Making a Paved Seating Area
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- Опубликовано: 24 дек 2016
- Big thank you to The Home Depot for sponsoring this video. Check out www.THDcard.com/April for your project needs.
For a written tutorial check out my blog at goo.gl/A718V4
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Things I Used in This Project:
Tiller: goo.gl/8NRWLa
Mini Steer Skid: goo.gl/38Cgrt
Landscaping Fabric: goo.gl/y9dbT7
Compactor: goo.gl/5Vu0gK
Pavers
Light Bricks: goo.gl/zktzKq
Dark Bricks: goo.gl/7jVii4
Rectangles: goo.gl/rbhXi8
Squares: goo.gl/Pc9TiA
Caulk Line: goo.gl/91L22I
Circular Saw: goo.gl/WtD1dn
Diamond Tip Blade: goo.gl/gKhFQC
Right Angle Grinder: goo.gl/klO5i7
Diamond Tip Wheel: goo.gl/9Z7kpd
Face Shield: goo.gl/wWJ8Nu
Dust Mask: goo.gl/En2zWd
Hearing Protection: goo.gl/BXfILT
Edging: goo.gl/8oz2RF
For anybody local to the Fort Worth area, I purchased the sand as well as the gravel from: goo.gl/pz71PC
If you are not doing as large of an area then both of these materials can be purchased at The Home Depot in the gardening section.
In this video I tackle how to build a paver seating area for the fire pit as well as two paver walkways. When combined it turned out to be a huge area that needed paving, close to 400 sqft. In the video I explain how I dig up the ground and remove all the dirt in the area. How to treat the area to cut down on the amount of grass/weeds growing in the future. How to add and compact the base material which consist of crushed stone and sand. Then how to lay down pavers to make the actual seating area. I also explain how to cut pavers using two different methods. For more details check out my website. 
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When i saw your face coming through the gate on that skid steer, it made my day!
Me to. Gave me a good laugh.
She is so positive, it's great.
I've seen those little skid steer things before, but I've never really thought about getting one for myself till I saw the look of pure joy and happiness on April's face. Clearly buying one for myself would be a sound and sensible investment... Maybe.
They're like the same cost as a new car haha
Yes, but probably loads more fun.
I know she looked so happy and cute!
So, so impressed. One reason being is I worked for the company that manufactured these pavers. I was a mechanic at a plant in Dixon California and can attest to the quailty of our work. April, you went above and beyond the requirements for the installations process. My hat is off to you for a job very well done.
Dave Hobbs
I've been in the building/construction game for over 30 years, and I can say, hand on heart that I love this ladies enthusiasm and the amount of pride she gets from her work. You rock !!!! Keep on enjoying what you do.
You are such an inspiration...I love watching all the things you make..
That looks great April you guys did an amazing job on it. Hope you had a great Christmas and got some new tools.
April, I admire the creative hacks you come up with to make hard tasks easier (like using the pipe). Thank you for making these videos. You are inspiring me to get out and build things.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Fantastic job!
For everybod reading this... lady did it again !
Congrats!
Great video April!!!! Love your vids and I enjoy seeing how much fun you have building and how much you've learned over the years!!
You did a great job. I was a brick paver installer for 10 years. I have 2 suggestions, first around the outside edge I would dig about 3-4" bellow the brick and pour some concrete to hold the bricks, put enough concrete to bring it up near the top of the bricks, just leave enough room to cover it with the grass. Secondly at the end after you ran the compactor on top of the bricks with the sand we would use water to wash up the bricks and sweep the sand with water running, it helps to fill in the gaps much easier and faster. Great job otherwise. :)
You don't have to put too much sand, just enough to cover the bricks with an even layer to avoid any damage or scratches to the bricks while running the compactor.
I hadn't thought of using chalk lines like that for cutting the pavers - now that was a sweet tip!
I am learning so much from your videos. I am tackling a complete renovation of my retirement home in a few months, and you have hit on every single thing I need to do in your videos. Thank you for your help. We novice DIYers need the type of instruction you give. Thank you so much, and your work product is amazing!
So glad to see a new video from you, and say how gratified I am that your following is absolutely exploding. Congratulations. You deserve your success.
You are truly a genius. Love your channel.
April, as always, your videos continue to motivate me. Watching someone make something, to me, is truly amazing. Thank you.
Thanks April. And a Happy and Prosperous New Year to you and Cody - and your supportive famillies. Bob
It looks great..I really like the design.
: ) Thank you
You should mention the two-wheel wheelbarrow you were using which are much better for large projects and saving your back (no leaning strain) .
Agreed that it is much better. I started the project with that crappy one wheel one and very quickly went and bought the tandem one. It made a world of a difference, especially when toting around such heavy stuff and so much of it for days.
Great job, April! That came out so so nice. Looked like a huge amount of work!
You are pretty amazing April! I can't wait to see your projects in the New Year. Thanks for what you do!
holy crap that turned out great
: ) Thank you
That really looks fantastic. I like that a lot. (Am I the only one who noticed that if you look at it at the right angle, it looks like the letter A?)
Nope, you're not.
Merry Christmas April and Cody, to you and all your family. Great job on the landscaping. It looks wonderful.
Merry Christmas and happy new year April and Family. Looking forward to 2017 and your projects.
Great job on the patio pavers.
Отлично получилось !!!! МОЛОДЦЫ !!!!
That's Easy for you to say!
I did landscaping all through high school and college. That included several brick patios, driveways, walkways, and retaining walls. I'm 20 years out of college and afraid to tackle this one myself. Thanks for the encouragement.
That looks great April! Merry Christmas!
Great job April!
Little Pro tip:
Shoveling that gravel into the wheelbarrow is much easier when you harvest gravity. You make a pit on the bed of the truck. Then you stand in it. You take the shovel Cody is using, and you paddle the gravel in the w/b. Much easier than having to hold the weight of the gravel. Later on as it gets emptier, you use the shovel like a push broom.
As a trained safety specialist, I would like to thank you for using the proper safety equipment when you are doing your projects. Just remember to use your gloves when working with stone. Thank you & Happy New Year!
what about the cost of the project? Would be curious how much the tool rental cost you.
I have a full cost breakdown listed at the end of the website article on my website. goo.gl/A718V4
April Wilkerson oh thanks, must have missed that. so you could save up to third of the cost if you can put in more time and hard work, interesting.
Way more time. This project took me 7 full days and that was with the help of the equipment. Another option would have been to do a smaller area.
wow, Ill have more respect for paving now!
What about disposal of the material you removed? Where'd that go? The last project I did ended up in a good 3-4 tons of dirt and it sat for months slowly giving some away as fill dirt on craigslist (since I don't have a truck or trailer, and didn't want to spend the money on rentals). So I'm curious what you did with that and what costs were associated with it.
Awesome job! Great tip on pulling the pavers and laying down whole ones before cutting.
awesome work yall. love how it turned out! Merry Christmas. enjoy that patio area for New years 🎉
looks okay would have been a lot better if you set your Edge paver stones in concrete. And at the end when you apply the sand between the pavers was that polymeric sand? Any other Sand is not the proper sand it will wash out and cause the pavers to move. polymeric sand goes between the pavers when you activate with water it hardens like a grout locks everything in and secures the pavers maybe should have mentioned that in your video. but still looks okay for someone who doesn't do pavers for a living still awesome video keep up the good work.
Did you make a large letter "A" on purpose or happy accident
Mike Fulton yes Mike I noticed that too, Cody needs to start a channel of his own!!!
Merry Christmas , and thanks for the projects
I love and have learned so much by watching you do these projects. Keep going the learning is endless. Thanks
"Don't touch my bricks!"
*dying of laughter*
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*coughs*
I just hate that it is so easy to make outdoor construction in those "non-freezing-ground" parts of the world. Everything is way more time consuming, more difficult and more expensive in here where the ground freezes in winter. :(
Why not move to a non freezing ground zone? : )
Well, it's not so easy to move to another country.
Thanks April and Cody. Great job! Happy Holidays to you!
great job on the seating area April. hope you and the hubby had an awesome Christmas and have a great new years. think of all the projects you get to do this next year. yay can't wait to watch
Too bad you got rid of all that top soil. You could have made some nice raised beds and filled them with it. Oh well.
That's what I was thinking...
Working in a Metallica shirt is how you get things done!
That is what i was going to say! Merry Christmas April and Cody!
Ha, working while listening to Metallica is how you get it done fellas. The shirt is just the starting point. ; )
Great project April... You will enjoy that for years to come..Merry Christmas
This definitely looks a ton nicer with the paved seating area! The suggestion to use the line across the pavers looks like it helped a ton and made things much easier than they would have been.
"Don't touch my bricks." Control freak at all April?
You guys are cute
Happy new year to you as well. Continued success and all the health and happiness to you and your family in the new yr.
Years back I made a brick pathway in one of my gardens. This project sort of reminded me of that. It's a lot more work than this video lets on, but the fruits of your labor look amazing! I used re-purposed bricks from yards that sold materials from demolished buildings. They had an old-world look and were a lot cheaper than what I'd find at one of the big stores.
Merry Christmas April & Cody. 🎄🎅
I'm sincerely so happy for you that you've come to a point in your life that you can do this to your home.
Jealous, too, but that's my problem.
Merry Christmas, April. Excellent video as always
Great looking sitting area a lot of work but it looks surely worth it I love the Fire Pit they are so nice to sit around an relax
As usual, great job April! Thanks for sharing.
A merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year to you and yours as well!
Salud!
Loved the big grin when you drove the tractor in! ! ! ! And the look of envy from Cody while he was doing the tillering.
Everything coming along great April!!!! And good stuff to fam. for helping you all did an awesome job!!!
Looks awesome! I love how you framed the area with the two walkways rather than just one big patio.
: ) Thank you, I dwelled on the design for days.
Again! Here you go with another big project and tackled it! Looks great 👍🏽
Great job April! I have done this myself so I know how much work it takes!
amazing job. not been subscribed for long but you have inspired me to try making stuff for round the house thank you. keep up the amazing work.
April, you are amazing at what you do. Merry Christmas and have a Happy and safe New Year.
It looks amazing! And I loved that little laugh from when you were driving the baby skid steer haha! Looks like way too much fun!
Beautiful!!! Lots of hard work. Enjoy!
Everything you make and do always comes out so well!!!
So awesome!! You and your husband work well together! And you family too; job well done!!
Looks great! I also like that there are many useful tips on your website for this project too. Excellent work!
you looked like you were enjoying operating the little loader. cute and enjoy your new outdoor living space.
My 4yo daughter and I have been following your progress on Instagram. She'll be pumped to see the whole project from start to finish. Thanks for doing what you do.
: ) Aw that's great to hear. I hope she enjoys the video.
That is just amazing! Just found your videos and have loved all I have seen
You have me some good ideas on when I redo my paver slab in my back yard. Merry Christmas to y'all from deep in the heart of Texas!
Great job, looks amazing.
Merry Christmas to you and your family. This has been a great year for video's and your's were some of the best. Keep them coming because you are so full of idea's, more than i can think of. Thank you for a great year.
Love the family team work , it looks great guys .
Looks great ! We'll be doing this this upcoming summer so it's good to see what's to come .
That looks awesome April, good job.
Wow, what a change!! Looks great!
Great project. Brilliant to use your skill saw.
Merry Christmas to you and your family April!
Great job April you can't beat team work on big projects. have a happy 2017 and keep sending those videos. xxx
merry Christmas to you , thanks for all the videos and inspiring projects.
Nice video, April.
The terrace looks great.
The idea with the Diamand cutting disc in a circular saw I find great. Because it is faster and the cut is straight, opposite an angle grinder.
Very nice April...thanks for sharing!
Wow very impressed with how well it came out! Great work!
I like how you were able to sneak your initial into that. Looks great.
I use polymeric sand instead of regular brick sand. You follow sand process to fill the cracks using the tamper and brooms, then you must sweep off all of the extra sand and even gently blow off the any excess material. Then lightly soak the sand to activate the glue. This product will almost guarantee no weeds and no ants.
It does look awesome though. Great job April.
Great tip on setting walkway pavers aside temporarily to make one long straight cut!
That was great! I've done lots of pavers, and you certainly did it right. Not an easy job, but satisfying. I loved the big grin when you rode in on that mini excavator.
Wow. Your ambitiousness in the last year has been awesome April! Keep rocking!
absolutely incredible! some fantastic tips. good job!
A very merry Christmas to you, your husband, and your children! the circular saw idea is pure genius, and I am so happy you protected your lungs properly when using the circ saw with the concrete dust. I learn so much every time I watch one of your videos.
Great project! Thanks for all the great videos.
That looks really good. Great job.
Merry Christmas April, and family.
Beautiful job! Happy holidays.
Nice work as always, April. I'm planning an outdoor project similar to this next year and now have some inspiration as well as some great tips to make my results look as good as yours.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Merry Christmas April and Cody! your project came out great, tanks for sharing. it's a joy to see you and Cody working together.
Nice job April, that looks great.
Super amazing! Awesome job done.
Merry Christmas to you and your family April
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to your family too!
Hadn't seen your channel in a while (you were saying goodbye to your shop, last I saw.) Came back to see these *awesome* larger home projects, but still being done as a self-proclaimed novice. Funny how new homes can turn some of us into stonemasons, plumbers, and landscapers, eh? You're putting a tremendous amount of love into that place. Brilliant stuff. Subscribed! Don't want to miss another beat. Thanks for doing all that you do!
You ate just amazing!!! Beautiful work!!!