Cutting Pavers for a Circular Concrete Block Firepit Install
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- Опубликовано: 26 июн 2022
- This video will show you how to properly cut and install border pavers on an inner radius around a concrete block firepit.
Enjoy the video and check out the full playlist of this job right here 👉 • Backyard Patio and Fir...
The Pavers used on this job are all manufactured by (Genest) out of Maine, the name of the main patio paver is called (Grand Katahdin) and the color tone is (Granite). The border pavers are called (Eastern Bay) with a color tone of (Charcoal).
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I enjoy learning and watching your channel. Man, that circle is flawless. Awesome job on the cuts. On your next one, i would suggest showing us how you calculate the measurements to close the gaps between pavers and how to draw the lines on the paver before it's ready to cut. Not sure if that makes sense lol. Keep making videos. They are great!!!
That is awesome to hear! I love making custom inlays like this. I typically just eyeball the angles while using my square to mark the cuts. But I will try to include more of the though process in the future ✌
That’s it! After about 10 of your videos I keep saying this guy reminds me of somebody.
You remind me of Ben Affleck in Good Will hunting, Or the Town. I’m sure it’s the first time you’ve ever heard that. 😂 keep up the great work, because of you I’m redoing my entire paver sidewalk myself and putting in a new burn pit. Thank you for taking the time to make these videos and saving people across the country thousands and thousands of dollars.
🤣🤣👍 That's awesome man! I have got that a couple times 🤣. I am glad you like the videos and helping people across the country with projects like this was my goal, so that's great people are getting the information they are looking for ✌
If it wasn't for your tips who knows how crappy our first paver patio would turn out lol. Thanks for posting this. Much love from Southern California ❤️.
Thank you very much for the feedback and I'm glad the videos helped with your project. God bless! ✌
I have a paver project much smaller than yours. Have never done pavers before, so watching you guys is a great benefit to me. Just got a cement saw today. Glad to see it's what you use too - except this one is electric, & not gas like yours. Hope it will do my small job before burning out. Thanks for the education. My project may not end up as nice as yours, but I learned a lot.
I'm glad the videos have been helpful! This work is all about taking your time and doing every step to best of your abilities. I'm sure your result will be great. Good luck with your project and thanks for the feedback! ✌
I can tell that you love your work, so I love watching you work.
I really do, thanks for the support ✌
Fresh haircut, fresh paver cuts!! Nice job Benny nice job Afkeck 😂
Yea buddy! 🤣 thanks brother ✌🏻
Beautiful work. Pavers really make the yard pop. Wish you guys were in California. You probably don’t wish that though.
Thanks, they certainly do! And you are correct, not too sure I would want to be there... LOL I love New England! ✌
Nice cuts I’m in the landscape industry and see a lot of bad work cuts especially nice job explaining I can see you love what you do
Thank you, I agree that you don’t see much quality out there. It’s inspired me to make this channel really. Not the best teacher but I try to get my point across. I definitely love this work! ✌🏻
Go Benny-nice cuts!
Great job guys. Excellent circle and cutting! Well done yet again.
Thanks brother, I appreciate it ✌
you are the best Christian..Feeling confident to tackle this project on my own for my backyard
Glad to hear it! Good luck with your project, confidence and good planning is key ✌🏻
I need to pass a gas plumbing and electrical conduit underneath the paver. Should I lay it over my base layer? Could you please share any video where you have done something similar. Really appreciate all your effort
Depending on where you are, you may have to dig those 18" deep. I know around here in Massachusetts, those need to be buried at 18". So that would be deeper than the base stone. At which point you 90 degree it up at the point you want it to come up in the patio
Nice cut🎉🎉🎉
Great job as always guys. 👍👍
Thanks! ✌
Nice work!i've learned a lot with you guys,God bless!
Thank you, glad it is helpful ✌🏻
Guys you’re doing a wonderful job neatly done
Thank you ✌🏻
I did coping for a paver company, and I was specifically was hired to only do Jacuzzis anything in a round circumference.
Nice, I love cutting radius's !
I love this a lot I’m a true fan of your work great job 👌🏾
Thank you! ✌
Love it. You guys r amazing
we are alright... lol 🤣✌
You guys do great work. keep the videos coming brother.👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Thanks again for the support brother, plenty more to come! ✌
Another great one loving the content 👌
Thanks man. I’m having fun with putting them together ✌🏻
Excellent work. I'll definitely check out your other videos
Thanks man! ✌
Nice! Thanks for sharing!!
No problem, glad you enjoyed it! ✌🏻
Nice job the cuts were great looking
Thank you
Beautiful patio brotha it looks great and I love the fire pit area
Thanks man! This was a very cool project ✌🏻
Freaking beautiful. You deserve all success. I’m proud to be subscribed to your channel. Keep up the good work!
Cheers 🍻
Thank you very much for the support and all the feedback, it is much appreciated and motivating. ✌
Great instruction video. Keep up the posts brothers!
Thanks man, plenty more to come! ✌🏻
Awesome work and tutorial!
Thanks!
Excellent work
Thanks! ✌
First off let me say I love that you're teaching us all how you do this beautiful work. I watch your channel now all the time trying to learn from your experiences.
I noticed you were wearing a surgical mask cutting those pavers. While this may help slightly, you should wear an N95. All you have to do is look up silica dust and the long term damage is does to your lungs.
Sorry man, I'm in healthcare and since you're informing us I hope I helped you.
Stay safe and continue on with the excellent work.
Thank you very much for the feedback! It is my pleasure to share the work with you all. And you are completely right, I am guilty of not protecting myself from that dust as much as I should. I have heard some scary things about it, So I appreciate you looking out for us and I will get some N95's next time I am out. God Bless brother ✌
Awesome work 🎉
I’m going to start my first customer paying job. Excited and scared. Thank you for teaching me some tips and tricks.
Sweet, good luck man!
Excellent
Thanks ✌
Looking good brother nice work
Thank you man! ✌
You should try one of the cordless saws. I love the Stihl but the Dewalt and Milwaukee are so much easier in the back. I got the Dewalt for an interior project - never thought I would use it as much as I do. It has become the go to saw even though it’s limitation is the 9” blade.
I have used them a couple times, they are incredible for their size without a doubt. But I love the power of the TS-420. It is a bit heavy after awhile but it cuts through things far quicker.... I plan on buying one of those saws someday though. It is a great secondary saw and excellent for training people on. 👌✌
You remind me of Ben Affleck in Good Will Hunting! 😂 Keep up the great work! ✝️
🤣 That's hilarious, Thanks man! ✌
Love the videos!! Thank you so much for teaching us the right way to hardscape. You guys are true craftsman. Curious, what are your thought on using panels for the paver base? Please get Benny to quite smoking!!!! God Bless
Glad to hear it! Sharing how we do it is my pleasure. I’m not a big fan of the panels… you end up seeing the irregularities in the paver heights because you can’t hammer down the higher ones. Pavers can vary in height up to an 1/8”-1/4” in really bad scenarios… when setting on a bedding material you can hammer those tall ones lower, with panels you are stuck with them sticking up higher. Plus I don’t think moisture escapes through them as good as a bedding stone. 🤷🏼♂️
Looking good
Thanks man, how’s your project going?
Not bad! Just cuts and poly left. Thanks for asking!
Nice, hopefully the weather has cooled down where you are... ✌
Im in Pittsburgh. It has been in the 70s this weekend. Back to 90 in a day or two.
Simply lovely work. I would hire your skills anytime!
Thank you for the support! ✌
Man we appreciate the channel. Thank you for sharing and your work looks great . I'm learning and have always wanted to do hardscapes one day myself , hopefully sooner than later . Awesome channel man
Thank you very much for the support, I am having a good time putting these videos together! The hardscape experience just comes from putting my hands to it and pursuing it more through the past few years. ✌
What part of New England are you guys at? Dig the accent, and the videos!
We are in southern Massachusetts, near the Connecticut line. Thanks for the support man! ✌
02:49 Too funny!
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Great video! You’re an artist and these videos are helping me more than you know. Can I please ask one question: When you excavate w/ your mini skid steer, is it better to use the bucket without teeth? That’s what I see you use. I rented a dingo and that bucket had teeth. I struggled with excavation.
Thanks again for your support, I remember saying that you had a project going on. I honestly have never used a bucket with teeth but always wanted to try it. Most rentals I get just come with the flat bucket and the companies I worked for never had one either… not sure how much of a difference they make. I assume they are very helpful when there’s a lot of rocks…✌🏻
@@TheChristianHardscaperThanks for taking the time to answer these questions. My patio is about done and there’s no way I’d figure this out without your videos. I’ll post a picture later. God Bless bro!
No problem at all, looking forward to the pictures! ✌
Wow, this looks fantastic. I’m going to attempt doing something similar. How do you figure out how many smalls, mediums and large pavers to buy for a 12x12 patio? Really enjoy your vids, great job! Many thanks.
Thank you! When ordering pavers like this, the sizes come all mixed together on a pallet. They are sold per layer usually (9-12 sq ft per layer / 90 - 120 sq ft per pallet. Just find a paver style you like and get the square footage you need for the patio. The border pavers get measured by linear ft (the outside measurement around the entire patio). Then depending on how you lay the border pavers in and what size they are, you just do some math on how many individual pavers you need. Most landscape / hardscape supply yards can help with that as long as you have the linear ft measurement. ✌
Job looks nice! I'm wondering if it would be possible to do something like this after you have used polymeric sand on the patio?
Thank you, and you certainly could. It would be more difficult for sure, but definitely possible… ✌🏻
Its crazy how good you are with that saw hitting the line. Do you use that sight hole on the saw, or mainly site tot he blade edge from the side?
Thank you, many years of practice.... I lean to the side a bit and watch the edge of the blade. Seems to be the best way in my opinion.
@@TheChristianHardscaper My Husky does not have the sight hole, so that is all that i do. You are way better than i am however.
Sorry, I thought of another question.........Since you are pie shape cutting the soldiers around firepit why are you leaving such a big gap in between? Also, did you not have the budget to cut every piece for more perfect symmetry?
I leave the gap so I can fill the joints with a permeable crushed stone. It helps with surface water drainage and prevents any possible puddling around the pit in the future. I did not want to or have to cut every piece, especially so that they were tight. I want the 3/4" - 1" gap but if I didn't cut them at all, the gaps would have been to wide... So I opted for cutting every other just to keep the joints around that 3/4" - 1" mark.
@@TheChristianHardscaper Got it, thanks!
Do you have a video of sunken pit area with bench?
I do not unfortunately.... hopefully some day! ✌
May God have mercy on your hearing young man! You are also in need of an N95 mask! That one of yours is good for squat! Very beautiful job 👏 😇
Thank you, the noise will probably catch up to me someday for sure…. ✌🏻
Great work, I have a dumb question how would you pitch a patio on top of a 4' retaining wall? Retaining walls are level...
Thank you, and that’s not a dumb question at all. But it is a little more tricky to do than a just a regular patio on the ground. You will need to have multiple pitches with the middle being the highest point and then have it pitch towards the walls on every side there is a wall. A bit more prep time when setting the screed pipes, but as long as you take your time and think through it, it’s definitely possible ✌🏻
Enjoying your work. Are you on other social media platforms? Wanted to follow along. ✌🏻
Thank you, I have a Facebook but I don't keep it updated very good at all.... RUclips takes most of my social media time right now. Hopefully I will have someone to help me spread out to more platforms in the future though. ✌
Well done! We do this process very similar. Is there a reason why you don't cut in place? If so, why? Also, wouldn't building the firepit on top of paver be an option? IF not, why in your opinion? Your base should be plenty strong enuff for that small of a firepit. If we assume your not installing a soldier course.
Thanks, cutting in place with this tight of a radius is next to impossible with a 14" saw. And I don't like saws that are any smaller, not enough power.... I don't build them on the pavers simply because I think it is extremely cheesy looking.... not a professional look.
@@TheChristianHardscaper Good to here your opinion. thnx for responding
Silly question but why does everyone seem to remove the pavers under the fire pit and not just build a raised pit right over the pavers?
There is a lot of people who do that actually, but it is certainly not a practice the professionals should get into. This is the proper way to do it, aesthetically speaking.... The fire pit should look like it is coming out of the ground and the pavers should wrap around it to hold the pit in its place. When you hire a professional company and they just slap a firepit down on top of the pavers, I would be very concerned how long the job will last for because if you are willing to do that for saving time sake, I can only imagine what other corners they are cutting during the install.... ✌
@@TheChristianHardscaper thank you for the answer. I'm looking to do about a thousand square foot patio soon and want to do it right.
Would you use chip stone around boarder on a square fire pit as well ? What’s the gap sizing you recommend?
I would, honestly, I try to put chip stone drainage points around any feature within a patio. Does nothing but help in my opinion. As far as spacing, 3/4 - 1 inch is fine. ✌🏻
2:50 edit lol 🤣🤣
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Why do you cut in the fire pit and do a border on every fire pit?... If you were doing a smokeless insert like a Solo stove or Breeo, wouldn't it look better to build the first course on top of the patio pavers?... Using adhesive to secure to the pavers and using the chip stone for the joints of the patio on the inner side of the pit for drainage?
Thanks for the feedback, I never build my fire pits on top of pavers. It looks very unprofessional to me. I also love seeing a border around the fire pit. Quality is in the details. It is all about doing things people don’t usually do that sets you apart in this industry. Custom work is worth the extra time, customers love seeing cuts like that. It lets them know they got a quality product. Fire pit blocks sitting on the pavers just looks kind of cheesy in my opinion ✌🏻
Your right dude, you do nice work
We would like to know a ball park of how much you charged for this particular job. Thanks
It came out to a little over $20.00 per sq ft when said and done.. (includes excavation, backfilling and laying pavers)
Does anyone else feel like we are catching up with Chuckie, 25 years after Will didn’t show up that morning.
Do you ever seal pavers? Or is that not good? I see videos of them sealing concrete patios. I was wondering because I have watched all of your videos and have not seen you seal any pavers.
I don’t seal the pavers I lay, I am not against it but it is a annual / every other year kind of thing you have to consistently do. It is nice in some situations but I have not been completely sold on the benefits of sealing your pavers just yet…
Hi, I find myself having to cut lots of wall covers to make a curved line. The cover itself is flat & smooth which requires even cleaner &more straight cut. Any tricks and tips? recommended machines? It is my first time, very worried :S Thanks a lot!
Hello, I have a couple videos of me building a curved block sitting wall where I go over my cutting methods.
Here is a link to the wall build video 👉ruclips.net/video/ISzlDm5y3AQ/видео.html
Here is a link to the cap install video 👉ruclips.net/video/4ibgRzA1jBU/видео.html
@@TheChristianHardscaper Thanks! My doubt was mainly on the cutting skill part. I am going to rent a SmartCut 350 for this work.
@@TheChristianHardscaper I've done the cutting today. The table saw was magically. I think my cutting is near your quality even just the straight line part 😆
A quick question, have you ever been in the situation that the layer under cap is not 100% flat? I had tried my best but there is still 1 spot a little uneven. One corner of a brick is a tiny bit lower, like depth of a sand. Should I put in something (a thin layer of sands?) as a filler, or the glue is enough to flat it out?
@@ttzz7868 Nice! 🤣
That does happen every now and then.... Most of the time, a thick bead of glue will even it out just fine. Like setting bricks in mortar to level them, you can use the same concept with the glue. If one cap is high, put less glue on that one and a little more glue on the ones next to it to try and even them out the best you can.
When it is really bad, we grind down the high spot with our saw or angle grinder to take it down to even. ✌
Hey! Quit peeing on my saw blade!
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I have 400 square feet to do how many pallets should I get n how much do you think it will cost me?
Most pavers come in pallets around 100 sq ft. The average paver cost is between $3.50 per sq ft - $7.50 per sq ft.
Love your videos highly skilled at what you do BUT why don't you guys wear knee pads? Your knees will thank you
Thank you, I have been thinking of some mats lately and probably will make that happen. But the strap on pads rip up the backs of my legs to much…. ✌🏻
Crayon penco 😂
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Aren't we all Christian landscapers....😊
It would be sweet if we were! LOL ✌
Yall are some bad dudes!!
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Pavas duuude. Good stuff.
Yea buddy! Thanks ✌🏻
Paver Marker from Pavetech. they last a really long time. Can usually be bought cheaper from stone yards. But seriously, they're amazing
Halder Dead blow mallet 3LB or 3.5. Lasts forever, the heads, handles are changeable. However, I've been abusing mine for years and haven't needed to change anything out.
CH Hanson folding A square, the exact same as the ones selling over priced through Pavetool/Pavetech
Dewalt DG5173 Tape and pencil holder. Never look for your pencil again, this has greatly eliminated my frustration big time haha.
I will definitely look into all of those man, I appreciate the recommendations. That’s what community is all about! I really like the idea of a pencil holder on the tape measure 💯✌🏻