Ah, that was a pain digging all those holes in the dirt. After, I was done my arms where sore. But, I realized that this turned out to be very nice improvement for my new walkway. But, that help so much. Thanks!
Nice walkway but not the way to do it. First off the stones are all different widths making proper grading a bitch. Paths need 6" of 3/4 down that is compacted in layers every 2" followed by an 1" of sand, that you would then lay these stone or pavers into. Followed by using the plate compactor (sometimes dont have too) to make sure stones/pavers have settled. Then use a polymeric sand to seal and waterproof seems and cracks.
Great help, thanks. I'm trying to figure out what I will need in order to do this sort of thing. It's for our school so it has to look nice. It's more of a patio thing too.
This Milquetoast guy needs to do something the correct way so that it will last.......and not stand there like a fucking idiot and tell us he has no idea what he is doing (he got that part right!) Leave a mans work to the men, dork!
Wow what about the ants and plant when they start growing under and around the walkway. Why do ppl never use limestone? All that hard work will have to be done again :(
Hi. I'm the guy who made this video. I changed my account after posting and forgot about it. Wow! 92k hits. Thanks all for commenting. You are kind folks. As I mention in the video I do not know what I am doing. Still, it has been several years and the walkway looks awesome. Even better than when I laid it.
Great work, we are a designing company in Southern California and just took photo's of a new paver product coming out in 2011. It has a 3D effect and a unique star pattern. We are interested to find out if this paver application could be a potential seller in your area? Call LifeScape or comment on our youtube UrLifescape Channel, we are interested in your opinion. Thank you.
This contributor has no idea what he is doing. It won't last a year. It should be a 4" - 3/4 quarter stone base ...tamped, 4" - stone dust base... tamped, lay flagstone and fill-in between stone w/ small stone or dust stone packed in then sprayed w/ water.
WOW! Im sure it was back breaking...but in the end..look what you created!!! Its a beautiful natural garden path! No need for mortar or sand..I think it would take away the natual beauty. SAd that we didnt really see the finished project..it cut off after you hosed it down..would love to have seen the whole path in its finished state.
Love this one. I don't know what' I'm doing either, so I really liked this video 'cause it really spoke to ME! Thanks for taking the time to make this video!
Wow, so that looked like a totally muddy mess as you were hosing it down when you were finished. And now every time it rains it's gonna look the same way. Dude, I think that's NOT the way to do a walkway. I hope you didn't hurt your back while constructing you mud pie walkway. That would really suck huh? A crappy walkway and an injured back to boot.
Nice job! I have 2 acres which I am trying to make more appealing. My wife and I like the idea of natural landscaping but I live with 400 or so acre of woods around me so all I do is fight back nature. Haha. I actually found this video while searching for tips on pouring a small concrete pad for my trash cans. It pulled me in so I wanted to say great job and you're inspiring for us do-it-yourselfers.
nice job. I wish I could get something started on my own in my 3/4 acre lot with different levels in Santa cruz. Landscaping costs are very steep and it is like squeezing water out of stone to get something nice for the money.
You should have used a few inches of base underneath, I use crusher dust. Then pack it with a vibratory tamper. Then use more base to get them level. Soil in the cracks isn't going to go so well. Go with the sand, or if you can make all your gaps less than an inch use polymeric sand, its a rubberized sand that you sweep in like you normally would t
nice looking walkway but I think you should have filled in the cracks with dry quickcrete then swept and then watered it so it would set. I think the dirt fill will just keep washing out when it gets wet. just my thoughts for what they are worth (not much) :)
oh did I mention that ? I don't know what I'm doing !
LoL... you did a good job man, I'm tampering with my garden at the moment and kinda going with the flow... thanks god for you tube and videos like this :0)
Thanks for doing this video and thanks to all the commenters also. I am about to do this and now I will definetly put down the matting to prevent weeds and then the sand to help with the leveling. I think I may even record it and post it here too.
cool video and very helpful. The only thing I would say is that putting dirt instead of sand in between the stones will probably allow tons of weeds in between the stones.
Wow, looks like a tremendous amount of work, but it paid off! Wish .we could find this many rocks on our property, but don't think so, here in FL it's tough to find stuff like that. Thanks for sharing this!
Great video and great idea to use native stones in your yard to build a nice stone path. You get to kill to birds with one stone, er, a hundred stones! But I would think that even if with a stone walkway you're not expecting it to be very level as apposed to a brick walkway, sand would still be helpful in settling the stones and preventing too much shifting. Either way it looks awesome. Great job.
rent a sod cutter, makes it ten times easier, and the sand would help drainage issues, the walk should be slightly above the grass, again for drainage issues.
Ah, that was a pain digging all those holes in the dirt. After, I was done my arms where sore. But, I realized that this turned out to be very nice improvement for my new walkway. But, that help so much. Thanks!
Mantuadoug 8 hours ago
tht wz nice really
Janiyaaa1 1 month ago
Nice walkway but not the way to do it. First off the stones are all different widths making proper grading a bitch. Paths need 6" of 3/4 down that is compacted in layers every 2" followed by an 1" of sand, that you would then lay these stone or pavers into. Followed by using the plate compactor (sometimes dont have too) to make sure stones/pavers have settled. Then use a polymeric sand to seal and waterproof seems and cracks.
fritzsche101 1 month ago
did the sand or black dirt wash away at a later time? or it holding up?
jceckc29 1 month ago
Don't forget the hose pal.
Mikeyb646 1 month ago
very nice job
ArizonaAdventures 3 months ago
great job!
SubconsciousDweller 4 months ago
no weed barrier?! jaggoff!
CheerMaLisa 4 months ago
*chuckle* You can see my shadow!
punneke 5 months ago
This joker mentions he no real plan or prior info on how to complete this project before he's over 2/3 through it .. WTF
mrsnarfy 5 months ago
Great help, thanks. I'm trying to figure out what I will need in order to do this sort of thing. It's for our school so it has to look nice. It's more of a patio thing too.
stickman2012 5 months ago
You remind me of that dude off of DIY.
stickman2012 5 months ago
This Milquetoast guy needs to do something the correct way so that it will last.......and not stand there like a fucking idiot and tell us he has no idea what he is doing (he got that part right!) Leave a mans work to the men, dork!
8dakota6 6 months ago
How did this skinny ass little hippie move those stones???
8dakota6 6 months ago
dude, I got a shirt just like that one
TheDemonAngel189 6 months ago
dirty=sexy...........................:P
palukas80 8 months ago
This is a great video. It's really helpful to me because I'm about to do an eagle project which involves making a path. Thanks
biologist333 8 months ago
Wow what about the ants and plant when they start growing under and around the walkway. Why do ppl never use limestone? All that hard work will have to be done again :(
moodyeye2003 9 months ago
Wow! That looks great! Was it just the two of you? My husband and I are planning on doing the same thing for next year.
Wolvesbaned 9 months ago
Looks great, especially for first time!
brevaz 10 months ago
looks great, I started mine when i came across your video, i agree about it being hard to remove the grass. god job
jude1c9v 1 year ago
Awesome video. I decided to make my own walkway and video, check it out! I attached it as a video response. Thanks!
dlu975 1 year ago
We will be making a rock patio this year as the weather gets warmer.
coolduder10 1 year ago
Hook me up with some unlimited supply of beautiful flat field stone...
Arteolike 1 year ago
Hi. I'm the guy who made this video. I changed my account after posting and forgot about it. Wow! 92k hits. Thanks all for commenting. You are kind folks. As I mention in the video I do not know what I am doing. Still, it has been several years and the walkway looks awesome. Even better than when I laid it.
TheRodeoX 1 year ago
Great work! It looks terrific. Thanks for posting this.
tootseug 1 year ago
Great work, we are a designing company in Southern California and just took photo's of a new paver product coming out in 2011. It has a 3D effect and a unique star pattern. We are interested to find out if this paver application could be a potential seller in your area? Call LifeScape or comment on our youtube UrLifescape Channel, we are interested in your opinion. Thank you.
UrLifescape 1 year ago
This contributor has no idea what he is doing. It won't last a year. It should be a 4" - 3/4 quarter stone base ...tamped, 4" - stone dust base... tamped, lay flagstone and fill-in between stone w/ small stone or dust stone packed in then sprayed w/ water.
Good Luck, have fun
MacRighteousDude 1 year ago 2
Well done! it looks great.
Kunama76 1 year ago
WOW! Im sure it was back breaking...but in the end..look what you created!!! Its a beautiful natural garden path! No need for mortar or sand..I think it would take away the natual beauty. SAd that we didnt really see the finished project..it cut off after you hosed it down..would love to have seen the whole path in its finished state.
superhero68 1 year ago
wow - this walkway was awesome!!
retracmj 1 year ago
Love this one. I don't know what' I'm doing either, so I really liked this video 'cause it really spoke to ME! Thanks for taking the time to make this video!
WizOWash 1 year ago
Wow, so that looked like a totally muddy mess as you were hosing it down when you were finished. And now every time it rains it's gonna look the same way. Dude, I think that's NOT the way to do a walkway. I hope you didn't hurt your back while constructing you mud pie walkway. That would really suck huh? A crappy walkway and an injured back to boot.
oooowwwwdddd 1 year ago
nice
Lipon2000 1 year ago
Wow! Very nice! Thanks for sharing your project with us.
ismellya 1 year ago
Nice job! I have 2 acres which I am trying to make more appealing. My wife and I like the idea of natural landscaping but I live with 400 or so acre of woods around me so all I do is fight back nature. Haha. I actually found this video while searching for tips on pouring a small concrete pad for my trash cans. It pulled me in so I wanted to say great job and you're inspiring for us do-it-yourselfers.
thecomputerguyonline 1 year ago
nice job. I wish I could get something started on my own in my 3/4 acre lot with different levels in Santa cruz. Landscaping costs are very steep and it is like squeezing water out of stone to get something nice for the money.
silvrjuli 1 year ago
You should have used a few inches of base underneath, I use crusher dust. Then pack it with a vibratory tamper. Then use more base to get them level. Soil in the cracks isn't going to go so well. Go with the sand, or if you can make all your gaps less than an inch use polymeric sand, its a rubberized sand that you sweep in like you normally would t
MustangAdam 1 year ago
cool
kishaba1980 1 year ago
nice looking walkway but I think you should have filled in the cracks with dry quickcrete then swept and then watered it so it would set. I think the dirt fill will just keep washing out when it gets wet. just my thoughts for what they are worth (not much) :)
me373 1 year ago
oh did I mention that ? I don't know what I'm doing !
LoL... you did a good job man, I'm tampering with my garden at the moment and kinda going with the flow... thanks god for you tube and videos like this :0)
camaruzzo 1 year ago
Great video and great info. I love it.
prettycountrygirl2 1 year ago
nice work. after seeing this, i decided not to use stone. thanks for the tip.
pblakey2003 1 year ago
nice job, the good thing is that u didnt have to pay for the stone because it is pretty expensive. I have to pay for mine.
rcjimenez81 1 year ago
I'm doing mine rite away !
ElRebeldeDeGuerrero 1 year ago
Thanks. I'm starting on mine this weekend
stormchaser5137 2 years ago
nice work..it is a slap concrete or real real flat rock? anyway it look nice.
4u250ut 2 years ago
good job! inexpensive value to your outdoor living space. I love working with stone.
transworld20 2 years ago
Very nice! Do you have any pictures of what it looks like now? I imagine the grass has fill in between the rocks. Looks great.
CosmicGrooves 2 years ago
very nice pathway, wish I had these stones! a great way to enhance your home! video and audio was very clear! a toast to yall for a job well done!
azil70 2 years ago
looks good
Jkelquedi 2 years ago
Thanks for doing this video and thanks to all the commenters also. I am about to do this and now I will definetly put down the matting to prevent weeds and then the sand to help with the leveling. I think I may even record it and post it here too.
gumper5242 2 years ago
cool video and very helpful. The only thing I would say is that putting dirt instead of sand in between the stones will probably allow tons of weeds in between the stones.
deepblue69 2 years ago
LOL at the smiley face in the credits...
TheBrassHole 2 years ago
Wow, looks like a tremendous amount of work, but it paid off! Wish .we could find this many rocks on our property, but don't think so, here in FL it's tough to find stuff like that. Thanks for sharing this!
Mooncelt 2 years ago
@Mooncelt Yeah, about all you find in the shitty state of Florida are guys who had sex with their sisters!
8dakota6 6 months ago
Great video and great idea to use native stones in your yard to build a nice stone path. You get to kill to birds with one stone, er, a hundred stones! But I would think that even if with a stone walkway you're not expecting it to be very level as apposed to a brick walkway, sand would still be helpful in settling the stones and preventing too much shifting. Either way it looks awesome. Great job.
eljefe15 2 years ago
Great!
unixplus 2 years ago
wonderful. thanks for sharing.
greyskyze 2 years ago
I embedded just 3 of these stones in my lawn and it was a nightmare! Back-breaking labor. I can only imagine what a pain this was to do.
clubsoda69 2 years ago
Thanks for posting. Looks great! Getting ready to do a project somewhat like that myself. Your project gave me some good ideas.
Spiritdreamr 2 years ago
should have rented a small trencher, you would have been done in half the time, with a fraction of the labor.
cojobo34 2 years ago
Thank you for sharing!
dreamcatcher2092 3 years ago
That looks great! I helped build a path like that last summer. It was a lot of work but turned out really nice. How does it look now?
SavageHHO 3 years ago
You are going to be forever weeding to keep those stones visable.
chille280 3 years ago
Yeah... I guess a little landscape fabric would have prevented that
WakeUpDummies 3 years ago
Hard work but it looks great! I used a type of commercial sand that hardens like cement because I didn't want any grass or weeds between my stones.
dskingston 3 years ago
Thanks very much. Looks great and natural.
homesNgardens08 3 years ago
rent a sod cutter, makes it ten times easier, and the sand would help drainage issues, the walk should be slightly above the grass, again for drainage issues.
thecarpetking 3 years ago
Thanks for posting. Doing a flagstone walkway and I may skip the sand step as well.
jesse9spaid 3 years ago
wow..great job...
choyex1 3 years ago
Great job! It's nice to see how "real people" do projects like this :)
rigey6 3 years ago
as opposed to professional?
thecarpetking 3 years ago