I’ve been climbing trees for 21 years, I now do block paving repairs for my mates maintenance company (long story lol) There’s tonnes of TH-cam videos like this but I only pay attention to the one’s with comments like this. Would you recommend buying a mechanical block splitter over a disk cutter?
1 word: BRILLIANT. I have watched lots of driveway install videos with the aim of finding out how to level and use the screed bars and you have explained it perfectly. You explained the entire process in depth and I now feel more confident having a go at installing my own driveway. Keep up the impressive work. All the best guys I have subscribed.
Excellent thanks for the comment good luck 👍 if your unsure about the hight to set the infill blocks - you can screed and lay the first few square meters and then wack some to see how they settle, (then you'll know you have it right before you lay the whole driveway) just don't wack to near the edge your laying.
This is absolutely superb viewing! I am currently doing an apprenticeship as a bricklayer and looking to go into landscaping. I wanted a trade I learnt properly so I could then transfer those skills hopefully into all sorts of different things like paving, tiling, garden walls etc. The commentary on your videos have really helped me understand all the different types of things that must be thought about when landscaping. Thank you, I shall be continuing to watch. Jen
Thanks very much, that's great feedback 😀 Definitely master one trade first. Multi trades are rewarding, but have lots of variables and time consuming. Try all the trades as having a general understanding of everything is great for problem solving!
The Wacker Neuson, does what is says on the tin. A few Americans have pointed that out. Apparently 'getting whacked' has a different meaning and involves a hit man 😆
What a phenomenal video! Exactly what TH-cam is about. When you do the levels, you mention that you aim to have 5mm between the top of the compound brick and the string line, as that is how much they will compress. Very interesting, had no idea they would compress that much. Thanks a lot
3 - 5mm depending exactly how much the sand was compact and how much grit was in it. It varys on on the block slightly too. Thats the tricky bit to get right. The blocks always settle into the sand bed very slightly. You can lay and compact a small area of blocks to check before laying the rest 👍 Thanks for the feedback, very kind!
Thanks mate, was a nice little project. Yeah, we had to wear green for nearly 10 years while employed so went for burgundy or blue once we had the choice. Cant go back to green 😅
Top quality job 👍🏼 What advice would you give for a sloped driveway that falls towards the road? Current driveway is 1/3 width of house at the bottom, widening to full width at the house, with front garden wall and grass area behind very similar to this. The drive rises by approximately 90cm in total. Looking to remove the grass and extend the paving to accommodate more cars, just wondered on best practice regarding the fall of the driveway and water flowing off towards garden wall and road. Many thanks 😁
Glad you enjoyed it! We can't advise on other peoples projects but hypothetically if we were flowing a patio to a road or wall we'd put an aco connected to a soakaway and probably leave a flower bed along the wall. If not continue the aco along the wall. Another option is permeable paving that doesn't need drainage
Just for your stone my friend and also for a drive i always recommend using 3 to 6 mill gravel it makes a massive difference.its just one mans opinion so please dont get upset ❤
Wow looks amazing you've done a great job there👏 Would you recommend 25mm sharp sand for any block paving project? Some people say 50mm? or just because of the compound jointing blocks
Hi thanks for the feedback, we did use a forward and reverse wacker plate for the main sub base but your right the one we used to finish was a bit light - we've got a much bigger one now for general use 👍
I like the way how you showed the small steps! So, did I understand it correctly? The Blocks are just put on top of the sand and not fixed with some cement or similar? Are they unmovable because of the last step only?
Glad you like it! Its a block pave system so all locks together. The outer edge is cemented down to hold them all in. If it was a cobble drive they'd all be on a cemented bed, but these blocks are a hybrid so work the same way as standard block paving.
Yeah if the sand has just 2 passes with the machine it should screed well and still allow a few mm of leveling out at the end. If the sand is pure grit, compact repeatedly (10 times) or is too wet. It properly won't compact anymore at the end. If unsure, screed and lay a small area say 2m2 and see how well the blocks compact down to check the levels before you lay the rest of the driveway.
Good job, did only 2 of you do this? How many days did it take? Some driveways on my street has still sunk so I'm trying to my driveway done and the guy said a 4 inch of concrete will ensure it doesn't get sunk? Any thoughts thanks.
The hard landscaping took 2 of us about 4 weeks .. I cant give advice but driveways generally sink if they don't have a membrane, enough mot or have too much sand under the blocks. A consultant could give you more info.
That is a beautiful looking driveway! Very well done! I imagine the client is very satisfied with this? I would. I do have to laugh a bit at that as an American, we call it a plate compactor and not a whacking-a-plate. I think I’ve watched too many mobsters movie and they’ll use “whack” as a way to get rid of stoolies and competitors. But those are just the little cultural differences that happens and it doesn’t take away from the fine work you all did. Cheers
😂😂 Thats hilarious, I've never thought of it like that! The wacker plate we use to wack the sub base. I'll bring it up with the lads after I tell someone to murder the MOT 😂😂👍👍
The German company Wacker Neuson would have been the first company to introduce the plate compactor (I believe ) so these type of compaction machines became known as wackers in Ireland .
Thank you, grano dust or crush stone is often used under driveways. We find grano dust can sometimes be too fine and prefer the sharp we get with high grit content. It varies between suppliers.
In my opinion I would go for block paving resin is far to expensive in my opinion not worth the money and really can't be patched if anything happens was in the trade for 26 years
I’m considering to do it my self after watching this video, however I only done one , but it was standard flags weighed a ton!!!. Ha Would you recommend it?
How are they edging stones secured. My drive is about 2 inch higher than the the surrounding ground? They just seemed to put a chamfer of concrete around it? Is this write?
Thanks for watching, we don't comment on other people work. However if we did a drive without the kerb edging we would just put a concrete shoulder (called a 'haunch') to secure the outer block much like you said. If the drive was higher than before we'd raise the soil,gravel or grass level up to meet the drive so the haunch isn't visible. 👍🏻
The blocks are made of concrete like standard block paving although they are a hybrid designed to look like natural stone/cobble. Called 'Drivesys' by Marshalls.
stop calling your plate compactor a 'whacker' its a plate compactor.....'whacker-neuson' is a brand name.......your compacting not whacking lol.......nice job though to be fair....one of if not thee best examples of how to build a drive on youtube by far.
Thanks a million. As a complete novice this is the only channel that made it easy to follow with very clear instructions and advice.
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it 👍
This is by far the best video about laying a block driveway on TH-cam. Fantastic Job and great to see craftsmen and perfectionists at work.
Thanks, really appreciate the feedback! Glad you liked it 👍🏻
I’ve been doing this for over 20 years and I couldn’t have said it better myself, great demo 👍
Thanks very much, they are good fun to make 👍
Been doing it 20 years and still watching instructional videos haha?? Strange.
I’ve been climbing trees for 21 years, I now do block paving repairs for my mates maintenance company (long story lol) There’s tonnes of TH-cam videos like this but I only pay attention to the one’s with comments like this. Would you recommend buying a mechanical block splitter over a disk cutter?
I've watched a dozen or so vids on screeding and levelling and I wish Id seen this video first - superb info and you cover everything. Cheers!
Thanks very much! We tried to show a broad overview. Each project is different and has slightly different methods. Glad you liked it!
Pure professionals in action, like watching art. Phenomenal job.
Thank you very much 👍🏻 That's one of our best comments, thanks for the feedback 🙏
1 word: BRILLIANT. I have watched lots of driveway install videos with the aim of finding out how to level and use the screed bars and you have explained it perfectly. You explained the entire process in depth and I now feel more confident having a go at installing my own driveway. Keep up the impressive work. All the best guys I have subscribed.
Excellent thanks for the comment good luck 👍 if your unsure about the hight to set the infill blocks - you can screed and lay the first few square meters and then wack some to see how they settle, (then you'll know you have it right before you lay the whole driveway) just don't wack to near the edge your laying.
Blimey...I think that driveway would even bring a tear to the eye of Tony McCormack!
Thanks for the feedback 👍 He left behind a great legacy for us all to follow 👍
This looked a real professional installation. Great job.
Thanks for the feedback 🙂
Simply amazing! Application of screeding rails / poles was stunning! Thank you!
Thanks for watching 👍
This is absolutely superb viewing! I am currently doing an apprenticeship as a bricklayer and looking to go into landscaping. I wanted a trade I learnt properly so I could then transfer those skills hopefully into all sorts of different things like paving, tiling, garden walls etc. The commentary on your videos have really helped me understand all the different types of things that must be thought about when landscaping. Thank you, I shall be continuing to watch. Jen
Thanks very much, that's great feedback 😀 Definitely master one trade first. Multi trades are rewarding, but have lots of variables and time consuming. Try all the trades as having a general understanding of everything is great for problem solving!
Outrageous give this man an MBE
Great video, very well explained. I have 150m of block paving to lay shortly and your video has been very helpful. Thank you. 🙂👍
Love that you guys call it "whack" instead of compacting. lmao Good work
The Wacker Neuson, does what is says on the tin. A few Americans have pointed that out. Apparently 'getting whacked' has a different meaning and involves a hit man 😆
Beautiful drive, professionally laid. Well done. Best wishes Christine x
Thanks for the kind words :)
I'm a ground worker mate an this is a class vid
Cheers mate, glad you liked it 👍 👊
What a phenomenal video! Exactly what TH-cam is about. When you do the levels, you mention that you aim to have 5mm between the top of the compound brick and the string line, as that is how much they will compress. Very interesting, had no idea they would compress that much. Thanks a lot
3 - 5mm depending exactly how much the sand was compact and how much grit was in it. It varys on on the block slightly too. Thats the tricky bit to get right. The blocks always settle into the sand bed very slightly. You can lay and compact a small area of blocks to check before laying the rest 👍 Thanks for the feedback, very kind!
@@HowWeLandscape Thanks mate for the detailed response. You/your company have got the x-factor, for sure. Subscribed
Magical hands paving to perfection, wonderful Job Sir. 👍
Thanks very much, glad you liked it 👍🏻
This is beautiful - loved watching it. Thank you
Thank you, glad you liked it!
One of the best videos out there, well done
Thanks for the feedback ❤
Just remarkable, very well executed. I would say if cost were not an issue, then the hell with the concrete driveway.
Thanks for the feedback and glad you like it. If we could afford it we'd have driveways like that too 😀
Beautiful work guys and done to spec! Also, loving the colour of the work uniform, seems we are rocking the same colour style!
Thanks mate, was a nice little project. Yeah, we had to wear green for nearly 10 years while employed so went for burgundy or blue once we had the choice. Cant go back to green 😅
Flawless tutorial. Amazing result Thank you for the upload.
Thanks for the feedback, glad you liked it 👍
The very best I’ve seen excellent explanation
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it 👍🏻
That looks amazing; great choice of material.
Thanks very much, it was a good match to the property. Really happy with it!
Top quality job 👍🏼
What advice would you give for a sloped driveway that falls towards the road? Current driveway is 1/3 width of house at the bottom, widening to full width at the house, with front garden wall and grass area behind very similar to this. The drive rises by approximately 90cm in total. Looking to remove the grass and extend the paving to accommodate more cars, just wondered on best practice regarding the fall of the driveway and water flowing off towards garden wall and road.
Many thanks 😁
Glad you enjoyed it! We can't advise on other peoples projects but hypothetically if we were flowing a patio to a road or wall we'd put an aco connected to a soakaway and probably leave a flower bed along the wall. If not continue the aco along the wall. Another option is permeable paving that doesn't need drainage
Great work. One of the best.
Thank you, thanks for the feedback 👍🏻
So beautiful! Great job! Congratulations! wow!
Thanks mate, thanks for watching 👍🏻
Beautiful work, top class. Чëтко! Аккуратно!!! и очень красиво!.
Thanks very much glad you like it! ❤
Beautiful work, top class
Thanks very much, glad you liked it 👍
Just for your stone my friend and also for a drive i always recommend using 3 to 6 mill gravel it makes a massive difference.its just one mans opinion so please dont get upset ❤
Hi thanks for the advice, haven't tried that and a lot of other people have recommended it too 👍 thanks again for watching
Beautiful job well done thanks for sharing your techniques
Your welcome, thanks for the feedback 🙂
Your videos are clean and clear with the right information 👍🏼 what paving blocks did you use?
Hi thanks for the feedback, the block was called 'Drivesys' 👍
Fantastic content first class instructions excellent well done
Thanks very much, glad you liked it 👍
Wow looks amazing you've done a great job there👏
Would you recommend 25mm sharp sand for any block paving project? Some people say 50mm? or just because of the compound jointing blocks
Beautiful job well done guys great video
Thank you 🙂 glad you enjoyed it 👍
best how to video on utube thank you. Liked and subbed
Glad you liked it, thanks for commenting 🙂
Great job looks great to the eye 👍🏻 . Only thing I can fault is u need a big diesel wacker for a drive way my friend ❤
Hi thanks for the feedback, we did use a forward and reverse wacker plate for the main sub base but your right the one we used to finish was a bit light - we've got a much bigger one now for general use 👍
Excellent result.
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it 👍🏻
Wish you lived near plymouth I would like my drive done brilliant job!
I like the way how you showed the small steps! So, did I understand it correctly? The Blocks are just put on top of the sand and not fixed with some cement or similar? Are they unmovable because of the last step only?
Glad you like it! Its a block pave system so all locks together. The outer edge is cemented down to hold them all in. If it was a cobble drive they'd all be on a cemented bed, but these blocks are a hybrid so work the same way as standard block paving.
@@HowWeLandscape Thank you so much for the effort!
To confirm, the blocks are laid 3-5mm above finished level? Even though the sand has already been compacted?
Yeah if the sand has just 2 passes with the machine it should screed well and still allow a few mm of leveling out at the end. If the sand is pure grit, compact repeatedly (10 times) or is too wet. It properly won't compact anymore at the end. If unsure, screed and lay a small area say 2m2 and see how well the blocks compact down to check the levels before you lay the rest of the driveway.
Good job, did only 2 of you do this? How many days did it take? Some driveways on my street has still sunk so I'm trying to my driveway done and the guy said a 4 inch of concrete will ensure it doesn't get sunk? Any thoughts thanks.
The hard landscaping took 2 of us about 4 weeks .. I cant give advice but driveways generally sink if they don't have a membrane, enough mot or have too much sand under the blocks. A consultant could give you more info.
Very good advise and looks quality.
Thanks for the feedback 👍
That is a beautiful looking driveway! Very well done! I imagine the client is very satisfied with this? I would.
I do have to laugh a bit at that as an American, we call it a plate compactor and not a whacking-a-plate. I think I’ve watched too many mobsters movie and they’ll use “whack” as a way to get rid of stoolies and competitors. But those are just the little cultural differences that happens and it doesn’t take away from the fine work you all did.
Cheers
😂😂 Thats hilarious, I've never thought of it like that! The wacker plate we use to wack the sub base. I'll bring it up with the lads after I tell someone to murder the MOT 😂😂👍👍
@@HowWeLandscape 🤣😂
The German company Wacker Neuson would have been the first company to introduce the plate compactor (I believe ) so these type of compaction machines became known as wackers in Ireland .
Excellent job.
Thank you! Very kind ❤
That voice is sleep music ❤
🤗😁 Thanks!
Thanks for the video! Would you please let me know where did you get from the blocks..!
Glad you liked it, they were Drivesys from Marshalls
@@HowWeLandscape thank you
Superb the best explanation I’ve seen o how too screed thanks
Quality work!
Thank you, glad you liked it!
great work!
would you recomend grano dust instead sharp sand to lay the bricks?
would be ok to do so?
Thank you, grano dust or crush stone is often used under driveways. We find grano dust can sometimes be too fine and prefer the sharp we get with high grit content. It varies between suppliers.
I want to know if these are natural paving stones cut from stones or made from concrete
Can S.O give me an answer?
Hi they are a concrete block that looks like natural stone. They are called Drivesys from Marshalls
lovely job
is paving better or resin in terms of wear & tear vehicle usage over it etc?
In my opinion I would go for block paving resin is far to expensive in my opinion not worth the money and really can't be patched if anything happens was in the trade for 26 years
@@robertmacmillan6027 oh thanks for that but i already went for resin installation too late now anyway lol
What pavers are these they look great
Glad you like it! They are Drivesys Riven from Marshalls 👍
Amazing work at all levels! which state you guys operating?
Thanks mate! We're in Hertfordshire, England. Just north of London.
really nice job👋
Thanks for watching
super job....what jointing compound do you use?
Thanks for the comment, It comes with the drivesys blocks as from marshalls. Its called drivesys joint compound
Really nice job
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it 😊
Wow...... amazing 😱
Thanks for commenting 👍 glad you like it!
Love them paving blocks can you please send me a link to purchase them
Glad you like them. They are called 'drivesys' available from marshalls (think the colour is 'riven basalt')
Very expensive these 😱 , what is the standard rate for block paving and not them expensive Indian stone blocks
I’m considering to do it my self after watching this video, however I only done one , but it was standard flags weighed a ton!!!. Ha
Would you recommend it?
stuuning jub! where are you based? would you come out to do a quote for us?
Glad you enjoyed it! We've changed our type of work but try the marshalls approved installer website for trades in your area.
How are they edging stones secured. My drive is about 2 inch higher than the the surrounding ground? They just seemed to put a chamfer of concrete around it? Is this write?
Thanks for watching, we don't comment on other people work. However if we did a drive without the kerb edging we would just put a concrete shoulder (called a 'haunch') to secure the outer block much like you said. If the drive was higher than before we'd raise the soil,gravel or grass level up to meet the drive so the haunch isn't visible. 👍🏻
Классно получилось😊
Thank you for watching 👍
Great video
Thanks, glad you liked it 👍
is that tiny compactor really enough for a driveway ?
We used 2, the first one for the main sub base would wreck the edgings and manhole covers, so we use a lighter one for the last stages.
Amazing work! Can you please tell how much is the elevation of the pitch for the water to run away from the house ?
Thanks for the comment 👍 This one was quite steep as it follows the lay of the land. The minimum we lay at is 1:80. Any less and it could pool water.
Nice blocks what are they called
Thanks glad you like them, Drivesys Riven from Marshalls 👍
Hey Where You Bought That
Beautiful Paver ???
Amén.
Hi there thanks for the comment 👍 Its Drivesys Riven from Marshalls.
As other comments very good informative video and a lovely job probably best I've seen
Thanks, really appreciate the feedback 👍👍
Can you say approximately how much the cost for this project was?
No 😊
About 25k
Good job
Thanks for watching 👍
Чëтко! Аккуратно!!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 и очень красиво!
Thank you ❤
How much would something like this cost?
The whole front garden was about 25k at the time it was installed
Nice 😮😮
Thank you!
What it you don’t have edging stones as a guide?
would use the rails
Maşallah
Thank you 👍🏻
Nice jop
Thanks for watching 👍
wht is this block made of
The blocks are made of concrete like standard block paving although they are a hybrid designed to look like natural stone/cobble. Called 'Drivesys' by Marshalls.
What are these paving blocks called?
Hi, they are called Drivesys Riven, from marshalls 👍
Super
Thank you 🙂
This is exactly how i do it snd it works
Very good 😂
Thank you
I build du experience can work with you
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Hi do you need landscaper worker I'm a landscaper block paving, slopes, artificial grass/natural, fanciness cleaning , resin bonded, tarmac .....
We haven't got anything available, but keep asking around and hopefully you'll find something.
stop calling your plate compactor a 'whacker' its a plate compactor.....'whacker-neuson' is a brand name.......your compacting not whacking lol.......nice job though to be fair....one of if not thee best examples of how to build a drive on youtube by far.
Thanks, glad you like it 👍🏻 yeah the Americans have pointed that out too. Apparently getting whacked in New York means something different 😆
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