Quikrete Walkmaker Patio DIY Project Tutorial
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- Опубликовано: 26 авг 2024
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We made a 14x14 foot concrete stone-look patio using the Quikrete Walkmaker in the Country Stone pattern.
We also filled the joins with Quikrete polymeric jointing sand. It was a simple process and turned out great!
I love how they explain everything perfectly but people keep on asking the same questions over and over again. Best part of the video is the number of times they answered the same questions. You guys are patient!
There are so many attempts by people to illustrate how to do this and yours is the most basic, simple, thorough--so well explained---thank you so much!
So glad you like it!
This is the first video that answered my question about the joint compound as well. Thanks for confirming
Es muy gratificante ver a una dama hacer estos trabajos te felicito de corazón, con orgullo puedes decir yo lo hice, muy bien felicidades
I just finished my patio using you guys video as a guide. Thanks for the info!
😍Es un molde de pavimentación utilizado para hacer una
Camino de jardín de cemento (o barro rojo).
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Thinking of doing it as well! How long did it take?
Hello! New home owner here! My husband and I want to try this in our backyard but want to build a fire pit along with it. We have had companies come out to quote us and it's very expensive!!! So we thought..? oh heck just do it ourselves!! I will use your video tremendously :) :) Thanks for sharing!
Yes!!! We did a fire pit and benches right off the end of the patio with kits that were super user friendly- www.charlestoncrafted.com/our-hardscape-benches-fire-pit-with-the-home-depot/
So genuinely I've looked at like a dozen videos regarding these stencils for a pathway I will be making this month and this video was one of the best outcomes aaaaand the first one to mention the joint compound sand which is an idea I love. I think I way seal my "stone" stone but I am very excited to give it a try. I wish I knew how things hold up over the next few years now! Thanks for the useful video.
How has your patio held up? Do you think it would be okay to skip the joint compound sand?
There was a video I found just after viewing this one of someone with a 5year update. It looked like the first day he did it
@@tinabobina610 Currently working on a project like this, if you forgo the joint compound sand, you still need to fill the "grout lines". If not your pavers will move around, especially if you prepared a level sand area. The paver joint sand allows drainage and helps mitigate weeds. I would not skip this step.
@@d33pfr33z3r great info! Thanks!
Best video ever! Easiest way to make a patio. Love it!
Thank you. Best video on how to use a walk maker. I’m going to try this .
Thanks , we are doing this right now and didn’t know what to use once I was done to keep the stones in place ! Awesome job
Glad to hear it!
That looks awesome!! Best video for this application I have seen .. great job !
Very nice! And your little dance was cool too!
WOW!! Nice job and I didn't know about the sand you used!!! Thanks, I'm doing the same!!!!
Let us know how it goes!
Thank you! Thank you for sharing!!!! I have my supplies and now I’m ready!
That Dancing was Awesome
Thanks for sharing. Doing this when the weather is nicer. Not as big so it should be pretty easy.
Let us know how it goes!
Love the dance. Thanks for the info.
Nice work! You guys are awesome and seemed like you had a good time doing it together!
Thx so much for the video! I’d like to stain and seal my concrete. Do you recommend doing this before placing down the joint sand or after?
Nice job👍
How can someone go thumbs down on this video? Nice job, at a fraction of the cost of pavers...
An amazing job 💯. Thanks 👍
I broke my back watching this video
My future projects, you got me laughing.
Is there an updated video to show your patio six years later? I’ve always been curious.
No, we moved away 4 years ago
Thanks for this awesome video!!! I've been doing my research for a few weeks now and feel I am ready to take this project on as soon as it stops raining here in Indianapolis! I noticed that each time someone asks how many bags of cement you used you give the same answer "That really depends on how big your space is! The bags of concrete are about $5 each in our area, the jointing sand is about $20, and the molds are about $25." which is helpful within it's own right, however I am wanting to know how many bags it took for this specific project. The reason being that per the dimensions of 14x14 that you provided, coupled with the dimensions given on the paver mold I just purchased, it will aid in me purchasing as close to the correct amount of bags. Could you please share how many bags you needed to complete your 14x14 patio? Thanks in advance!!
I believe it was about 32 bags. But maybe get some extra to be safe ;)
Thankyou so much .... my fear of doing a cheaper patio is the fact that it can start cracking but this won’t crack .
I think it’s brilliant 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
Nope, no cracking. It has been perfect!
Awesome great looking patio
Love the energy thanks
I'm curious, how big was your area and how many bags did you end up using? Do you know the total cost?
Hey. Thanks for the information 💜💜. How many bags of quikrete concrete did u use for the 14x14?
49 60pouds bags I understand is one bag per each stamp. Each stamp is 2’x2’.
To add to what Cristhian said, Pallets of 80lb concrete from most box stores are 42 bags per pallet. Not sure if the 60 lb bags are more per pallet or not. Were currently working on a 12' x 50' patio. Its a beast of a project.
LOVE THEM
This is such a great tutorial! Thx so much! Beautiful work!
Finally found what I was looking for.
So glad, let us know how it turns out!
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Nice job. Looks good.
Wondering how it looks like now after a few years ?
Still looks great!
Great job, looks good and you explained things very clearly. Any chance of an update after it's been a year? Any problems or issues?
Glad you liked it! The update is that it still looks amazing. We have had no problems with anything. No weeds breaking through, no cracking.
Charleston Crafted great video! Did you do anything to the edges of the patio? I’m worried that the stones could break off from the edges without edging?
I always spend my time cursing and complaining as I do my DIY projects. Maybe I should try the dancing too?!
Absolutely makes it go by faster.
Thanks were can I get thing
Beautiful!
I'm sure this has been asked, but how many bags of polymeric sand did you use (and how large is your patio)? Thank you!
Would love to see a picture of the patio now that it is 2 years later to see how it has held up!
It looked great and was a big selling feature when we sold our house last summer. It had been 2 years at that point.
what sand did you use as the base?
can you add Cement Adhesive Bonding to the concrete ?
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😍Es un molde de pavimentación utilizado para hacer una
Camino de jardín de cemento (o barro rojo).
🛒Shop Now ➡ ayllos.com/mold
Would you be able to make a patio walkway using weed barrier fabric before you place the pavers down ?
The bag that you used for jointing sand you said it was quikrete . It wasn't it said hardscapes on the bag. @1:37 so what brand should i actually use?
I'm in love!
Thanks a lot for sharing
Is going to help me 😍
How many bags of sand was used for this project? Just curious? I did this and now I’m at the sanding step. It came out very nicely
One 90lb bag of quick Crete only creates one mold ?
How many bags of quikrete did you end up using? I’m wanting to make something like this and it’s hard to estimate how much to purchase. Also, could the sand you used in between be used with larger pavers?
We found that we needed about two bags of concrete for three molds. The exact number will vary based on what size you go with. The sand can definitely be used between any pavers you go with.
Nice job
just a quick one, how many bags of polymeric sand did you use? the gaps are big!
that dance tho. lol
Do you have to use joining sand I kinda like it without it?
how long did it take you to set the actual stones. I do realize they had to sit up for a while before adding the fill in sand for the grooves. I'm curious to see how long it takes to fill and each mold before you move to the next mold. Great Work!!
If you have someone mixing concrete and someone filling the molds, you can move seamlessly along. Putting the concrete into each mold just took a couple of minutes each, then you immediately lift the mold and move on to the next one.
So you guys didn’t use any of the paver panels? Have you seen any shift in your patio?
No shifting whatsoever.
Charleston Crafted ok cool! We plan to start ours this weekend...so excited lol
Гениально! Форму для бетона нужно повернуть на 90 градусов!
Hey.. this is an awesome video and the first one to describe polymeric sand. Wanted to know about quantity of sand required for number of molds.. ballpark please. Also you have mentioned in one of your replies that edges are broken because of moles.. I am anticipating that problem too. How did you fix it?
I also have the same question. I just made two walkways using the walkmaker and would love to have a ballpark on the amount of polymeric sand needed. I have 31 walkmaker grids between the two walkways.
Very very nice 👍
Excellent video this! I am a new home owner and my backyard is just dirt now. Can I do this over that or do I need to cover it with any material first to get started using Quickrete? Please advise.
You should make sure the ground is level and compact. The best thing to do is to lay down a layer of leveling sand first, but you can do without it if the ground is well-compacted.
Any updates on the patio and any issues that have come up?
Not before we moved!
we dont have quikrete concrete in the UK, so im not sure what to use for this, but id love to try it. looks very good
Chris C you don’t have to use quikrete. I used a fiber reinforced crack resistant 60lb bag and it worked perfect. One bag of sand filled just over one form.
bag of sand? and thanks, i been looking over here in UK, nearest i find is postcrete really. so might have to just buy lot of sand, gravel aggregate,cement bags too and hand mix it all. not sure why we dont have good ready to go bags.
Me in the shower 1:17
Can you use plaster instead of concrete?
May I know the total cost for the whole thing?
Do ya still like it? No?
how did you get the ground level? and is that just dirt underneath?
We put down leveling sand underneath and leveled it out
Looks awesome! How many bags of concrete did you need for the 14x14 space?
It takes about two bags for every three molds
I'm curious the sand you used for your project would it blow away if I used say a leaf blower to blow leaves of of the patio?
No, it is a polymeric sand, so when we sprayed it with water, it became solid. So it's not going to blow away.
From Cpm wife..Thk you!
How many bags of the polymeric sand did it take to complete this job?
1- 80lb bag of concrete fills one mold. Each of these molds are 2'X2' and are 2 inches deep. If you have irregular area, then you are gonna need to also make some spare on like a board of wood or cardboard to fill in the odd spots. I have also seen people use cardboard to create molds in the odd spots where molds will not work and need filled in.
It took us about six bags I believe.
Where did you buy the Joining sand?
So, the molds don't require the same preparation as stone pavers? Like landscape fabric, gravel, etc?
We did add some leveling sand, but not much. It depends on your area and how much shifting your ground does. We haven't had any issues. The polymeric sand in the joints is flexible, which allows for the "stones" to move around a bit.
Looks 👍
Thanks for this informational video! Wondering - how did you set the gradient for water flow ?
We kept the level and curvature at pretty much the same that was in place.
Did you dig into the ground to put in your base sand or just level it and pour your base above without digging?
I think the base was slightly lower than ground level, but that was from the previous patio. We didn't do any extra digging.
This looks great! Does the sand solidify or do you get sand on your feet a lot? Thanks!
Water solidifies it - it isn’t hard but kind of a rubbery texture. It’s been 2 years and ours still is in place and looks great!
No weeds creeping in between? Or moss?
Nope
Yo his is cool
You guys did an amazing job! This is my project next weekend and your patio size looks about the same that I need... How many bags of concrete and sand did you need as coverage for your area?
Hi Kamiliah! We ended up using 36 bags of concrete and 7 bags of the polymeric jointing sand. I would recommend having a few extra bags on hand in case you end up using a little more. The molds are made to hold a whole bag of concrete, but we found that two bags did about three molds. It wasn't exact, so that's why we recommend just getting a few extra bags that you can return later if you don't use. You don't want to end up having to run back to the store when you only have three squares left! Thanks for watching!
Charleston Crafted Thank you so much!
How much did this project cost you? We are doing walkways and cannot believe how simple and gorgeous this looks!
Make your concrete wetter than she did … the consistency of chili. It fills the mold easier & sets fast - your concrete won’t crack.
i made also a sidewalk in my yard. but i don't want to fill it with sand. does white cement will do the work as well?
Any color concrete will work (they have concrete dye) but we used this specific type of concrete due to the exterior durability.
Can you please do an update on how it looks now ?
We sold this home but it looked great and was a major selling feature for the home. If you look on my account at the video on getting rust off of concrete you can see it a bit more and that was done to prep our house to sell.
I can't find the sand for the joints. Does anyone know where I can go and how much a bag costs? I see some at HD in small buckets for $25 for a 40lbs.
it's a very expensive sand product
Can you tell me an estimate of how much you spent for your 14x14 feet concrete patio? I'm planning on doing my backyard and want to know how much it would cost me. Thanks.
I did 3” of gravel under mine before pouring my pavers which is about a 14x14 area. For the gravel, 2 walk maker molds, and the high strength concrete mix and a trowel to give it a smoother finish on top and the joining sand it cost me $496. Hope that helps
I wonder if there's going to be any issues when I do my project like this to let grass grow up between them
I made a similar patio but laid down weed barrier first.
We've had no issues whatsoever with growth because of the polymeric sand in between the pavers.
So I didn't catch it in the first part of the video, did you have the whole thing pretty level? How did you accomplish that?
I was going to do something like this, but I have to do something quick and dirty to be ready in like 6 weeks, so instead I think I'm going to just buy some large 2x2 concrete pavers and set them up so they are level, and then put some of those decorative interlocking deck pavers on top for a nice look. It won't be long-lasting because of roots underneath and no gravel or sand, but I can always redo it after.
@@kbanghart We removed the old patio, then dug out a new expanded area. We leveled as best we could with the dirt that was there, but then we used leveling sand. That took care of the rest.
Do you think it work as well to just put weed block down over grass or mud ?
That came out great. How many square feet was that? And about how much did it cost to complete?
It was a 14x16 patio. Cost will differ based on your area. You need about 2 bags of concrete for every three moles and a bag of concrete is usually $5-6 per bag.
what kind of sand did you use under the concrete? do you have any weeds growing through?
Leveling sand! No weeds at all!
Whats the name of the equipment she used to craft the concrete?
wheelbarrow
How did it hold up over a winter freeze?
It doesn’t really freeze here so I can’t comment sorry!
when i attempted this, the rocks in the concrete mix came to the top. so instead of a smooth surface, i had a bumpy, rocky one. i made a few and gave up...
I’m sorry that happened. It sounds like your mix was too watery. It should be the consistency of wet peanut butter! Pretty thick.
I’m sorry that happened. It sounds like your mix was too watery. It should be the consistency of wet peanut butter! Pretty thick.
I’m sorry that happened. It sounds like your mix was too watery. It should be the consistency of wet peanut butter! Pretty thick.
I’m sorry that happened. It sounds like your mix was too watery. It should be the consistency of wet peanut butter! Pretty thick.
Did you add color to the concrete?? Looks good
Nope, all natural concrete color.
Hi! Id like to know the walkmaker mold and polymeric sand ratio. How many mold per bag of sand?
Officially one mold = one bag of concrete. We found we used a little less than a bag.
Oh sorry you mean the sand. We used 2 bags for 48 square feet
Thank you for your reply. Polymeric sand is expensive but I think it’s worth it. BTW, they recommend to seal concrete after 28 days. I will seal mine after laying out the polymeric sad.
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Great video. How much polymetric sand did you use? This sand is extremely expensive
That depends on how big your space is, but for us, we used about two bags.
@@CharlestonCrafted Thanks for the response. that not much I have a 50' x 4' walkway so about the same thanks.
How durable is this? I see concrete not that tick. So it won't crack in the future?
Super durable. The concrete is about two inches thick and we've seen no cracks at all in a year.
Just to note, this is not a driveway. Just a patio lol!
How has this held up?
would you do it again?
Great.
Yes.
What did out cost you to finish the project? Thx for sharing looks simple
The bags of concrete are about $5 each in our area, the jointing sand is about $20, and the molds are about $25. We used 32 bags of concrete and 6 bags of sand. And 2 molds. So just under $400.
@@CharlestonCrafted thx