How to Build a Bluestone Walkway | Ask This Old House
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ก.ค. 2024
- Ask This Old House landscaping contractor Roger Cook helps a homeowner remove a flagstone walkway and replace it with bluestone.
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Time: 7-8 hours
Cost: Varies
Skill Level: Difficult
Tools:
Gas powered plate compacter [amzn.to/307Hb0K]
Rubber hammer [amzn.to/2N7FsXq]
Wheelbarrow [amzn.to/2LqsrpZ]
Electric jack hammer [amzn.to/2LowfI0]
Spade shovels [amzn.to/2A9jpXG]
Shopping List:
Bluestone
¾-inch stone [amzn.to/2NbzNzp]
Stone dust [amzn.to/2Lr3jiI]
Portland cement [amzn.to/34Egkgg]
Mason’s line [amzn.to/2NTImyE]
Stakes [amzn.to/2N8Odk2]
Steps:
1. Start the process by removing the existing walkway with an electric powered jackhammer. Be sure to wear eye and ear protection.
2. Determine the width of the walkway (in this instance, referencing the the width of the front stairs). Spray paint marks six inches wider than the finished walkway to allow working space.
3. Excavate the area between the sprayed lines about 6 to 8 inches below grade.
4. Before backfilling, place a PVC pipe horizontally across the walkway using your height as a reference. This pipe can serve as a future chase for electrical or irrigation lines without disturbing the walkway.
5. Rake the surface smooth and then use a gas powered plate compacter to compact the subsoil.
6. Next, add a mix of stone dust and _-inch stone to a depth of 2-3” and run the plate compactor over that layer. Continually add the mix 2-3” at a time, compacting between layers, to ensure a solid base, until you are 3” from finished grade.
7. Set a mason’s line of 3 inches to match the height of the walkway and place it at a 90-degree angle to the front steps. To ensure the line is perpendicular, use the 3-4-5 method. Measure three feet horizontally and four feet vertically and the diagonal measurement in between the two points should be five feet if the lines are truly perpendicular.
8. To fill the uneven underside of the bluestone, use a 12:1 mix of stone dust and Portland cement and hammer the bluestone down on top of it, filling any voids. If the stone still rocks, you may need to add more mix and hammer again.
9. Once the stones are set and the stone surface is completely dry, spread polymeric sand into the joints, then carefully sweep or blow it off the stone surface. Wet the sand in the joints to lock the bluestone into place and minimize weeds and insects.
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Young folks in the future. I want you to know. This man is a legend and treasure.
I would never have thought of the rule to choose the distance in which to put the pipe. Nice one indeed.
Wicked smahht
Goes nicely under the waklk way
pythahgoreahn
Roger is such a hero of mine! I've been watching him my whole life!! And just wow this is amazing
Hes the best what he dose.
He is the best.
My back would have given out about half way through his career. He does a lot of this hard work.
@@robertf6344 He's a beast
Anyone else binge the Roger episodes while looking at comments noting his accent 😂
Me! 🙋🏻♂️ 45% accent 55% content.
I hope Roger is enjoying his retirement. He did a lot of good work over the years.
That 5’10” idea was awesome!
'This Old House' is the most realistic home and garden show that I know of. He is very clear and simple with the fundamentals of building patios. The materials he uses are available and practical. Curtis Boney, Landscape Architect
6:30 mallet strikes matchup with the song
Noticed that as well.
Nice
Yeah that's nice
5' 10"....damn. such a simple concept.
Thank You for all of your years of hard work Roger!
He looked at him like ‘yeeeah, riiight’ when he said five ten lol 😂
he reminds me of Tattoo from Fantasy Island
what a day to choose to wear a white polo lol
And not an ounce of mud on him! Look at Roger!
And stayed tucked in!😂😂
Front Yarrd. Love watching Rodger work his my favorite of the crew, his not afraid to get down and dirty but the guy has put his time in.
The 5'10" thing is very clever!
And what' if the next homeowner is 6;6"
He’s really likes bluestone he uses it all the time 😂
Roger Cook & Tommy Silva are my faves 😃
i love this show, bring back those full seasons.
Another transformation to beauty from Roger. Thank you.
Looks so much better. Great job.
Every time I've ever bought a house, one of the first things I do is have the utility locating service come out and locate everything. Then I take pictures and I draw an overhead map with measurements. That goes in a folder that hangs on the wall next to the breaker box. When it's time to plant a tree, I will know if I'm anywhere near anything underground. If I'm even remotely close I call and get it located or if it's a big job I get it located again. But if it's just planting a shrub or a tree I can look and know for a fact that 30 ft from anything.
That's also the place where I would note where the septic tank lids are and if I added a crossover like they did under a walkway. I always stuck with 6 ft as a standard measurement and noted that. Some of that I might never need but the next guy that owns the house might appreciate it. And it's really pretty simple to do
I like how the hammering went with the beat 😊😂🎸🎼🔨😀 @ 6:25
Totally satisfied my OCD.
Rodger is not afraid to get dirty. He is the man I would like to work together.
Roger is a legend
Roger really does work!
Good job Roger.
Thank you
The difference is amazing
Roger , my Love
gorgeous walkway
( KNUCKLE👊🏽BUMP ) To You "Roger" .....
ON THE UNDERGROUND PASS'THRU
& [ HEIGHT MEASUREMENT ] IDEA 🤔.... VERY KOOL👍🏼. 👏🏼 .....
Great work Roger!
it's beautiful. great job
How the heck do I find someone like him to help me do quality work like that and who is reliable and knows what he’s doing?
So very rare 😢
Really great work and an inspiration
Nice! This looks great!
Good looking wok!
Great project!!!
"just dress how you would if you were fixing the front walkway"
wears white polo
At right and left side of those tiles you can lay down diagonal red clay bricks
again it looks pretty
Beautiful job👍
Woow, what a transformation
Roger is the hero
the pipe with your height is a awesome idea
great vid, the 5'10' thing I will use..cheers :)
Roger should be in the Icy Hot commercials, not Shaq.
True, but emu is the stuff.
it looks beautiful, well done guys
Excellent video. Good work and the legendary team back at it. They do some quality work and folks that leave negative comments are probably jelous bc this crew has been impacting so many homeowners.
I did a walk-way! A lot of prayer went into the project cause at the time I never had done a walk way. I thank my Yeshua! It turned out beautiful!! all because PBS this old house show that have watched all the time lol to point my kids saying that's all watched now they are adults
Wow thanks for the first video 👍👍👍
Stone dust salesman hard at work.
Rog-a does an amazing job every time
How man pairs of jeans does Roger go through
3
Very. Good job look nice and level
Rodger really is a heck of a worker
The base should be deeper up north, right? If you have poor draining clay I was told to use 6 or 7 inches of crushed stone before compacting in stone dust.
Wow, Roger looks so tired on this episode. These guys should'nt be allowed to age at all. :(
Ricardo Junqueira I was thinking the same thing. He's moving very slow these days. Still amazing what he can do.
Indeed. A lifetime in the trade. He is strong as an ox still.
Ricardo Junqueira
What?
aging is better than the alternative. I admit bias in that I don't care how old or young they are, to me they're just fine craftspeople doing quality work
fantastico video
At the end roger is filthy and the owners white shirt is spotless
Ganda!
Pro job!..
Pythagorean theorem! 3-4-5!
I like Roger..
That 5'10 sleeve thing was smart af of him
Could you put grout in the joints?
Wow nice work but im wondering do they charge the work.
One of those stones seems darker than the rest, but very nice job!!!
"our biggest issue seems to be the walkway" that grass is almost all burned :DD
6:30 that moment when the mallet strikes temporarily match the music
Can that flagstone be used to make a driveway and support the weight of cars?
Where is the grass guy when you need him.
Anyone know if that base is crushed concrete or paver base?
6:32 Hama that beat
Those stones are amazing! Is there any benefit in using stone dust/cement instead of the traditional paving sand for bedding the stones?
Gino Brown road base is overkill stone dust is a good choice.
Robin Lewis you mean as a base? Paving sand is just to fill the joints on certain type of block or brick walkways. This wasn't stone dust this was 3/4 dense pack mixed with Portland cement ( the stuff in gray bags I think they are 80lbs bags) 4 to 1 ratio. sand won't compact that well with this size stone but if you do use smaller bricks or blocks you could get away with sand just lightly mist with a garden hose and compact it will tighten up fairly tight. And you will need to fill the joints with mortar or sand
Sorry, should've been more clear. Yeah, that final layer that the stones/bricks bed into. Roger's base preparation is what I would expect but the final layer I've always heard is just fine sand. It makes sense to add some cement, will make it stay in place better, but won't that crack over time as the cement dries and hardens
Robin Lewis small 1/4 or smaller joints sands fine maybe even a few handfuls of Portland cement just to stiffen it up a little but sweep the sand into the joints maybe sand it again then light mist of water on the top at a angle just to clean up and not wash out the sand. But at that point it's not going to do anymore damage than rain would do
Vax Buster 5-1 or 4-1 is so small of a difference you can't even notice but the you tube comment section is full of people that get hard ons criticizing everyone. So I'm going to say you are 100% right👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 5-1 makes a massive difference over 4-1 is unreal!!! Thanks for coming on here making the world a better place, sincerely thank you so much I bow to you
Is there another way to do this without using a wet mortar substrate?
What happens if my contractor installed 1” thermal bluestone over compacted soil, not over mud or concrete?
Sleeve is a brilliant idea. Save yourself a headache later!
People will say, he is still waiting for 3-4 dry days.
Looks like the my pillow guy. Good instruction though.
Make a MAAAK there, Take a MAAAK and MAAAK one more. MAAAAk out any thing with the MAAAK and the MAAAAK with a MAAAK there
Howard James I love his accent!
lmao
Listen to yourself talk and I'll bet you'll hear a hillbilly talking. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Northeast Boston, I'm in bennington Vermont
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Roger loves stone dust... almost as much as he loves angle dust
Lmao
OK, what's "angle dust"?
lol
1:32 the fear of God has entered my heart.
Don’t understand the section about the 3 4 5 rule?
Measure where the steps meet the string. From that corner across the steps, he measured 3ft. That same corner across the string, he measured 4ft. Now measure the 3 and 4ft mark. It should give you a 5ft distance. This let's you know that it is squared. Think of a triangle 3x4x5.
About the homeowner. Is that what you really wear to do yardwork?
Where was this filmed. Sandy soil
Goodjob
Is Roger OK?
Stat working
Rodger said : come out later and blow it off. guy says ok
4:20 compacter makes same note as music
Why does roger always look like he just rolled outta bed lol
I like how he gets himself dirty
Roger mentioned 3 4 5 method. I get the 3 and 4 but what angle represented 5?
diagonal
3^2 + 4^2 = 5^2
1:07
That's what she said.
@6:48 into video, he realizes his shits getting done by ROGAAA , decides to get into it
you get old man.i been doing it for better than 40 years.but us old guys are smart.i would have poured a slab and thinseted it in.
looks dangerously slippery im sure the owner would love it when it rains
Looking for nyc
who's idea was it to synchronize Rogers hammer pounding with the beat of the song at 6:30 ??? Clever music nerd
OK, this has been driving me nuts for a while. Can anyone explain to me how he gets the grade stake/ mason line perfectly straight from the porch to the road? Is this something that just has to be eyeballed or is there a way to precisely measure this?
He talked about using the 3 4 5 method in the video. I think that's what you mean?
lookup pythagorean theorem. I guess you slept thru high school geometry class.
Don't waste time with the compacter- use repetitive water applications instead. But otherwise I love what Rahga does.
Nope. The compacter is the way to go. You got it wrong.
I know you plan on flipping the house but if you was to live there then a rough concrete path with the stone set on that will last way longer.