Absolutely spot on, everything done exactly right. My biggest pet hate is people who don’t wet dry type 1 and still continue to whack it so it was nice to see someone else who gives it a good soak and somebody who whacks in layers. Top job lads fair play
Nice job. Whilst it’s true that a geo textile membrane is a separation membrane it’s better laid between the sub base and the base thereby preventing the sub base from sinking into the sub soil. It provides structural integrity and is a real upgrade. The notion that any normal weed could penetrate the sand and come through the gaps in the pavers is a common misconception. Weeds between pavers come from scattered weed seeds from above. Some use membrane to prevent the sand from migrating to the sub base but this problem is prevented by blinding a thin layer of sand onto the sub base and going over with the whacker.
Spot on David it stops the base mixing with the underlying areas thus preventing separation. Its not needed on most applications in the uk as long as the relevant layers that make up the base are achieved. Its a good addition on a slope or on certain types of ground to reduce separation. Good points and great post thanks David 👍
Very nice job , good to see true tradesmen with pride in their work , I’ve been laying block paving for nearly 40 years, and now retiring , after a lot of time listening to people saying how it should be done , I realised that weeds only grow in the gaps in earth between the blocks, they do not grow from the earth below the blocks , I’ve installed with and without the membrane barrier fabric , there is absolutely no difference after a time weeds grow between the joints , resanding and wacking again , and block sealer won’t stop the weeds, after a time they will be back , it’s a good earner though telling customers it needs resanding and wacking again, the best way and cheapest and effective way to make it look like new again is a good power was , the strong weed killer , will keep it looking good for much longer
I've just been given a opportunity by a friend to walk into a block paving job inexperienced is there any first one decent tips to bare in mind when I get working your tutorial has helped me with more in depth details and appreciate the guidance cheers guys keep up the good work 👍🏼👍🏼😉
Well good on you if your friend is doing the paving and your there to help.Ask questions and learn and take in as much as you can and be keen and willing to learn .Thats all i can really say and enjoy it turn uo on time and everyday . Good luck 👍
This is for s Doyle let’s have a video out of you how you would do the block paving now you have told Justin and the boy’s they are doing it all wrong now back to the trades man (Justin) great job again Justin a man who nose what he is doing and no doubt be laying block paving for many years great job lads and thanks again for all the tips
It's scoyle and I said the weed membrane was pointless and he can't screed both of which are correct also if you look at sand behind the two lads when they are pulling board of rails as I can't call that screeding the sand behind them they are screeding does not look compacted which is not great
Also now I have looked at upload again I am convinced sand has not been compacted first before screeding also if you don't know how to screed that's for you to learn not me to teach you👍
I can 100 % assure you the sand is completed why wouldn't it be that does not make sense not to compact it so that clears us up .we all have different ways of screeding thats mine it works if you do it differently im happy for you so move on and smile now 😂😂👍
@@brickrightbuildinglandscaping sand looks loose not compacted but if it is compacted under loose sand you must be throwing loose sand back over the compacted sand as you remove excess when you screed of but that loose sand should be compacted before screeding as well but sand layer definitely not right👍
Nice video mate I have done like 6 months of this years ago and forgot some things this just helped me remember some little bits I have forgotten so brilliant thanks
Hi Justin. I thought you were the terminater at first with them sun glasses on 👀👀 nice bit of weather were having pal ? Lovelly job mate , glad to see you got the young uns on the labourers motorbike ( waker plate ) quality work mate , great goal from Ramsey ⚽️⚽️ I gone off Brad now lol 👍👍👍👍 keep safe all and have a good weekend 👍
Hi John Hope you are well mate .Weather is lush isnt it .terminator 🤣🤣 and brad well he is passionate and all banter mate. Thanks john be safe mate Justin 👍😀
Hi Guys, one of the most helpful videos I've watched to date. I have a question..... I have to lay a pathway that is not up against any walls or edges on either side and I plan to type 1, lay a weed membrane, add 20mm of sand compacted leaving 20mm of sand to screed plus 50mm block paver. As I intend to whacker the finished blocks into this second course layer of screeded sand I will actually screed to 40mm below finished level. Now my question.... How do I stop the edges on both sides splaying out from the whacker plate? I don't see as I should cement them in backed up and then whacker the middle down as this may cause disruption to the cement edging, do i put them in, whacker down and then remove block and sand and re fit with a new cement base and backing up? Your help and advise would be greatly appreciated. Regards
Thanks Peter I'd suggest if you haven't any existing solid edge to work to . Then you have to install a path edging set in concrete to retain the paving . We do have other videos on driveways in the driveway playlist if that helps you. Good luck 👍
I dont have a driveway im just trying to block pave the area outside my back door, there is currently what looks like coarse tarmac which is not falling apart or anything it just looks naff. Can I lay paving blocks straight onto it with sand/cememt Or do I need to take it up first?
I need to do this and just fear it'll 'creep' out of alignment as I progress down the driveway. I've just done a shed base and despite my best efforts I didn't manage to keep it square (it's OK - hidden under the shed). I tried putting the wacker-plate thing over the sand as well as the stone sub material but I'm not sure it achieved anything. Would it be better if the sand was wet? Surprised you can just lay blocks on sand like that and still be able to drive a car over it without it sinking. Thanks for the video.
For alignment use a straight edge or string line .Also on this type of paving use a straight end and hammer the paving tight every few rows . If sand is bone dry damp it that helps. 👍
Hi Justin job looks good regarding roofing battons to screed of as you pull the screed put sand on top of batton then when you pull it out it fills out where they been then float it in as you block it if that makes sense Cheers Tim
Forgot to mention the purpose of last message so you don't have to stand on screeded sand 👍Cheers Tim ps Shouldn't really try to give you any tips after Brad's Comments LOL🇬🇧
Hi Tim Thats a great tip mate tar v much for that .just a bit of banter from brad he supports Man United an English team so hes full of crap Tim 😀😀 good luck tonight Justin 👍🇬🇧🇬🇧
Hi mate, I'm following your advice. I just put the screed layer down. My house leads to the pavement, no straight lines anywhere. My house is on an angle and the pavement runs on an angle. I'm too thick to work this out. Do I just start from the house? This would be more hand balling the blocks will at least be square to the house but may look skew whiff. Please help. Wish you fellers done the job for me but on on the bare bones at the moment you probably don't come to England 😂 appreciate the help
To thick to work it out made me laugh that did craig 🤣🤣🤣 .your not thick mate as far as i can understand without seeing the job .id work square off the house and cuts against the pavement. Whats app me some photos tomorrow if you like craig ill help if i can mate . Justin 🤣🤣👍💯
@@brickrightbuildinglandscaping agh mate that would be amazing. This is ruining my mind. I just need to know where to start. Once I get blocking them all will be right with the world. Just ran out of time today. Got it all screeded look lookin lovely but ran out of time. Rain coming tomorrow. Will this ruin it? If the posty walks on that tomorrow then he's getting murderd which is a shame cos he's a nice bloke
@@brickrightbuildinglandscaping Thanks mate, so stressed about this. I'm scared to start blocking incase I cock it up. Do I start from the house and work my way down or start from the pavement and work up to the house? I have drivesett savanna so I reckon I'd notice if they go skew wiff. My house dont seem that off from facing out to the road. I know I'm probably just stressin but the weight of the job is on me and I don't wans feel a nob if I cock it up. And I'm broke 😢
You make me laugh with some of that there craig. As i said so i can get a good idea whats what whats app me some photos and a take a good look.for you mate Justin 👍
We got an estimate of 6,000 dollars to reset our 850 sq ft driveway. Which is way out of our range. We are considering doing a repair of the top 8 ft or so to prevent water pooling and ease of getting the car in the garage. This area has sunk about 6 inches over 20 years. Would you recommend such a course of action? We are in northern Canada. Thanks.
Hi to all in Canada 🇨🇦 If you lift up the defective area of paving. Then add a new section of base and compact it with a wacker plate.Has to be the right levels. Then re lay the paving wack when finished and add kiln dry sand to joints. Its all about getting the right level to re do the base. Hope that helps you out good luck with it . Justin 👍 🏴🇨🇦
do you call MOT 'scalpings' in Wales? Its so confusing here in West Wales where MOT (sub base) is called scalpings, duff and a few others. Is that MOT you put down? Also what is the base and what is the sub base? I'm so confused. Thanks
I call mot scalpings but for youtube purposes i sat mot type 1. For this driveway you have a subgrade the mud layer. A base layer the scalpings . A screed layer which is the layer the pavers are layed on . Hope that helps 👍🧱🧱🧱
great video justin, with your videos tackled two patios and a pathway so far, now onto first block paving driveway! just a quick one, aco drain across the front of the drive (10m2) no space for soakaway, can i just drain it into the garden?
Hi there ! , nice job boys , im a professional block pavior myself , i mainly work on site my gangs target is 100sqm a day, sand ,cut and whacked. Do you free hand screed at all , or do you find screeding with rails much faster ? :)
That's a lot of work per day it's different on drives .this hand screed method has been mentioned to me before. Id love to see it ive never done it or no the method of doing it .We always use the rails 👍
Best start with getting the right levels thats most important. String lines are used to keep lines straight. Also to help determine the correct levels. Good luck 👍
@@brickrightbuildinglandscaping Yeah mate all good arms eaten alive with them we small flies lol. Feel like taking the grinder to the arms haha. Have a Rubi rep going to contact on blade front on the Rubi. Bought another 2 blades from elite stones got a free bag of sweeties. 😎😎😎😝
@@lmilne4859 The horse flies love me mate nightmare in it 😀😀 let me no on the rubi blades for me so far they are to expensive and not good enough mate .see how you go with the rep good luck 👍
Hi Justin.......you say 50mm bedding sand and using 2 x 1 baton for screeding. But unless you use the baton on its edge which doesnt look like you do then 2 x 1 baton laid flat is only about 26mm or am I missing something? :-)
Chris hi mate. Just lay your 50 mm of sand and add the batton to the sand you dont want to be digging in to the mot layer so it all works out well chris .hope that helps . Justin 👍
Cracking job justin😎 why do you not screed out away from house and block in? And also do you not lay the block right out to the edge and then cut your header block in?
Thanks Thomas appreciate it mate. We layed that way around as the stacks of paving were out on the pavement and we set out of the house anyway . As for cutting the boarder yes next maybe do that as you say Justin 👍👍👊🧱
Morning Barrington mate.First time ive ever done it .its to stop seperation of any sand going into the mot underneath. I like to over do everything so just a new thing for us . Hope your on the mend have a good weekend keep smiling Justin 👍😎
Hi Paul Sand should be around 40 to 50 mm thick . The battens are 38 mm thick. You will have a small.amount of sand left under your battens this is right otherwise you will dig into your mot base .hope thats of help any issue ring me tomorrow mate 👍
Hi pal I fn love Brad, completely agree with what he said , England think theve won it already and the fn commentators are just the same , I expect we will get a doing tomorrow night especially if wee Tierneys not playing, but wee will see , thot yous were superb last night especially Ramsey, cmon Wales 👍🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴
Ok.Allan Brad is after a bit of banter thats what football is big game Scotland England same as England wales we all want the bragging rights may the best team win gonna be massive that game .As for wales they made us here so proud mate all you ask is 100% and we had that. Justin 👍🏴
Hi Layed to the angle of the road had to do that only way it would work but we played a trick with the levels and twisted the drive to make it more level as it the ground we were working to the opposite end to the road is level hence the twist but we twisted it sooner to make a better job. Hope I've explained so you can understand Justin 👍
Great job lads. I'm about to do this project myself, my drive is about 65m2. I've pulled up the old blocks and about to put some crusher down. Just wana know how you do the fall and the screed rails. Do whack the sand then put the rails on more sand or what? Thanks mate.
Craig find your finished level either end of the drive. Run a string line from both these points nice and tight . The sand should already be compacted now add your screed rail into the sand and use a block paver to sit on top of screeder so that your paver touches the line do this say every 1m and you'll end up with a nice straight line matching the levels you want to work to. The falls If you have a good fall by doing the above great if not you can angle it the opposite way but may need aco drains etc to accommodate this . Hope you understand this mate good luck .if not give me a ring . Justin 👍
Nice job Justin, never tried block paving myself, but as you explained, preparation is key. Do you use the whacker plate on the pavings after they have all been laid ?
MorningToni Yes we whack the mot in two passes the the sand layer in one pass .Then when the paving is completed we whack it again but with kiln sand on the surface thia protects the paving and the machine forcea the sand between the joints. Justin 👍
@@brickrightbuildinglandscaping it’s coming hoooome ⚽️ lol been watching ya Videos nice work lads I’m laying indian sandstone cobbles at weekend for first time any tips mate
@@camwright8482 good luck to your country it's hard for a Welshman to wish England good luck in sport big rivals and all that 😀.the sandstone . 4:1 sharp sand mix . 100mm mot base compacted. Slurry the back of slabs. No cross joints. At least a 10mm fall in every 1m. Good luck with both 😀👍 Justin
@@brickrightbuildinglandscaping hi I’m a very newbie to this game at 72. When you say 4:1 sharp sand mix, what do you mix with it? Then is it wacked? And what is the slurry you put on the back of the blocks and why?
@@mikescott9212 Mike not sure what you mean with the questions there sorry. Sharp sand 4 parts and cement 1 part is used with water and a plastersier to mix the mortar. The slurry to paint on the back of the slabs is a paving slurry we use pave tuff paving slurry .it helps bond the porcelain to the mortar to stop de lamination. Hope that helps you Mike Justin 👍
Hi, great video lads. How much roughly do you charge per m2? The blocks im looking at are £26 per m2 and my garden is 50m2, i just haven’t a clue how much to budget to have it done
No need for that rubber hammer what you should be doing is get of your knees and every five or so row laid get a straight edge and put it against leading edge and check for alignment and tap brick back with straight edge or push to paving units where needed to straight edge and on a bigger job you would use a string line for alignment but you definitely could do with learning how to screed properly as its quicker and accurate and only need aluminium screeds and the knowledge of how to screed as its not just pulling aluminium screeds over sand freehand and hoping for the best there is a process 👍
More than happy to learn mate no issue with that .ive always done it like this on drives .i guess for big areas the process is different out on site . Thanks again 👍
@@brickrightbuildinglandscaping if you use metal screed bars you can simply pull them forward for next pull.Probs do the same with timber batons to do it without screed rails you still have to form a dry screed on both sides anyway and pull of them just stick to rails n freehand when need to roll screed in.just do it the way that suits you best Justin Cheers Tim
@@brickrightbuildinglandscaping only joking mate knock he’s money down. Hopefully yeah got me first beer in hand. Well done the other night the Welsh played well👍👍
Gents.. u do great labor work.. thank u.. if i may suggest for future videos.. use a. blue tooth microphone so that we can understand u a bit better.. u knw how us Americans already struggle to fully comprehend ur beautiful accents ;) cheers mates! (I do like the music but i wld suggest bringing it a bit down specially when speaking ;) Gracias for ur consideration!
No need for weed membrane as weeds germinate in kiln dried sand and root goes down and leaf grows up never in a million years would a weed grow through 200mm of hardcore a layer of sand and then paving joints so that's silly only time you use different types of membrane is if you have bad ground or are doing permeable paving and need to separate layers to allow them to keep free draining also no need for screed rails they are for DIY homeowners or people who cannot screed in Ireland you would get laughed at if you pulled them rails out unless you where screeding by machine, also when them lads are pulling the board of them silly rails the sand does not look as its been compacted first by a whacker plate which would not be good but definitely lovely weather 👍
@@brickrightbuildinglandscaping There will be no separation as the mot should be fully compacted with no voids also finish mot with a layer of quarry dust for perfect sub base 👍
@@scoyle1750 Yea i no all this i do like to over do things just trying it never used it before first time for everything. There is a good amount of dust in the mot anyway so 👍
@@brickrightbuildinglandscaping your trying something that is pointless but there's one thing you don't know and that's how to screed so learn that and you will chuck them rails in skip for good as you don't have to set rails or fill in voids left by rails and all you need is string lines and aluminium screed and bit of screeding knowledge have a good day 👍
All of a sudden, everyone seems to hire equipment and starts up a business as block drive/paving specialist. Having spent over 20 years as a civil engineer, videos like this are so misleading. Tip, screed out, block in. I have come across of many people asking for quotes then have the job completed by others, only to be asked if we can repair the first job. Its costs double as we have to first take out the other companies workmanship before the repair. Always get someone who is accredited and approved by your local council, get quotes from many and if possible watch how their work. We did one job in a wealthy area which should have taken 2 weeks. We ended up spending 3 months in the same road doing their neighbours. 3 of which the quotes where less than ours.
Yes unfortunately this does happen Paul and i agree with much of what you are saying .we are accredited by marshalls and this drive was inspection by a marshalls inspector and passed.Yes get a few quotes etc do your homework if your a consumer i definitely encourage that. Question though how is the video misleading? Justin 👍
The Welsh's hatred of the English gets deeper then. lol. I think its about time you lot tried to govern yourselves, (without the English money that is.) Nice paving job, a bit slow but ok i guess.
Hi Ian Brad was only having a laugh mate .we no loada of English lads scots irish and more no issue all great lads .Not getting in to the govern ourselves crap .British and proud mate .we arnt the fastest i do agree there but thats not what where about .Thanks mate and good luck 👍
Absolutely spot on, everything done exactly right. My biggest pet hate is people who don’t wet dry type 1 and still continue to whack it so it was nice to see someone else who gives it a good soak and somebody who whacks in layers. Top job lads fair play
Means a lot appreciate that josh thanks 👍
Nice job. Whilst it’s true that a geo textile membrane is a separation membrane it’s better laid between the sub base and the base thereby preventing the sub base from sinking into the sub soil. It provides structural integrity and is a real upgrade. The notion that any normal weed could penetrate the sand and come through the gaps in the pavers is a common misconception. Weeds between pavers come from scattered weed seeds from above. Some use membrane to prevent the sand from migrating to the sub base but this problem is prevented by blinding a thin layer of sand onto the sub base and going over with the whacker.
Spot on David it stops the base mixing with the underlying areas thus preventing separation. Its not needed on most applications in the uk as long as the relevant layers that make up the base are achieved. Its a good addition on a slope or on certain types of ground to reduce separation. Good points and great post thanks David 👍
Very nice job , good to see true tradesmen with pride in their work , I’ve been laying block paving for nearly 40 years, and now retiring , after a lot of time listening to people saying how it should be done , I realised that weeds only grow in the gaps in earth between the blocks, they do not grow from the earth below the blocks , I’ve installed with and without the membrane barrier fabric , there is absolutely no difference after a time weeds grow between the joints , resanding and wacking again , and block sealer won’t stop the weeds, after a time they will be back , it’s a good earner though telling customers it needs resanding and wacking again, the best way and cheapest and effective way to make it look like new again is a good power was , the strong weed killer , will keep it looking good for much longer
Rich spot on mate .i suggest weed killer 3 times a year sprayed stops the weeds 👍👊
Ok mate , keep up the good work, it’s really nice to see mate 👍
@@richbutler718
Thanks Rich appreciate it mate
Justin 👍
I've just been given a opportunity by a friend to walk into a block paving job inexperienced is there any first one decent tips to bare in mind when I get working your tutorial has helped me with more in depth details and appreciate the guidance cheers guys keep up the good work 👍🏼👍🏼😉
Well good on you if your friend is doing the paving and your there to help.Ask questions and learn and take in as much as you can and be keen and willing to learn .Thats all i can really say and enjoy it turn uo on time and everyday .
Good luck 👍
@@brickrightbuildinglandscaping perfect advice 👍
This is for s Doyle let’s have a video out of you how you would do the block paving now you have told Justin and the boy’s they are doing it all wrong now back to the trades man (Justin) great job again Justin a man who nose what he is doing and no doubt be laying block paving for many years great job lads and thanks again for all the tips
It's scoyle and I said the weed membrane was pointless and he can't screed both of which are correct also if you look at sand behind the two lads when they are pulling board of rails as I can't call that screeding the sand behind them they are screeding does not look compacted which is not great
Also now I have looked at upload again I am convinced sand has not been compacted first before screeding also if you don't know how to screed that's for you to learn not me to teach you👍
I can 100 % assure you the sand is completed why wouldn't it be that does not make sense not to compact it so that clears us up .we all have different ways of screeding thats mine it works if you do it differently im happy for you so move on and smile now 😂😂👍
Thanks for your support david really appreciate it mate
Justin,brad and frazer.👍💯
@@brickrightbuildinglandscaping sand looks loose not compacted but if it is compacted under loose sand you must be throwing loose sand back over the compacted sand as you remove excess when you screed of but that loose sand should be compacted before screeding as well but sand layer definitely not right👍
Looking good boys , those pavers are lovely colours 👌🏼🧱👍🏽
Thanks a lot steve mate 👍🧱💯
@@brickrightbuildinglandscaping 🧱👍🏽
Nice video mate I have done like 6 months of this years ago and forgot some things this just helped me remember some little bits I have forgotten so brilliant thanks
Glad to help and good luck 👍
Great video Justin, lovely colours on the paving . Nice presenting work from the other lads too.
Thanks for that again yes the two lads are brilliant to be fair to them .
Justin 👍
Hi Justin. I thought you were the terminater at first with them sun glasses on 👀👀 nice bit of weather were having pal ? Lovelly job mate , glad to see you got the young uns on the labourers motorbike ( waker plate ) quality work mate , great goal from Ramsey ⚽️⚽️ I gone off Brad now lol 👍👍👍👍 keep safe all and have a good weekend 👍
Hi John
Hope you are well mate .Weather is lush isnt it .terminator 🤣🤣 and brad well he is passionate and all banter mate.
Thanks john be safe mate
Justin 👍😀
Hi Guys, one of the most helpful videos I've watched to date. I have a question..... I have to lay a pathway that is not up against any walls or edges on either side and I plan to type 1, lay a weed membrane, add 20mm of sand compacted leaving 20mm of sand to screed plus 50mm block paver. As I intend to whacker the finished blocks into this second course layer of screeded sand I will actually screed to 40mm below finished level. Now my question.... How do I stop the edges on both sides splaying out from the whacker plate? I don't see as I should cement them in backed up and then whacker the middle down as this may cause disruption to the cement edging, do i put them in, whacker down and then remove block and sand and re fit with a new cement base and backing up? Your help and advise would be greatly appreciated. Regards
Thanks Peter
I'd suggest if you haven't any existing solid edge to work to .
Then you have to install a path edging set in concrete to retain the paving .
We do have other videos on driveways in the driveway playlist if that helps you.
Good luck 👍
Hermoso trabajo del patio con los adoquines saludos desde Chile 👋💯💯💯🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱
Gracias de gales 🏴👍🧱💯
Fantastic as always. Just going through some old vids now buddy.
Thanks marcus appreciate all your comments 👍
I dont have a driveway im just trying to block pave the area outside my back door, there is currently what looks like coarse tarmac which is not falling apart or anything it just looks naff. Can I lay paving blocks straight onto it with sand/cememt Or do I need to take it up first?
Take it up first mike 👍
I need to do this and just fear it'll 'creep' out of alignment as I progress down the driveway. I've just done a shed base and despite my best efforts I didn't manage to keep it square (it's OK - hidden under the shed). I tried putting the wacker-plate thing over the sand as well as the stone sub material but I'm not sure it achieved anything. Would it be better if the sand was wet? Surprised you can just lay blocks on sand like that and still be able to drive a car over it without it sinking. Thanks for the video.
For alignment use a straight edge or string line .Also on this type of paving use a straight end and hammer the paving tight every few rows .
If sand is bone dry damp it that helps. 👍
@@brickrightbuildinglandscaping Thanks. That helps. Appreciate you sharing your skills
@@bm7760
Your welcome
Hi Justin job looks good regarding roofing battons to screed of as you pull the screed put sand on top of batton then when you pull it out it fills out where they been then float it in as you block it if that makes sense Cheers Tim
Forgot to mention the purpose of last message so you don't have to stand on screeded sand 👍Cheers Tim ps Shouldn't really try to give you any tips after Brad's Comments LOL🇬🇧
Hi Tim
Thats a great tip mate tar v much for that .just a bit of banter from brad he supports Man United an English team so hes full of crap Tim 😀😀 good luck tonight
Justin 👍🇬🇧🇬🇧
Learn to screed then you don't need rails in first place👍
What gap should I have from mot to to the finish level ie pin curb to allow for sand cheers Kyle
Usually 50mm for layer and then the thickness of your paving Usually 50 or 60 mm .
So 100 to 110mm depending on your paving kyle 👍👌🧱🧱
Did you use the wacker plate on the sharp sand?🏴
Yes wayne we did mate 👍
Hi mate, I'm following your advice. I just put the screed layer down. My house leads to the pavement, no straight lines anywhere. My house is on an angle and the pavement runs on an angle. I'm too thick to work this out. Do I just start from the house? This would be more hand balling the blocks will at least be square to the house but may look skew whiff. Please help. Wish you fellers done the job for me but on on the bare bones at the moment you probably don't come to England 😂 appreciate the help
To thick to work it out made me laugh that did craig 🤣🤣🤣 .your not thick mate as far as i can understand without seeing the job .id work square off the house and cuts against the pavement. Whats app me some photos tomorrow if you like craig ill help if i can mate .
Justin 🤣🤣👍💯
@@brickrightbuildinglandscaping agh mate that would be amazing. This is ruining my mind. I just need to know where to start. Once I get blocking them all will be right with the world. Just ran out of time today. Got it all screeded look lookin lovely but ran out of time. Rain coming tomorrow. Will this ruin it? If the posty walks on that tomorrow then he's getting murderd which is a shame cos he's a nice bloke
@@brickrightbuildinglandscaping Thanks mate, so stressed about this. I'm scared to start blocking incase I cock it up. Do I start from the house and work my way down or start from the pavement and work up to the house? I have drivesett savanna so I reckon I'd notice if they go skew wiff. My house dont seem that off from facing out to the road. I know I'm probably just stressin but the weight of the job is on me and I don't wans feel a nob if I cock it up. And I'm broke 😢
You make me laugh with some of that there craig.
As i said so i can get a good idea whats what whats app me some photos and a take a good look.for you mate
Justin 👍
We got an estimate of 6,000 dollars to reset our 850 sq ft driveway. Which is way out of our range. We are considering doing a repair of the top 8 ft or so to prevent water pooling and ease of getting the car in the garage. This area has sunk about 6 inches over 20 years. Would you recommend such a course of action? We are in northern Canada. Thanks.
Hi to all in Canada 🇨🇦
If you lift up the defective area of paving. Then add a new section of base and compact it with a wacker plate.Has to be the right levels. Then re lay the paving wack when finished and add kiln dry sand to joints.
Its all about getting the right level to re do the base.
Hope that helps you out good luck with it .
Justin 👍 🏴🇨🇦
do you call MOT 'scalpings' in Wales? Its so confusing here in West Wales where MOT (sub base) is called scalpings, duff and a few others. Is that MOT you put down? Also what is the base and what is the sub base? I'm so confused. Thanks
I call mot scalpings but for youtube purposes i sat mot type 1.
For this driveway you have a subgrade the mud layer.
A base layer the scalpings .
A screed layer which is the layer the pavers are layed on .
Hope that helps 👍🧱🧱🧱
thank you for replying, I think I get it. Is the subgrade also MOT?@@brickrightbuildinglandscaping
@dugbert9 the subgrade is the ground layer
great video justin, with your videos tackled two patios and a pathway so far, now onto first block paving driveway! just a quick one, aco drain across the front of the drive (10m2) no space for soakaway, can i just drain it into the garden?
Thanks glad they help.
Yes you can drain aco drains to a flower bed instead of a soakaway .
Also be sure to double check with your local council 👍👌🧱
@@brickrightbuildinglandscaping thanks justin really appreciate that, all the best for the new year and look forward to more videos 💪
Same to you and your very welcome 👍👍
I’m 34,
Your a young 59
This is why I can’t wait to be on site
Hi there ! , nice job boys , im a professional block pavior myself , i mainly work on site my gangs target is 100sqm a day, sand ,cut and whacked.
Do you free hand screed at all , or do you find screeding with rails much faster ? :)
That's a lot of work per day it's different on drives .this hand screed method has been mentioned to me before. Id love to see it ive never done it or no the method of doing it .We always use the rails 👍
Ive seen builders going over th laid blocks with the wacker plate is that right?
As long as you protect the drive yes
Beautiful work mate, nice colours 👌
Thanks N Y appreciate it
Justin 👍
Great job lads. Great advice as always 👍👌✌
Appreciate it thanks james 👍
Lovely work lads!👌 Keep up the videos! Just subscribed 👍👍😊
Thanks izzy appreciate it and welcome aboard.
Justin 👍
What’s the best way to start the paving. Im starting one my self and it’s my first time how do I make sure to start laying with strings lines ETC
Best start with getting the right levels thats most important. String lines are used to keep lines straight. Also to help determine the correct levels. Good luck 👍
why did you work down and not upwards. ?
Think it was to use the materials from the road down the drive not ideal but we kept everything tight it was easier for us mike 👍👌
Lovely work you should be proud of that.
Thanks birdy appreciate it mate 👍
Superb Justin. Yeah weather has been great hasn’t it.
Alright lee
Yea weather is lush mate love it .
All ok.with you boys 👍🧱
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Yeah mate all good arms eaten alive with them we small flies lol. Feel like taking the grinder to the arms haha.
Have a Rubi rep going to contact on blade front on the Rubi. Bought another 2 blades from elite stones got a free bag of sweeties. 😎😎😎😝
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The horse flies love me mate nightmare in it 😀😀 let me no on the rubi blades for me so far they are to expensive and not good enough mate .see how you go with the rep good luck 👍
Nice job Justin 👍
Thanks ryan
What if you have no convenience of walls either side to keep it together?
You then have to add an edging restraint.
A concrete path edging is a good choice concreted into place 👌
Hi Justin.......you say 50mm bedding sand and using 2 x 1 baton for screeding. But unless you use the baton on its edge which doesnt look like you do then 2 x 1 baton laid flat is only about 26mm or am I missing something? :-)
Chris hi mate.
Just lay your 50 mm of sand and add the batton to the sand you dont want to be digging in to the mot layer so it all works out well chris .hope that helps .
Justin 👍
Great thanks
Excellent video..Do the blocks come in different sizes in the pack or did you have to order 3 different sizes ..thanks
Thanks very much.
You can get both 👍
So the sand layer is levelled and then whacked? Does this mean the sand ends up lower than it should be?
No lay the sand higher then whack it .then screed it so the sand should be higher than the screed rails.adjust as you whack 👍👊
@@brickrightbuildinglandscaping -got ya 👍👌
Cracking job justin😎 why do you not screed out away from house and block in? And also do you not lay the block right out to the edge and then cut your header block in?
Thanks Thomas appreciate it mate.
We layed that way around as the stacks of paving were out on the pavement and we set out of the house anyway .
As for cutting the boarder yes next maybe do that as you say
Justin 👍👍👊🧱
Bang tidy lads. Never seen membrane used before. Everyday's a school day. 😁😁
Morning Barrington mate.First time ive ever done it .its to stop seperation of any sand going into the mot underneath. I like to over do everything so just a new thing for us .
Hope your on the mend have a good weekend keep smiling
Justin 👍😎
@@brickrightbuildinglandscaping Getting there mate. Not quick enough, but I'm still here so happy days Just.
Cheers for the video 👍👍
Are the roofing batterns the correct size for the sand (50mm) ??
Hi Paul.
Its 38mm i think which is perfect 👍
@@brickrightbuildinglandscaping so sand bed 38mm thick??
Hi Paul
Sand should be around 40 to 50 mm thick .
The battens are 38 mm thick. You will have a small.amount of sand left under your battens this is right otherwise you will dig into your mot base .hope thats of help any issue ring me tomorrow mate 👍
Hi pal I fn love Brad, completely agree with what he said , England think theve won it already and the fn commentators are just the same , I expect we will get a doing tomorrow night especially if wee Tierneys not playing, but wee will see , thot yous were superb last night especially Ramsey, cmon Wales 👍🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴
Ok.Allan
Brad is after a bit of banter thats what football is big game Scotland England same as England wales we all want the bragging rights may the best team win gonna be massive that game .As for wales they made us here so proud mate all you ask is 100% and we had that.
Justin 👍🏴
Good lad , it's only a game at end off the day , jobs looking great, cheers for the advice this morn 👍
@@allanblackshaw3046
Your very welcome mate anytime your jobs looking spot on 👍
Interesting video. Did you lay to the angle of the road, or did you lay level?
Hi
Layed to the angle of the road had to do that only way it would work but we played a trick with the levels and twisted the drive to make it more level as it the ground we were working to the opposite end to the road is level hence the twist but we twisted it sooner to make a better job.
Hope I've explained so you can understand
Justin 👍
@@brickrightbuildinglandscaping That makes sense, its really clever. Thanks for the reply.
@@amateurtorque6709 thanks again and your welcome
Justin 👍
When you get home tonight Justin I bet you will head for the bottle of whiskey and a darken room after today’s video thanks to s Doyle
😂😂 god yea bit mad mate to be quite honest with you .thanks for the support i appreciate it a lot .
Have a good weekend 👍
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do you whack the sharp sand before you screed it?
Yes jack important you do 👍
Good job lads. Come on England!!!! 👍👍
🤣🤣🤣thanks Joseph 👍
Just one of the best out there top job
Are thanks Danny means a lot that mate .
Justin 👍
Top job... Very poor predictions for the footie though.
Thanks Tony appreciate it and what do we no about football mate good luck tomorrow 👍
Excellent work 👍👌🤝
Thanks very much 👍
Great bants lads from England
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Great vid as ever lads I want to come and work for you boys if you would have a Englishman in the team 😂
Always welcome mate thanks joe England's finest 😀👍
Great job lads. I'm about to do this project myself, my drive is about 65m2. I've pulled up the old blocks and about to put some crusher down. Just wana know how you do the fall and the screed rails. Do whack the sand then put the rails on more sand or what? Thanks mate.
Craig find your finished level either end of the drive. Run a string line from both these points nice and tight . The sand should already be compacted now add your screed rail into the sand and use a block paver to sit on top of screeder so that your paver touches the line do this say every 1m and you'll end up with a nice straight line matching the levels you want to work to.
The falls
If you have a good fall by doing the above great if not you can angle it the opposite way but may need aco drains etc to accommodate this .
Hope you understand this mate good luck .if not give me a ring .
Justin 👍
Thank you for the video.
Pleasure 👍💯
Nice job Justin, never tried block paving myself, but as you explained, preparation is key.
Do you use the whacker plate on the pavings after they have all been laid ?
MorningToni
Yes we whack the mot in two passes the the sand layer in one pass .Then when the paving is completed we whack it again but with kiln sand on the surface thia protects the paving and the machine forcea the sand between the joints.
Justin 👍
do you have to use a rubber base on bottom of whacker to stop paving getting marked or not?
It is advisable to especially on clay pavers👍
Great vid 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks Andy appreciate it 👍
Verey good job that pal
Thanks Jason 👍👊🧱
Thanks for your video
It’s coming home
You think we'll good luck 👍
@@brickrightbuildinglandscaping it’s coming hoooome ⚽️ lol been watching ya Videos nice work lads I’m laying indian sandstone cobbles at weekend for first time any tips mate
@@camwright8482 good luck to your country it's hard for a Welshman to wish England good luck in sport big rivals and all that 😀.the sandstone .
4:1 sharp sand mix .
100mm mot base compacted.
Slurry the back of slabs.
No cross joints.
At least a 10mm fall in every 1m.
Good luck with both 😀👍
Justin
@@brickrightbuildinglandscaping hi I’m a very newbie to this game at 72. When you say 4:1 sharp sand mix, what do you mix with it? Then is it wacked? And what is the slurry you put on the back of the blocks and why?
@@mikescott9212 Mike not sure what you mean with the questions there sorry.
Sharp sand 4 parts and cement 1 part is used with water and a plastersier to mix the mortar.
The slurry to paint on the back of the slabs is a paving slurry we use pave tuff paving slurry .it helps bond the porcelain to the mortar to stop de lamination.
Hope that helps you Mike
Justin 👍
Wara taig ,Yaki da boyo
diolch yn fawr.🤣🏴👍
Hi, great video lads. How much roughly do you charge per m2? The blocks im looking at are £26 per m2 and my garden is 50m2, i just haven’t a clue how much to budget to have it done
“Scotland are gonna do better than the English this year “ this aged well 😬😬
Wales v Scotland if u beat Ukraine mate 👍
No need for that rubber hammer what you should be doing is get of your knees and every five or so row laid get a straight edge and put it against leading edge and check for alignment and tap brick back with straight edge or push to paving units where needed to straight edge and on a bigger job you would use a string line for alignment but you definitely could do with learning how to screed properly as its quicker and accurate and only need aluminium screeds and the knowledge of how to screed as its not just pulling aluminium screeds over sand freehand and hoping for the best there is a process 👍
More than happy to learn mate no issue with that .ive always done it like this on drives .i guess for big areas the process is different out on site .
Thanks again 👍
@@brickrightbuildinglandscaping if you use metal screed bars you can simply pull them forward for next pull.Probs do the same with timber batons to do it without screed rails you still have to form a dry screed on both sides anyway and pull of them just stick to rails n freehand when need to roll screed in.just do it the way that suits you best Justin Cheers Tim
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Thanks Tim 👍
Brad needs to go🏴🏴🏴👍👍
😀😀 i no Steve good luck tonight mate 👍
@@brickrightbuildinglandscaping only joking mate knock he’s money down. Hopefully yeah got me first beer in hand. Well done the other night the Welsh played well👍👍
@@bluevanmani 😀😀 good idea that steve .Massive game i remember the last one between you two i watched it live .Ill be watching. Good luck
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Justin u traitor 🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴
Please don't play music in your next video.
I will bear that in mind
Gents.. u do great labor work.. thank u.. if i may suggest for future videos.. use a. blue tooth microphone so that we can understand u a bit better.. u knw how us Americans already struggle to fully comprehend ur beautiful accents ;) cheers mates!
(I do like the music but i wld suggest bringing it a bit down specially when speaking ;) Gracias for ur consideration!
No need for weed membrane as weeds germinate in kiln dried sand and root goes down and leaf grows up never in a million years would a weed grow through 200mm of hardcore a layer of sand and then paving joints so that's silly only time you use different types of membrane is if you have bad ground or are doing permeable paving and need to separate layers to allow them to keep free draining also no need for screed rails they are for DIY homeowners or people who cannot screed in Ireland you would get laughed at if you pulled them rails out unless you where screeding by machine, also when them lads are pulling the board of them silly rails the sand does not look as its been compacted first by a whacker plate which would not be good but definitely lovely weather 👍
The membrane is more to stop separation .the rest you say thanks for your comment 🤣👍
@@brickrightbuildinglandscaping There will be no separation as the mot should be fully compacted with no voids also finish mot with a layer of quarry dust for perfect sub base 👍
@@scoyle1750
Yea i no all this i do like to over do things just trying it never used it before first time for everything. There is a good amount of dust in the mot anyway so 👍
@@brickrightbuildinglandscaping your trying something that is pointless but there's one thing you don't know and that's how to screed so learn that and you will chuck them rails in skip for good as you don't have to set rails or fill in voids left by rails and all you need is string lines and aluminium screed and bit of screeding knowledge have a good day 👍
@S Coyle. Any chance of a video on screeding. You sound like a next level expert 👍👍
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All of a sudden, everyone seems to hire equipment and starts up a business as block drive/paving specialist. Having spent over 20 years as a civil engineer, videos like this are so misleading. Tip, screed out, block in. I have come across of many people asking for quotes then have the job completed by others, only to be asked if we can repair the first job. Its costs double as we have to first take out the other companies workmanship before the repair. Always get someone who is accredited and approved by your local council, get quotes from many and if possible watch how their work. We did one job in a wealthy area which should have taken 2 weeks. We ended up spending 3 months in the same road doing their neighbours. 3 of which the quotes where less than ours.
Yes unfortunately this does happen Paul and i agree with much of what you are saying .we are accredited by marshalls and this drive was inspection by a marshalls inspector and passed.Yes get a few quotes etc do your homework if your a consumer i definitely encourage that. Question though how is the video misleading?
Justin 👍
@@brickrightbuildinglandscapingI see he didn't come back.
@@davidhale8034
Nope 😊👍
Can't hear you , Just
Sorry about that Neville.we do try our best.
Justin 👍💯
IRAQ-KURDISTAN...YOU DID NOT SHOW US HOW TO FILL RIGHT EDGE WHICH IS STAY EMPTY
Not sure what you mean Abu .if i haven't shown what you need im sorry about that 👍👊
The Welsh's hatred of the English gets deeper then. lol. I think its about time you lot tried to govern yourselves, (without the English money that is.) Nice paving job, a bit slow but ok i guess.
Hi Ian
Brad was only having a laugh mate .we no loada of English lads scots irish and more no issue all great lads .Not getting in to the govern ourselves crap .British and proud mate .we arnt the fastest i do agree there but thats not what where about .Thanks mate and good luck 👍
Brad is too loud
Yep
This music on video is awful , i trying to hear and understand you but this music do not help.
Well im sorry its not been good for you we do our best point taken 👍🙂
Well im sorry its not been good for you we do our best point taken 👍🙂
Too much waffle, not enough explanation
Sorry mate you didn't enjoy the video 👍