I lived in Germany for 14 years stationed in the military. It was amazing watching them work with cobblestones and stone blocks. They could tear up an entire road, install new lines of some kind, and put everything back into place with no waste. I hated to run on them and cobbles can be bad on a motorcycle but they are beautiful and 100% reusable.
You did a great job. Definitely did the repair as it should be done. It seems like a fairly simple job to most ? At least in this video people can see the effort it takes to do a Good job.
Me to although I am getting a little bored of the trade now plus by body has taken a lot of wear and tear in the last 16 years of it plus all the other jobs before and during that I have had have all been hard manual work.
If you don’t connect the trench to a house drain which leads to weeping tiles, you will eventually have leakage into the house. The trench will collect a pool of water which has no place to go and will eventually leak into the basement. The limestone screening will slowly find its way into the voids between the broken bricks and it will loss material leading to sinking the interlocking bricks. A geo fabric between the two materials will prevent this from happening. My two cents.
Peter Chan this type of home has no basement and the job was done as per the clients wishes, if the client had agreed to a weeping drain then it would have been installed, when I quoted jobs I gave 3 options 1) The Right Way..2) The Wrong Way..3) The Cheap Way..and more often then not they chose option 3
Most houses in the UK have no basement and damp is avoided by having a damp course a few courses up the brickwork from ground level which is a membrane layer between the two courses in the mortar line. Air bricks are also used to allow air circulation within the buildings cavity to avoid damp.
All of the finer material will settle into the big gaps (air spaces) between the hardcore block pieces. Also a plate compactor should be used not a hand tamp. This will basically sink again.
Hi, nice video. A question Plzz. We just moved in to a new house. Concrete Slabs installed in the driveway. 30% are wobbly or not inline. What to do? 2x2 feet slabs installed,, numbers 33x17 slabs. It has hardcore underneath. Should I just get it repaired or do the bricks as shown in video. Which option is more suitable and importantly cheaper. Thanks
This is why I only use 5/8 - 3/4 inch fractured rock and 1/2" sand bedding under pavers. 20 years and not one issue with sunken pavers. Base material more expensive, but savings in base installation labor more than makes up for it. Most of my work is in North Dakota and Minnesota so frost heave a very problem, hence the rock. Not as critical in southern regions of the country, but the labor savings still the same.
Great work and fix. I am bit skeptical about the first layer of bricks you put. They have to be crushed and compacted really well before puting gravel and sand. If they are not, in time you will start to get small pockets of air and possibly another sinking. But since it's been 5 years already from the fix, perhaps you can telll us if I'm wrong.
I am looking for similar videos to get ideas how to fix my yard, and I am amazed that none of you use any cement under those rocks. Of course it's easy to take out sth that is not glued to the ground!
Very nice job!! I have a question, but not a critical one. Would it help if the first 2 courses next to the house were layed slightly higher than the other courses, to help with water run-off?
Great now I know I got ripped off my the guys that laid my driveway, I wondered why they where so cheap compared to everyone else. Thanks for this video very insightful.
Spirit level is old traditional name. I have never seen anyone use a level to push sand around 4:43. Levels used to be made of mahogany and they were much more expensive than the modern plastic. Mahogany can warp and twist depending on humidity,plastic will not change shape unless you use it for something other than its original purpose.
@@craig2539 I have a mahogany level that is well worn but obviously never suffered much abuse (4:42) It is stamped SARGENT Patent Oct 29,1912. If tools are treated with respect they will last for 110 years and counting.
If you're putting in block paving, don't just go for the cheapest quote, or this is what you'll get. It's expensive because the preparation work is normally extensive; digging out to install a good subbase takes time and requires more materials. Buy cheap buy twice.
Rodger Quinn problem these days people don’t want a cowboy job, but are ok paying cowboy money £££ like you said, most time and money is spent in the prep that the customer will never see so they just don’t want to except the real cost
I find the hardest thing is knowing who to trust regardless of price. Many a builder will turn up, say all sorts of things, only when the job had been done can I tell if they knew what the were doing or not, too late by then. Sadly any complaints are usually met with abuse from the builder (as in f**k off just pay me), such is their way. Interestingly though, the builders I have as friends are always complaining they are being asked (to quote) to put jobs right, that is jobs done by other builders. Anyway, thanks for the vid, the groundworks looks good.
totaltwit I'm a builder and I would never treat a customer in the way you are talking about, nor do I know any other builders who would. It's not that difficult to find a good builder. Find out who they have done work for previously, go and have a look, speak to the people who they did the work for. You will soon realise who you can and cannot trust
Well that's something new for you! Indeed my last "builder" was a roofer, 2017 to re-roof 2 dormers. They didn't put the facia on proper and got the guttering misaligned so I now hear rain drips falling . I mentioned this to the roofer who phoned for a check up and basically he was ABUSIVE! Nothing was his fault, in fact he blamed me. I need to go up there to make good, and because the facia is not straight it annoys me everytime to see it. When they fitted the first facia I mentioned this so they didn't make the same mistake on the second. So yes, builders can be abusive if a homeowner complains, their idea is to BULLY people into paying even if their job is not 100% as they don't want the hassle of returning to the job to put things right. So maybe, they were "cowboys"? The roofer in question is supposed to be a relaible, he's all over my town and why I chose them, mistake. It is hard to find good builder, even looking at previous jobs is no guarentee. Because they will only point me to good jobs not bad ones they've done, obviously. One of the first jobs I had done was rendering, I phoned up all the references given, all gave glowing reports, had them do the job and it's clumsy work. It needs knocking off and redone by someone who knows what they are doing. There ARE many amateur "professional" builders, many ARE abusive/bullies, from what I notice it's usually the smaller outfits.
Thats sank due to water run off from the house..... Reason why the first 2 foot has sank ......the rubble will help but could have done with a good dusting of cement before re laying .
The compact technique is for short term, for a long term, need to use compactor or (my country 🇲🇾 we call) whacker machine, then can promise a long lasting result
There’s hundreds of good paving professionals in the Kent area but my advice is to look in your local neighbourhood magazine or go on your local council website to see which ones are approved before asking for quotes. Also in the past I’ve walked along my road and knocked on the door of neighbours who seem to have had a nice job done to get details of who they used....
could also be helpful to solve the drainage issue that may have caused the problem in the first place. maybe as simple as just installing a gutter, and redirect all that downpouring water from off the pavers
Water has no where to drain. Water Going through brick layer should drain through base material. Tarmac waterlogged. Find the lowest point / random points and drill drain hole under bricks.
@@kencress1267 I am not sure why most interlock video;s show using sand as the last base for laying stones.. we only use Stone dust.. it packs much better then the sand. I get a very level finish using that and great for large areas. you walk on it with out ruining the the final grade.. I must admit I didn't watch the video all the way through the first time.. and can see that you did do a very good job on it .
This was a shared driveway and the property owner couldn't afford to do the whole drive so only wanted us to do the problem area. They couldn't get the neighbour on board with it either as the other half is essentially there's.
Lawrence Spencer If it’s getting to the end of its tether and you have the money, remove the lot. Block paving is old hat now, too much maintenance, nothing but an ants nest. Resin is the dogs dangly bits, or concrete print.
I'm assuming the rest of the drive foundation was good? Only I think why would anyone skip the edges when laying foundation? Could it be they simply ran out of meterial and though sod it cars won't go up that close to the house? Who knows. All's I do know is that you done a proper job.
They sink because you used sand,sand fluidises with rain penetration or power steering on cars.Use 6mm Granolith on top of MOT. End of come-backs.This is good advice ,go one stage further with a Resi-gaurd saturation over kiln dried sand. This is the belt and braces way and better than tamped,screeded sharp sand!
So this is what your up to when your not making youtube videos, wish you had more time for minecraft and gaming or creative videos but I guess you gotta do what you gotta do
i had a company install a patio paver and walkway two years ago. Last year I called them to fix the borders because they were falling. This year seems I will need to call them because it's doing the same thing. I see the edging seals are about inch gap away from the border pavers and I think this happens when the ground dries up. Anyway to prevent this?
Super video I have a similar problem with cobble stones with a tar infill would you suggest a weed membrane after the foundation work also could I fill in with cement rather than tar thanks
Tidy job mate,nice to see that there are still some builders that take pride in their work.
Nicely done. Good to see blue collar guys taking pride in their work and not taking short cuts.
I already fixed my front steps but then I still keep watching these videos. Having said that, nice job 😎👊
Nice to see a professional at work & taking pride in doing a good job.
Nice to see someone taking pride in their work
Remembering where to lay those bricks back would be my ultimate concern 😂 great job fella
Really good job and explained simply so you can understand without over complicating things
Wow you did a really good job. My back hurts just watching you.
Great job and clear for everyone….now I know what to do with my sinking pavement 😅
Thank you.
I lived in Germany for 14 years stationed in the military. It was amazing watching them work with cobblestones and stone blocks. They could tear up an entire road, install new lines of some kind, and put everything back into place with no waste. I hated to run on them and cobbles can be bad on a motorcycle but they are beautiful and 100% reusable.
Great vid and excellent presentation - Easy to follow, real world and accurate - Thank you
I enjoyed this, I clean driveways every day and learned a lot with this vid. Thanks
So much work went into that small repair!
Yes that’s what separates the quality jobs from the rubbish. You get what you pay for I guess...
You did a great job.
Definitely did the repair as it should be done.
It seems like a fairly simple job to most ?
At least in this video people can see the effort it takes to do a Good job.
Nice. Finishing a job like that is good for your soul.
Solid honest work mate. Top job.
Top job I'll try this
I have adhd to and I install patios and driveways to its a great way to burn off all that excess energy good video buddy
Me to although I am getting a little bored of the trade now plus by body has taken a lot of wear and tear in the last 16 years of it plus all the other jobs before and during that I have had have all been hard manual work.
Great job lads, not as straightforward as you’d think. Good to see the other lad cleaning the blocks as first fella lay them, good team work
Fantastic work.
Honest tradesmen
Great to see a proper job being done! Well done
If you don’t connect the trench to a house drain which leads to weeping tiles, you will eventually have leakage into the house. The trench will collect a pool of water which has no place to go and will eventually leak into the basement. The limestone screening will slowly find its way into the voids between the broken bricks and it will loss material leading to sinking the interlocking bricks. A geo fabric between the two materials will prevent this from happening. My two cents.
Peter Chan this type of home has no basement and the job was done as per the clients wishes, if the client had agreed to a weeping drain then it would have been installed, when I quoted jobs I gave 3 options 1) The Right Way..2) The Wrong Way..3) The Cheap Way..and more often then not they chose option 3
@@TheAudiostud don't do a half arsed job. Just to be the right quote for the right job
That was my concern as well. Here in Uganda all the buildings have creeping damp problems so I was interested to see how it was handled in the UK.
Most houses in the UK have no basement and damp is avoided by having a damp course a few courses up the brickwork from ground level which is a membrane layer between the two courses in the mortar line. Air bricks are also used to allow air circulation within the buildings cavity to avoid damp.
No wonder us builders suffer from bad backs good job mate
Good satisfying watch. Proper repair job better than the original job.
All of the finer material will settle into the big gaps (air spaces) between the hardcore block pieces. Also a plate compactor should be used not a hand tamp. This will basically sink again.
@@daviddou1408 yes thats what it says repair.
These lads ARE experts
This is not like your other videos buts its done really well mike
Its not and it has thanks for watching
Hi, nice video. A question Plzz. We just moved in to a new house. Concrete Slabs installed in the driveway. 30% are wobbly or not inline. What to do? 2x2 feet slabs installed,, numbers 33x17 slabs.
It has hardcore underneath. Should I just get it repaired or do the bricks as shown in video. Which option is more suitable and importantly cheaper. Thanks
This is why I only use 5/8 - 3/4 inch fractured rock and 1/2" sand bedding under pavers. 20 years and not one issue with sunken pavers. Base material more expensive, but savings in base installation labor more than makes up for it. Most of my work is in North Dakota and Minnesota so frost heave a very problem, hence the rock. Not as critical in southern regions of the country, but the labor savings still the same.
Sweet
Great work and fix. I am bit skeptical about the first layer of bricks you put. They have to be crushed and compacted really well before puting gravel and sand. If they are not, in time you will start to get small pockets of air and possibly another sinking. But since it's been 5 years already from the fix, perhaps you can telll us if I'm wrong.
I am looking for similar videos to get ideas how to fix my yard, and I am amazed that none of you use any cement under those rocks. Of course it's easy to take out sth that is not glued to the ground!
Perfect Video. No one talking your ear off and its too the point.
The narration was excellent!
Very nice job!!
I have a question, but not a critical one.
Would it help if the first 2 courses next to the house were layed slightly higher than the other courses, to help with water run-off?
Great now I know I got ripped off my the guys that laid my driveway, I wondered why they where so cheap compared to everyone else. Thanks for this video very insightful.
Buy cheap pay twice. You get what you pay for
Don't worry some of the most expensive quotes also cut corners.
How much will a job like this cost?
@@luciensmith9958 that’s exactly what I was going to say. In my experience it’s always been the case
Shocking what builders get away with 😧good job on putting it right 👍
Nice repair and I assume that the more costly "right way" would have been to rip the whole lot up in order to put in a complete hardcore and sub base?
Its good to see a job done right, well done
One mistake you made. Always photograph the blocks first so you can get the order and the pattern right.
Hmm, easyer sead than done.
This guy knows what he is doing though...👍
Wow almost half a million views Mike will done I am shocked how well you did with this one.
Good video and block laying, very professional.
Nice job and it was a lot of work, thanks for sharing your thoughts and great ideas
How the heck did you get all those different sized wedges back in the right place.
Never heard of a spirit level in my life. Always just leveler
I think that's what it's called in Europe.
Spirit level is old traditional name. I have never seen anyone use a level to push sand around 4:43. Levels used to be made of mahogany and they were much more expensive than the modern plastic. Mahogany can warp and twist depending on humidity,plastic will not change shape unless you use it for something other than its original purpose.
@@jeffhallel8211 decent long spirit levels are metal, were not talking about small screwfix plastic boat levels
@@craig2539 I have a mahogany level that is well worn but obviously never suffered much abuse (4:42) It is stamped SARGENT Patent Oct 29,1912. If tools are treated with respect they will last for 110 years and counting.
Handy to know when I finally get round to doing up my garden
Glad to have helped
That was awesome man brought it back to normal in no time 👍🏼
Yea, whole job in 6 minutes.
Looking to DIY this at my home, but not looking to do such a big renovation, just a few bricks.
Now the other half will sink....
😂😂😂😂
Wow dude ive not watched your channel for some time then this video pops up on the home page and im like wow almost 1m views
Nice job 👍🏼
This is big job to do it, cant you just add more sand under it and cover it again with tile, it would last for many years ??
If you're putting in block paving, don't just go for the cheapest quote, or this is what you'll get. It's expensive because the preparation work is normally extensive; digging out to install a good subbase takes time and requires more materials. Buy cheap buy twice.
Rodger Quinn problem these days people don’t want a cowboy job, but are ok paying cowboy money £££ like you said, most time and money is spent in the prep that the customer will never see so they just don’t want to except the real cost
I find the hardest thing is knowing who to trust regardless of price. Many a builder will turn up, say all sorts of things, only when the job had been done can I tell if they knew what the were doing or not, too late by then. Sadly any complaints are usually met with abuse from the builder (as in f**k off just pay me), such is their way. Interestingly though, the builders I have as friends are always complaining they are being asked (to quote) to put jobs right, that is jobs done by other builders. Anyway, thanks for the vid, the groundworks looks good.
Who u on about this lad did a great job or do u mean the cowboy who did it first
totaltwit I'm a builder and I would never treat a customer in the way you are talking about, nor do I know any other builders who would. It's not that difficult to find a good builder. Find out who they have done work for previously, go and have a look, speak to the people who they did the work for. You will soon realise who you can and cannot trust
Well that's something new for you! Indeed my last "builder" was a roofer, 2017 to re-roof 2 dormers. They didn't put the facia on proper and got the guttering misaligned so I now hear rain drips falling . I mentioned this to the roofer who phoned for a check up and basically he was ABUSIVE! Nothing was his fault, in fact he blamed me. I need to go up there to make good, and because the facia is not straight it annoys me everytime to see it. When they fitted the first facia I mentioned this so they didn't make the same mistake on the second. So yes, builders can be abusive if a homeowner complains, their idea is to BULLY people into paying even if their job is not 100% as they don't want the hassle of returning to the job to put things right. So maybe, they were "cowboys"? The roofer in question is supposed to be a relaible, he's all over my town and why I chose them, mistake.
It is hard to find good builder, even looking at previous jobs is no guarentee. Because they will only point me to good jobs not bad ones they've done, obviously.
One of the first jobs I had done was rendering, I phoned up all the references given, all gave glowing reports, had them do the job and it's clumsy work. It needs knocking off and redone by someone who knows what they are doing. There ARE many amateur "professional" builders, many ARE abusive/bullies, from what I notice it's usually the smaller outfits.
I am knackered just watching this.
Thats sank due to water run off from the house.....
Reason why the first 2 foot has sank ......the rubble will help but could have done with a good dusting of cement before re laying .
Do you have a video on how to lay these bricks?
5 star job mate
Amazing job. Thanks for sharing
Great video!
What happened to the herring bone pattern? 5:46
John Jones You,re absolutely right, it looks like herringbone for the original and basket weave for the repair
0:10
A mess!
I love the fact that they’ve put measurement in inches and then in mm
I can't sleep so watching
Why not use another driveway like concrete?, the blocks is just for the looking or have something to do with the rain?
Good video, you should do more like this its worked well for you
Great job guys,,,
Backbreaking work fellas
It is...
Anyone know what's that thing called that is used to tamper and how I could make my own
tamping plate, wacker, rammer, tool:
1>> www.zoro.co.uk/shop/power-tools/power-tool-accessories/1618633101-120x130mm-tamping-plate/p/ZT1197193X
2>> www.ebay.co.uk/i/254191462541
3>> www.ebay.co.uk/i/184313900152
Clean and tidy workers.
You went from minecraft to real craft video. good idea. Kudos
The compact technique is for short term, for a long term, need to use compactor or (my country 🇲🇾 we call) whacker machine, then can promise a long lasting result
Good video man👍🏻
if type 1 is for drive's is type 2 for patio's and what does this consist off ???
How much would this cost to done?
Good vid, nice work
Great job and well made video!
The rain gutters are probably over flowing right onto this edge along the foundation. That should be checked .
Good work!
Thanks, hope it helped and thanks for watching.
Nice job :-). Thanks for sharing.
Looks great. Do you know who specialises doing this in Kent?
There’s hundreds of good paving professionals in the Kent area but my advice is to look in your local neighbourhood magazine or go on your local council website to see which ones are approved before asking for quotes. Also in the past I’ve walked along my road and knocked on the door of neighbours who seem to have had a nice job done to get details of who they used....
could also be helpful to solve the drainage issue that may have caused the problem in the first place. maybe as simple as just installing a gutter, and redirect all that downpouring water from off the pavers
Some of mine have raised up. Got a feeling that they used the tarmac drive as base!!!! It was done on the cheap. Any ideas please?
Water has no where to drain.
Water Going through brick layer should drain through base material.
Tarmac waterlogged.
Find the lowest point / random points and drill drain hole under bricks.
Dennis Pritchard thank you Dennis. Appreciated
Wow.. I would never do it that way.. And yes I am a pro landscaper..
you cut grass.
And how would you do it. Put more sand underneath and have the problem come back.
@@kencress1267 I am not sure why most interlock video;s show using sand as the last base for laying stones.. we only use Stone dust.. it packs much better then the sand. I get a very level finish using that and great for large areas. you walk on it with out ruining the the final grade.. I must admit I didn't watch the video all the way through the first time.. and can see that you did do a very good job on it .
Good job very clear and helpful thanks
How about spreading the kiln sand over the whole lot and wacker plating because what you put down wasnt and when drove on will sink
Good job . Got to root of problem.
I understand the repair in the area, what about the rest of the base.
This was a shared driveway and the property owner couldn't afford to do the whole drive so only wanted us to do the problem area. They couldn't get the neighbour on board with it either as the other half is essentially there's.
@@INSOMNIAC2017 thanks
Helpful video and info, though I did find it annoying to have large bold letters covering half the screen/image through a good portion of the video.
I have a 35 m2 driveway and I have approx 8 dips would you recommend have them repaired or just have a whole new drive?
Lawrence Spencer If it’s getting to the end of its tether and you have the money, remove the lot. Block paving is old hat now, too much maintenance, nothing but an ants nest. Resin is the dogs dangly bits, or concrete print.
Nice job boys
Music at the end is what band ?
Good video.
I'm assuming the rest of the drive foundation was good? Only I think why would anyone skip the edges when laying foundation? Could it be they simply ran out of meterial and though sod it cars won't go up that close to the house?
Who knows. All's I do know is that you done a proper job.
They sink because you used sand,sand fluidises with rain penetration or power steering on cars.Use 6mm Granolith on top of MOT. End of come-backs.This is good advice ,go one stage further with a Resi-gaurd saturation over kiln dried sand. This is the belt and braces way and better than tamped,screeded sharp sand!
So this is what your up to when your not making youtube videos, wish you had more time for minecraft and gaming or creative videos but I guess you gotta do what you gotta do
Well done. I have this problem, now no excuse not to fix it except I am lazy.
Step 1. Number each brick with a grease pencil and take a picture...
Oh that's so good. Yes. Ty
Or lay it as it was when you pick them up. Like a jigsaw or picture.
Indeed, this will be very helpful!
Anyone with a good eye doesn't need to mark them , apprentice material that mate . As in someone that has no valid experience . .
i had a company install a patio paver and walkway two years ago. Last year I called them to fix the borders because they were falling. This year seems I will need to call them because it's doing the same thing. I see the edging seals are about inch gap away from the border pavers and I think this happens when the ground dries up. Anyway to prevent this?
Dear god... Video could have been 15 seconds "Call someone, the end" OR titled "Why is fixing driveway pavers so expensive, it's worth it"
Yes, really instructive video and it has certainly given me more confidence to have a go!
Thanks man liked and subbed
I just bought a house here in the city and I would like to know if anyone can repair and patch concrete surfaces on my driveway
This video has done remarkably well who would of though a Mike?
Super video I have a similar problem with cobble stones with a tar infill would you suggest a weed membrane after the foundation work also could I fill in with cement rather than tar thanks
Solid job