Yeah good point steel pin in the ground then just wrap the string line around it 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@jaycreative-creationthelab7796]

@@tidybrickslandscaping sigh, That’s common sense dude. How do you get the line level

[@AlexA-zg7mq]

@@jaycreative-creationthelab7796 That's common sense Sir 😉

[@amateurvegan2636]

Decided to lay a patio completely level for a pergola, using easy ground which is permeable. Probably have some standing water but what’s the big deal, we’ll only be using it in summer

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

With a permeable base you could be right 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@amateurvegan2636]

@@tidybrickslandscaping easi grout* and yeah type one is permeable and 6/1 sand and cement will take some water as designed with easi grout. Interestingly it doesn’t seem to stay much wetter then the patio areas in the back garden which have a fall. Same porcelains..

[@lmilne4859]

The Grabo just got 1 of these few weeks back 👍🏻

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Great tool I’m glad you’re enjoying using it 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@marino846]

That was a good one if you cant do it with 4 lines 🔫 😂

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

I thought that part of video was quite funny 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@amyfrankie100]

Its only 10mm in a metre fall dont need battern only a string line and a couple of road pins or a nail or 2. And a 345 to square thats it

[@jamiefors5062]

He knows that, he showing the average diy-er an easy way to set out a string line

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

thanks Jamie you nailed it 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@Pete-qs7zf]

Why are you tell Joe blogs how to lay a patio, are you trying to put tradesmen out of a job, but at the same time I'd love to see the mess these clowns are making 😂😂

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Because it saves them ringing me to get their patio done my phone doesn’t stop ringing these days 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@sharvey6146]

And because not everyone can afford to get a landscaper in matey