Great work as always. I appreciate that you included how long specific tasks are taking you. Usually with videos like these it is hard to guess from the viewer perspective how long each step takes, and this could lead to unrealistic expectations.
Good point regarding the layout pattern aka if its simple like a running bond its a lot easier to lift and relay vs a random layout/lots of curves. It always feels like in the East End of Toronto the properties are small and the old paths are curvy so its hard to find the space to fit the lifted path in the same layout. I've typically stayed away from lift and relays but hearing your podcasts and backstory it sounds like you started out with those and for a while it were your bread and butter, it makes me reconsider those potential projects. I find it can be quite time consuming scraping all the sides of the old pavers if poly sand was used but it seems you were able to get the stones pretty clean with a good pressure washer.
Yeah, curves add a lot of work especially if there is no room. You could also lift a section and re-lay it before moving onto the next. Yeah the pressure washing before is helpful especially with cleaning the joints and saturating whatever polymeric sand is left to be able to scrape off easily. People also like knowing that their pavers will be clean afterwards so it adds to the pricing.
Great work! So the "trick" is the scrape 1" so that you can use the pipes and lay over the 1/4" and screed. I saw a similar video where they add sand little by little under the pavers and eyeballing the height with a level.
Yeah for sure it helps with that, but it is also important to remove that 1" because it always has a lot of organics (dirt, weeds, etc.) in it. So it needs to be removed.
Hey love your work, got two questions, 1. How many do you recommend to tampering the sand? 2. How do you go about putting sand for the edges near the grass to make a clean edge and not have it spill over into the grass?
Sorry, can you rephrase question 1? Question 2, in this case I assume the sand is higher than the grass so you are getting some spillover? You just need to build up the grass area afterwards to meet the height of your pavers or if it is too high you need to build a raised patio.
I have 2 part time employees when I need them. Hoping to have a full timer soon. They both make money as long as I know how long the project is going to take me. But I'd say my money makers are $5,000 to $50,000 projects.
Great work as always. I appreciate that you included how long specific tasks are taking you. Usually with videos like these it is hard to guess from the viewer perspective how long each step takes, and this could lead to unrealistic expectations.
I will definitely be doing that more often 👍
Good point regarding the layout pattern aka if its simple like a running bond its a lot easier to lift and relay vs a random layout/lots of curves. It always feels like in the East End of Toronto the properties are small and the old paths are curvy so its hard to find the space to fit the lifted path in the same layout. I've typically stayed away from lift and relays but hearing your podcasts and backstory it sounds like you started out with those and for a while it were your bread and butter, it makes me reconsider those potential projects. I find it can be quite time consuming scraping all the sides of the old pavers if poly sand was used but it seems you were able to get the stones pretty clean with a good pressure washer.
Yeah, curves add a lot of work especially if there is no room. You could also lift a section and re-lay it before moving onto the next.
Yeah the pressure washing before is helpful especially with cleaning the joints and saturating whatever polymeric sand is left to be able to scrape off easily. People also like knowing that their pavers will be clean afterwards so it adds to the pricing.
Those are all really good points
Great work! So the "trick" is the scrape 1" so that you can use the pipes and lay over the 1/4" and screed. I saw a similar video where they add sand little by little under the pavers and eyeballing the height with a level.
Yeah for sure it helps with that, but it is also important to remove that 1" because it always has a lot of organics (dirt, weeds, etc.) in it. So it needs to be removed.
Another great video, appreciate the detailed instruction and content.
Thank you!
Hey love your work, got two questions, 1. How many do you recommend to tampering the sand? 2. How do you go about putting sand for the edges near the grass to make a clean edge and not have it spill over into the grass?
Sorry, can you rephrase question 1? Question 2, in this case I assume the sand is higher than the grass so you are getting some spillover? You just need to build up the grass area afterwards to meet the height of your pavers or if it is too high you need to build a raised patio.
do you work by yourself? what makes you more money new install or maintenance/repair?
I have 2 part time employees when I need them. Hoping to have a full timer soon. They both make money as long as I know how long the project is going to take me. But I'd say my money makers are $5,000 to $50,000 projects.