Love the video. I'm putting in a fireplace area this year and while searching RUclips for ideas I noticed a pattern. A lot of videos are folks just showing how wealthy they are. 12000 dollar fireplaces, 11000 dollar waterfalls, 4000 bucks just for Paver stones. This is on my level and budget. Thank you
I am having a hard time with the plastic barrier. My simple mind just imagines it raining and then there being standing water because it can't soak in. Why did you use plastic instead of fabric? Please let me know I always wonder this
Absolutely. All new plant material installed is watered in. We also let the hose soak the root ball before completely installing the tree. Thank you for watching!
How deep would you say you went for the area covered by fabric and gravel? I'm doing something similar but keep hearing different things. I'm using landscape edging around the perimeter.
@@D.Stephenson Thank you. You thunk that will be depe enough to prevent the gravel from spilling out over top of the landscape edging? The edging isn't super yall bit it's at least 3-4 inches.
@@tvsfootball33 I would think so depending on how tall you cut your grass. Here in Ohio we cut ours around 3.5 inches. But if you do that edging I would recommend putting it down to where it won’t create a trip hazard
Looks great! I've seen people put some compacted road base down first, then a barrier and then the rock. Do we know why they use road base? Also, would fabric work instead of plastic?
For this application I do not think the road base is necessary. If the was pavers going down or something then yes. For the barrier, either a non-woven gel textile fabric or the plastic will work!
Doesn't look like I can share any pics of my fire pit patio on here. But I did one 2 years ago, before I started my lawncare business, that turned out great. Have used the heck out of it. Keep going with the time lapse videos they show the whole project. It is fun seeing it start to finish.
Great video. I recently put about 2-3" of pea gravel in a fire pit area, using basically the same process. However, I'm not happy with how the adirondak chairs sink into the gravel when you sit in them. Is there a trick to firming the pea gravel up? or should I have used something different - like the type of stones you used? Thanks!
Pea gravel doesn’t really pack in because it’s round. If you use a crushed rock it has jagged edges so it interlocks. You could put down some crushed rock or even road base and do a 1” layer of pea gravel on top. That way the pea gravel won’t move as much.
What does a job like this cost? I am trying to get a few ideas for a fire pit area
Same I’m interested in knowing material cost,time etc...
What is your dream outdoor living space? I love some cool fire pit areas! Drop a comment down below!
How many yards would you say you used in rock for the whole area?
Hi
Will the rocks crack from the heat with no metal ring?
Nope! They’ll work great!
If you don’t mind me asking how many man hours did it take you to complete this?
40 man hours
Love the video. I'm putting in a fireplace area this year and while searching RUclips for ideas I noticed a pattern. A lot of videos are folks just showing how wealthy they are. 12000 dollar fireplaces, 11000 dollar waterfalls, 4000 bucks just for Paver stones. This is on my level and budget. Thank you
Awesome! Glad it helped you out!
I am having a hard time with the plastic barrier. My simple mind just imagines it raining and then there being standing water because it can't soak in. Why did you use plastic instead of fabric? Please let me know I always wonder this
We did stab holes in this plastic to help with drainage. But. With the slight slope this lawn has, the water drains towards the field in the back.
You used plastic as the barrier? How thick? Thank You
A 6 or 7 mil will work just fine
Fantastic job!
Does the black plastic barrier prevent water from draining when it rains?
Thank you! Because of the natural grade in the lawn, the water will drain towards to back of the property.
6:40 if you had put a straight path out the top it could’ve looked like a guitar with the fire pit being the sound hole.
Hahaha good eye! Thanks for watching!
We hand built our fire pit at our house. Took use 3 years of piddling to finish it but we love it!
Chris Wilson been there before! I’m sure it turned out great! Thanks for stopping by the channel!
Cool! Did anyone ever water the tree? I like the time lapse.
Absolutely. All new plant material installed is watered in. We also let the hose soak the root ball before completely installing the tree. Thank you for watching!
What kind of rock was used for the pathway around the pit?
Love the landscaping projects ❣️
Thank you!!!
Cool project. I like the little stone benches.
Scout's Outdoor Services SOS they are a neat add to this area for sure!
How deep would you say you went for the area covered by fabric and gravel? I'm doing something similar but keep hearing different things. I'm using landscape edging around the perimeter.
Just enough to get the sod up. The deeper you go, the heavier those rolls of sod become and trust me they get heavy. Maybe 1.5”-2” or so.
@@D.Stephenson Thank you. You thunk that will be depe enough to prevent the gravel from spilling out over top of the landscape edging? The edging isn't super yall bit it's at least 3-4 inches.
@@tvsfootball33 I would think so depending on how tall you cut your grass. Here in Ohio we cut ours around 3.5 inches. But if you do that edging I would recommend putting it down to where it won’t create a trip hazard
@@D.Stephenson I'm also from ohio funny enough. Thanks for the info! If I remember I'll try and leave a comment on how it turned out.
@@tvsfootball33 haha that is awesome! Let me know! Shoot me a message on Instagram if you have one! I’d love to see it!
GOOD JOB .LOOKS JUST RIGHT.
Thank you! I appreciate it! I think it turned out great!
What does the black plastic do?
That acts as a barrier between the dirt and stone. Prevents the rock from settling in the soil. Also acts as a weed barrier
@@D.Stephenson Thank you.
Great job, love this!
Thank you! I appreciate the kind words!
Looks great! I've seen people put some compacted road base down first, then a barrier and then the rock. Do we know why they use road base? Also, would fabric work instead of plastic?
For this application I do not think the road base is necessary. If the was pavers going down or something then yes. For the barrier, either a non-woven gel textile fabric or the plastic will work!
Doesn't look like I can share any pics of my fire pit patio on here. But I did one 2 years ago, before I started my lawncare business, that turned out great. Have used the heck out of it. Keep going with the time lapse videos they show the whole project. It is fun seeing it start to finish.
Kevin Anthony you got it!!! Thanks for stopping by the channel!!
Great video. I recently put about 2-3" of pea gravel in a fire pit area, using basically the same process. However, I'm not happy with how the adirondak chairs sink into the gravel when you sit in them. Is there a trick to firming the pea gravel up? or should I have used something different - like the type of stones you used? Thanks!
Thank you! As for firming up the pea gravel, I don’t think there is much you can do. You could get flag stone to put under each leg?
Pea gravel doesn’t really pack in because it’s round. If you use a crushed rock it has jagged edges so it interlocks. You could put down some crushed rock or even road base and do a 1” layer of pea gravel on top. That way the pea gravel won’t move as much.
Absolutely beautiful !
Thank you!!’ I appreciate the kind words!
I would just use old cardboard boxes as the barrier instead of plastic.
Not sure how that would work when wet…
8:48 how big was the large gravel?
#4 gravel