What a gem of a tutorial! You were thorough, and spoke in clear, layman's terms, unlike so many other video narrators who I think assume the audience already has the vernacular of experienced gardeners.
I can't tell you how happy I am as a lady who needs something simple, & what a wonderful job of showing us that it held up for a long time & yes it looks like a professional did the job. Thank you so much.
I can confirm your process is legit. I used your exact process and a couple of years later, it still looks great. No sand. No stones. It is a solid barrier and has never moved. I’m about to work on the backyard.
I been looking for a inexpensive way to fix up my lawn in front & back. This is the best video I have seen. You explain everything. thank you so much, I'm a Single Mother and I can do this. will do it this weekend. thank you so much
You made this look a lot easier than most of the other videos that I've seen online. This will be my first ever landscaping project (new homeowner), so hopefully it doesn't turn out bad. I don't want my new neighbors to laugh at me. :D The grass grows right up to my house, so I have to dig out a bed. I was going to use a hose to map out the curved shape of the bed, then line the edges with pavers and fill in the rest with pine mulch. It's fall, so I won't plant shrubs until the spring.
Here in GA, we do go below freezing every winter, but not to the extent like in the North. Doing what you said will definitely make it durable for a long long time.
So glad I found this! Love the adhesive -- I was going to put landscape fabric down beneath the pavers to prevent weeds, but the adhesive will do that in addition to holding things together nicely. Thanks!
Looks great. I may try this. However, I have to caution people that in certain parts of the country, you absolutely have to have a base layer material, like stone and sand or this won't hold up, adhesive or not. Parts of the country with loamy or clay soil will get far too much settlement. The best way to lay a stone edge and to ensure it lasts for many many years to come is by digging the whole trench a few inches deeper than the brick, laying a layer of crushed stone, leveling with sand and then topping with your edging stone.
The instructions are very well delivered. Showing the ideas on how to install this very inexpensive paving stone edging are a big help for every homeowners. Nice video presentation!
I am in the Midwest (Illinois) and did this last year. Note: you have to use something like paver base under each paver. Compact the paver base and then put the paver on it.
i just commented this. exactly brother. and it lets the water not sit right under the stone because thats what will heave it with the frost. for sure need a little screening base or gravel
I found this video most helpful. I will be starting a similar project this coming Spring and wasn't sure where to begin. Thanks very much for sharing. 😄👍
I think it looks great and if it held up two years and still going strong then it's working! You can always redo it or touch up ones that become loose. But for that $ and time savings, this method is a win. Thank u so much.
This is one of the best tutorial ever on RUclips. I concur with the prior poster who said you are very clear and easy to understand. And most importantly you don't treat us like we already know everything. That's why we are here, to learn ! Kudos!
Dig a trench - put three inches of hardcore in and compact. Lay a half inch layer of cement and press the bricks down slightly and level. Finish off by extending some cement up and along the edges of the brick on each side. Job done
The only ones that came loose are some from the corner since there is not a lot of adhesive on the corner edges, but also that's due to me hitting it with my lawnmower. Just get some more glue and fix them in couple minutes, not a big deal.
Hey Jason , you know that treated pine edging doesn’t really last, it still rots and termites still get into it after a few, 5, years. That’s in my tropical garden. I was surprised to discover that in an elevated bed. Since then those beds were treated and eventually removed after 2 years of termite poisoning. I am about to lay those small concrete edging blocks, just need to dig footings and then make concrete footings. Now that’s a job to test my crook back. I had already done one garden, looks good. The mould that establishes in those during our wet season is a pain though.
Congrats on your new house. With regards to the grass growing up to the house, there is an easier way if you want to try. First install the paving stone border where you want. Then the grassy area going up to the house, spray grass killer (ex: round up), and then put mulch on top. That will kill all the grass without you digging the bed.
Very helpful video! Thanks for posting this! The tip about the landscape adhesive is great, as I didn't know it existed! I have a brick wall in my back yard where the top caps have always been loose, and I'm burying some bricks at grass level in the front, and I don't want them shifting around, so I'm going to pick some of that up today! (I can't figure out why nobody else mentions this in any instructions. It's like the final puzzle piece that you need to do a decent job.)
Good point about other's not really using the adhesive. Guess the pros don't really use it and the average diy'ers don't know about it. Enjoy your landscaping.
Very nice job, thanks for the video, your landscape looks great! I wish i found this paver type at HD when i shopped but instead of i used straight corner rectangular brick pavers.The problem i had is that my lawn is sloped on one end so i have to put a layer of graver down before lay the pavers vertically and have to weed whack ( don't like !)once in a while. I fill stones in flowerbed instead of mulch for easy blowing falling leaves in fall.
Use a spade or a step on edger-much faster and easier in the knees and back! Also, if you are doing this around young plantings, keep in mind final diameter of your plants. You want to be able to mow easily to the edge of the border and not have to move the branches hanging over the border.
Your borders look great and the tutorial well done. It seems that you would need to use a level to ensure the pavers line up perfectly (or as close as possible). Did you just eyeball it?
I enjoyed ur video. I am about to embark on a edging project for my flower bed and I will certainly use the information found in ur video. I did wanted to ask if I could place another row on top of the bricks?
Yes, you can use the adhesive to stack another row on top. If you do that, it will make it more robust. Also if you have mulch, that will keep the mulch behind the border. I would have like to do that, but my budget didn't allow for that.
Beautiful. I tought lawn and garden design for many years. You have done an outstanding job. Just a note that might help. If you want to draw attention to something then frame it. Things you don't want to draw attention to, like mailboxes, tree trunks, do not frame it. plant flowers around it, or on it, etc. This is the most common mistakes that DIY lawn designers make.If you want to keep the weeds down so you can easily mow then some simple weed mat and mulch will surfice. Keep it simple and earthy so it doesn't draw unwanted attention. I can't believe how many mail boxes and tree trunks are decorated. Just a suggestion.
great job! But do you think the grass will grows between the paving stone if we don't put the fabric or sand under the stone? How to keep it clean and nice?
Wow I'm very impressed with the tools you used. I can do this. What should I do with the retainer wall brick with the lip that I have -- can I use those? I only have one layer.
If you have half a space left, you can either cut a whole piece on half by drilling and chiseling, or you can buy a similar block that is half size at the store if they carry it.
If you want it very sturdy, then use more adhesive. Also if you want to mow over the ediging, then when you install it, just install it flush to the grass height.
It look pretty much the same. I did have couple pieces come loose from my lawn mower bumping into it. But applied some adhesive and put it back in place.
Looks really good. I noticed that the bricks around your tree look like they are slanted. Did you set the front edge of the brick deeper into the ground to get that effect?
Thanks for the excellent video. I am in Suwanee, GA. Have the same clay soil as you.I see your Pavers around a curve, such as around the tree are touching inside the circle but have a gap towards the outside. How to apply the Loctite in that case? can you show? also I have a gently sloping lawn and have the paving bricks that were 25c this spring of 17, can I lay them standing instead of flat. not sure if it will compromise the strength. any comments?
For the curved pieces, I just applied the adhesive to the corner that it touches. If the pieces do move after some time, you can simply apply some more adhesive to keep it in place. This project is meant to be as simple as possible without needing a lot of materials. But if you have the know how, you can make it more robust.
Better looking landscaping & edging than most professional landscapers would deliver. excellent job & beautiful yard!
What a gem of a tutorial! You were thorough, and spoke in clear, layman's terms, unlike so many other video narrators who I think assume the audience already has the vernacular of experienced gardeners.
Well, thank you very much for your comment! Much appreciate it!
I can't tell you how happy I am as a lady who needs something simple, & what a wonderful job of showing us that it held up for a long time & yes it looks like a professional did the job. Thank you so much.
Thanks!
Home Depot no longer carries those pavers but I found similar ones at Lowe's for $1.04. Can't wait to start my project thanks for this!
Kreatyve_Laydiiee I also couldn’t find them in HD, can you confirm what’s the name or sku for the ones in Lowe’s?
I can confirm your process is legit. I used your exact process and a couple of years later, it still looks great. No sand. No stones. It is a solid barrier and has never moved. I’m about to work on the backyard.
Thanks for sharing your experience!
I been looking for a inexpensive way to fix up my lawn in front & back. This is the best video I have seen. You explain everything. thank you so much, I'm a Single Mother and I can do this. will do it this weekend. thank you so much
I just finished my project that was inspired by your video. I spent over $400, and my body is sore, but it looks great!
Thank you for sharing!
+dial2fast No, thank YOU for sharing.
Ditto.
I wonder what a landscaper would have charged you to do the job that you did?
You made this look a lot easier than most of the other videos that I've seen online. This will be my first ever landscaping project (new homeowner), so hopefully it doesn't turn out bad. I don't want my new neighbors to laugh at me. :D The grass grows right up to my house, so I have to dig out a bed. I was going to use a hose to map out the curved shape of the bed, then line the edges with pavers and fill in the rest with pine mulch. It's fall, so I won't plant shrubs until the spring.
Here in GA, we do go below freezing every winter, but not to the extent like in the North. Doing what you said will definitely make it durable for a long long time.
By far the best video Ive ever seen. You are a natural! Clear and precise! Thank you and I hope to see many more from you on many projects!
So glad I found this! Love the adhesive -- I was going to put landscape fabric down beneath the pavers to prevent weeds, but the adhesive will do that in addition to holding things together nicely. Thanks!
Looks great. I may try this. However, I have to caution people that in certain parts of the country, you absolutely have to have a base layer material, like stone and sand or this won't hold up, adhesive or not. Parts of the country with loamy or clay soil will get far too much settlement. The best way to lay a stone edge and to ensure it lasts for many many years to come is by digging the whole trench a few inches deeper than the brick, laying a layer of crushed stone, leveling with sand and then topping with your edging stone.
Michael Sullivan Thanks, Michael! That's exactly what I intend to do for my clay soil in Western KY.
This is absolutely critical. Freeze/thaw cycles that happen in many locations absolutely wreck borders like this.
Alice Beary 1111q111
also, without a base layer, you will get weeds springing up in between and around the stones in no time
Great advice. I'm going to do the same, though I'll ad polymer sand between the cracks.
The instructions are very well delivered. Showing the ideas on how to install this very inexpensive paving stone edging are a big help for every homeowners. Nice video presentation!
Thank you!
Yes, I did purposely slant them to give it a fancier look. Also it helps to keep the mulch inside the flower bed.
Never knew there’s landscape adhesive. Good video thanks
I wish my guy would do projects like this. Your wife must be so happy! Great job and thank you for sharing...on my way to Home Depot! 😊
I will gladly do it for you in return for 15 min alone with you
I know the feeling. I'll be doing this project myself while my husband plays video games 🙄
Very nice....great job.edging is very well done.continue to show your landscape to us.beautiful!!!.
thanks indeed for posting a method that stood up over time with video to prove it
Beautiful home, lawn and landscape. Great video.
Excellent job with minimal tools. Imagine having to pay for this done professionally!
Looks very nice and is holding up well. Impressed by how fast you did it.
I am in the Midwest (Illinois) and did this last year.
Note: you have to use something like paver base under each paver. Compact the paver base and then put the paver on it.
i just commented this. exactly brother. and it lets the water not sit right under the stone because thats what will heave it with the frost. for sure need a little screening base or gravel
@@b-rare Yep, exactly
I found this video most helpful. I will be starting a similar project this coming Spring and wasn't sure where to begin. Thanks very much for sharing. 😄👍
I think it looks great and if it held up two years and still going strong then it's working! You can always redo it or touch up ones that become loose. But for that $ and time savings, this method is a win. Thank u so much.
Great video. I am a first time gardener looking for ideas for my back yard. I took notes and will definately give this a try.
This is one of the best tutorial ever on RUclips. I concur with the prior poster who said you are very clear and easy to understand. And most importantly you don't treat us like we already know everything. That's why we are here, to learn ! Kudos!
Beautiful job dude. Thanks for showing.
Never knew about landscape adhesive. This is a great, professional look, and I may be doing something similar in the next few weeks. Thanks!
Beautiful landscaping, is there a video showing it? I like the simplicity and design of it
Dig a trench - put three inches of hardcore in and compact. Lay a half inch layer of cement and press the bricks down slightly and level. Finish off by extending some cement up and along the edges of the brick on each side. Job done
The only ones that came loose are some from the corner since there is not a lot of adhesive on the corner edges, but also that's due to me hitting it with my lawnmower. Just get some more glue and fix them in couple minutes, not a big deal.
This looks way better than the red brick. Thank you for posting!
Thanks for your comment!
I found some paver bricks and going to do this on my flower garden Thanks for the tips
I'm going to copy my home landscape project off of yours because it looks so nice and is relatively easy and of low cost! Thanks!
Hey Jason , you know that treated pine edging doesn’t really last, it still rots and termites still get into it after a few, 5, years. That’s in my tropical garden. I was surprised to discover that in an elevated bed. Since then those beds were treated and eventually removed after 2 years of termite poisoning. I am about to lay those small concrete edging blocks, just need to dig footings and then make concrete footings. Now that’s a job to test my crook back. I had already done one garden, looks good. The mould that establishes in those during our wet season is a pain though.
Your Pavers look great, you did an Awesome job.
Hey thanks for your comment!
Congrats on your new house. With regards to the grass growing up to the house, there is an easier way if you want to try. First install the paving stone border where you want. Then the grassy area going up to the house, spray grass killer (ex: round up), and then put mulch on top. That will kill all the grass without you digging the bed.
No sand. I notice that it settles a little bit like1/4 inch but not too much.
You are welcome.
Awesome job!!! Most helpful and straight forward. Thank you for sharing!!!
Excellent, professional appearance.
Thanks for this. Just completed mine. 100 edging stones. They no longer sell yours but I got a simillar one 10.5 by 7
what is going to keep the grass from growing between the bricks?
You did a really nice job! I enjoyed watching your video. Thanks for sharing!
Nice job. Never thought of adhesive or burying at grass level. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for your wonderful comment!
Beatiful lawn! Great video! What kind of bushes are the smaller of the two bushes in your yard?
Beautiful work. It looks fantastic!
Thank you so much for this video. I bought supplies and didn't know where to start. This video was very detail and helpful. Thank you!
y didn't u film it when u were doin it, how do we know u actually did it, glory hound hehehe
Very helpful video! Thanks for posting this!
The tip about the landscape adhesive is great, as I didn't know it existed! I have a brick wall in my back yard where the top caps have always been loose, and I'm burying some bricks at grass level in the front, and I don't want them shifting around, so I'm going to pick some of that up today!
(I can't figure out why nobody else mentions this in any instructions. It's like the final puzzle piece that you need to do a decent job.)
Good point about other's not really using the adhesive. Guess the pros don't really use it and the average diy'ers don't know about it. Enjoy your landscaping.
Just what i was looking for a simple do it yourself project for my new house. Good job Sir!
@5:04 Seconds! I love my hose routers. Keep it from tearing up my plants, or getting stuck on and edge when rolling it back up.
Wow. That looks very nice. Simple
Very nice job, thanks for the video, your landscape looks great! I wish i found this paver type at HD when i shopped but instead of i used straight corner rectangular brick pavers.The problem i had is that my lawn is sloped on one end so i have to put a layer of graver down before lay the pavers vertically and have to weed whack ( don't like !)once in a while. I fill stones in flowerbed instead of mulch for easy blowing falling leaves in fall.
Wow, very inspired with very simple tools. Thank you for sharing.
How do you keep the grass and weeds from encroaching on the border and over growing?
Very simple video & informative...I'll give it a try tomorrow
Thanks for the awesome video. The instructions for using caulking/adhesive between the stones is a great tip!
Thank you for the comment.
Thanks for the info enjoyed it😊
Thank you so much you have helped tremendously . Your yard is beautiful !!!
Congratulations! You did a good job!
Thanks for the video. I think I'm going to go this route for the edging around my walkway and garden area. This is really nice!
Rose Pitts Thanks for your comment!
Use a spade or a step on edger-much faster and easier in the knees and back! Also, if you are doing this around young plantings, keep in mind final diameter of your plants. You want to be able to mow easily to the edge of the border and not have to move the branches hanging over the border.
Very nice. Looks good.
Nice and neat garden, good job!
Thanks for Sharing
Looks great I notice that you do not use a level tool like they do in other videos, is that necessary.
Thats a good and simple way to do it yourself ...Thanks
Hello my name is bobby luv what you did wit brick ? How did you make circle around tree thanks
Nursery Spade is your friend here.
Looks great. The best I have seen!
Thank you so much, you simplified the process really well, better than any other video I have seen
Nice!!!! I love it I definitely will try next weekend.
Thanks a lot. God Bless You.
Your borders look great and the tutorial well done. It seems that you would need to use a level to ensure the pavers line up perfectly (or as close as possible). Did you just eyeball it?
I did use some marking spray paint to first draw a border line on the lawn and then I just followed it when placing the paving stones.
I enjoyed ur video. I am about to embark on a edging project for my flower bed and I will certainly use the information found in ur video. I did wanted to ask if I could place another row on top of the bricks?
Yes, you can use the adhesive to stack another row on top. If you do that, it will make it more robust. Also if you have mulch, that will keep the mulch behind the border. I would have like to do that, but my budget didn't allow for that.
Well THAT looks like something I can accomplish. :) Thanks for posting.
jake charpentier Agreed!
Soooooooooooo well done! Thank you for the tutorial.
Excellent video !
Beautiful, Thanks for sharing. But wow that all must have cost you to do that. And your Lawn is Gorgeous.
Beautiful. I tought lawn and garden design for many years. You have done an outstanding job. Just a note that might help. If you want to draw attention to something then frame it. Things you don't want to draw attention to, like mailboxes, tree trunks, do not frame it. plant flowers around it, or on it, etc. This is the most common mistakes that DIY lawn designers make.If you want to keep the weeds down so you can easily mow then some simple weed mat and mulch will surfice. Keep it simple and earthy so it doesn't draw unwanted attention. I can't believe how many mail boxes and tree trunks are decorated.
Just a suggestion.
Thank you for your good tip
great job! But do you think the grass will grows between the paving stone if we don't put the fabric or sand under the stone? How to keep it clean and nice?
You will get some here and there but a quick spray of Round Up will take care of it. You can put down some fabric but it's up to you.
I have backyard slop land how can I level the stone in backyard thank you.
Thanks for posting it this give me an idea to do border in my back yard for my garden.....thanks
I'm in North Carolina. We have the red clay, very solid and tough. Do you think it would make sense to put down a sand base before laying the bricks?
Wow I'm very impressed with the tools you used. I can do this. What should I do with the retainer wall brick with the lip that I have -- can I use those? I only have one layer.
Those big stones with the lip won't look good as a border. It's best to stick with these paving stones I have shown.
just curious ...about how many blocks did you use in the front yard and flower bed?
Fantastic job!
Great job
Can you post a video of how you finished the other side ? The one you were started when you were giving the brief instructions
Thank you!
Thanks for the video! How do measure to make sure you are not a half a block short at the end of the project?
If you have half a space left, you can either cut a whole piece on half by drilling and chiseling, or you can buy a similar block that is half size at the store if they carry it.
Really liked your work and I was wondering can I run the lawn mower over the edge of stones to keep from weed eating. Thanks
If you want it very sturdy, then use more adhesive. Also if you want to mow over the ediging, then when you install it, just install it flush to the grass height.
Your wife must be so thankful on having a man that knows how to do everything
very nice! priceless info! outstanding job! thank you!
Thanks for your comment!
Great looking borders !
Thanks for the video! I like this method, no need to use pavers stone, sand or cement. How is it holding up now in 2021?
It look pretty much the same. I did have couple pieces come loose from my lawn mower bumping into it. But applied some adhesive and put it back in place.
Looks really good. I noticed that the bricks around your tree look like they are slanted. Did you set the front edge of the brick deeper into the ground to get that effect?
Thanks for your comment.
Thanks for the excellent video. I am in Suwanee, GA. Have the same clay soil as you.I see your Pavers around a curve, such as around the tree are touching inside the circle but have a gap towards the outside. How to apply the Loctite in that case? can you show? also I have a gently sloping lawn and have the paving bricks that were 25c this spring of 17, can I lay them standing instead of flat. not sure if it will compromise the strength. any comments?
For the curved pieces, I just applied the adhesive to the corner that it touches. If the pieces do move after some time, you can simply apply some more adhesive to keep it in place. This project is meant to be as simple as possible without needing a lot of materials. But if you have the know how, you can make it more robust.