Decomposed Granite 101

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  • @clawandhammer4635
    @clawandhammer4635  5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Decomposed granite with the stabilizer premixed doesn’t pack nearly as hard as adding stabilizer after you put down the dg. You will need to run a plate compactor over it after putting it down and then let it harden up.

    • @marlodiaz7951
      @marlodiaz7951 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Can you mix Portland cement to Mimic concrete that doesn’t erode?

  • @snokful
    @snokful 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ohhh this stuff. It’s often known as “ toppings” in Australia. I guess it’s pretty popular here for landscaping and bush tracks.

  • @Hrmn8tor
    @Hrmn8tor ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for sharing, about to embark on this project this weekend!

  • @calistiae
    @calistiae 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    thank you for sharing this knowledge. i liked seeing it in different areas

  • @Kevin__Tate
    @Kevin__Tate 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for the info. I had DG put down with no stabilizer, but my dog is now starting to dig into it. Can I apply something on top of the DG to harden it while still allowing water to soak through it?

  • @billyjack5688
    @billyjack5688 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    If it does rain, will the granite track when you travel to other parts of the home?

    • @bread_enthusiast8822
      @bread_enthusiast8822 ปีที่แล้ว

      It can also scratch the floor surface. Make sure you don't bring the same shoes inside the house 🙃

  • @eucalyptustrees
    @eucalyptustrees ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video, thanks!

  • @unkindguy88
    @unkindguy88 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good luck on sand papering your hardwood floors (LVPs and laminate floors).

  • @VanLifeStorytelling
    @VanLifeStorytelling ปีที่แล้ว

    I have a small tiny home of the size of 8x16 on a four-axle trailer and looking for a base to pack down before I place the concrete blocks. Would unstablilized decomposed granite would work?

  • @tylataylor8935
    @tylataylor8935 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Can I use it directly on mud if there no grass growing? Basically, the edge of my yard is a mud pit because my dog runs the fence barking and people and then has super muddy paws. I’m trying to Lin my yard with something natural that won’t hurt him but that keeps the mud from being an issue.
    If this is a good option, when’s the best time to put it down? When the ground is damp?

  • @fparker9949
    @fparker9949 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    can't someone PLEASE help that guy get his truck started??! I've had DG all thru my yard for years---WONDERFUL!!

  • @tracysipe5269
    @tracysipe5269 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi. I just ran across this video. Is DG suitable to use in KY where we have rain and snow?

  • @arashvasheghani9613
    @arashvasheghani9613 ปีที่แล้ว

    How did you do those stairs... Like the material vertically.

  • @erikherroz1872
    @erikherroz1872 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Does the treated dg need to be pre moist end

  • @tlapo9671
    @tlapo9671 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What weed blocker did you use? We’re having issues with weeds and don’t want to use harmful chemicals or round up. The weeds are extremely short and small. Hard to even pull with fingers and we would be on our patio all day multiple times a year :/ recommendations for the weed blocker/ substance we could use to help that are safe and environmentally friendly? :)

    • @clawandhammer4635
      @clawandhammer4635  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Double layer of a good geotextile fabric. Don’t use the cheap plastic stuff. Small weeds are inevitable over time so just put on your headphones and get pickin!

  • @Rebel-h6i
    @Rebel-h6i 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    We replaced an old uneven lawn that never did well with DG. But, I hate it. The top has loose rocks and they are constantly coming in the house. I did not realise that my kids would hate it also. They used to walk barefoot in the yard, and now will not go out there because the rocks are everywhere. Also, I was told that you can easily plug dymondia, or other plants in, but they do not do well in the DG. I think it would only work in very dry locations where you just want a basic walkway, otherwise, give me some pavers for a walkway, and some other ground cover. Now I am trying everything to replace it. But, low water groundcover is not working.

  • @yogid3688
    @yogid3688 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi there, We have done similar pathway. Breeze and concrete pavers on 1 feet distance with 4” metal edge on both sides. My landscaper has not stabilized it. It looks loose. Do I need to use liquid pathway stabilizer? Thanks

  • @TheDiolulaLife
    @TheDiolulaLife 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’m building a bocce in my side yard, 6’x24’ do you suggest a binder in there or 3 inches of DG compacted pretty solid too? Thank you sir.

  • @jdacierno
    @jdacierno ปีที่แล้ว

    How thin a layer of decomposed granite over soil with lots of clay mixed in, SoCAL ( Long Beach)?
    I’d rather not put down more than necessary for the back yard.

  • @tahnaiyarussell
    @tahnaiyarussell 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    "You feel like you're a cowboy..." hahaha

    • @therealamwood3191
      @therealamwood3191 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      there ain't a damn cowboy left in California. thanks to the current governor.

  • @speedwayman100
    @speedwayman100 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    if you were to put it around your house to keep dirt from blowing inside your home how many inches deep should it be and in what increments? Also would you recommend the stabilizer and where would you get it,lowes, home depot?

  • @leahrodriquez1349
    @leahrodriquez1349 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Would this be good to make a base for above ground pool?

  • @pattyj4089
    @pattyj4089 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’ve seen decomposed granite in neighborhood where plants were planted in the decomposed granite that now need to be removed. My question is, after removing plant can the hole in the decomposed granite be repaired?

    • @clawandhammer4635
      @clawandhammer4635  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Most definitely

    • @dianecelento4974
      @dianecelento4974 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      This is what I was wondering too. I've seen potted plants sat on top of the DG. I don't know what to do at this point though. Claw and Hammer what do you recommend?

  • @cafo76
    @cafo76 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice video. Thanks for sharing. Do you think road base is a must for install? Also for larger area did you consider any pipe drainage?

  • @gindria
    @gindria 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    @Claw And Hammer I'm doing something similar now with the concrete pavers and DG borders. What did you use specifically for weed blocker and how did you apply it (since it sounded like the pavers were already installed when you switched to DG)?
    Thanks for sharing. Good stuff.

    • @clawandhammer4635
      @clawandhammer4635  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      purchased regular old weed blocker mesh from the home depot works good!

    • @gindria
      @gindria 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@clawandhammer4635 Thanks! How about the space in between the pavers? How do you compact that narrow space?

  • @edp6364
    @edp6364 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    2 years in ... wonder if you had to top up the top layer with granite

  • @fordguyfordguy
    @fordguyfordguy 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Maaan….granit don’t decompose! It’s a rock! Good video.

  • @pc1408
    @pc1408 ปีที่แล้ว

    What color is your dg?

  • @dianecelento4974
    @dianecelento4974 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What happens with roundup? Guessing something not good

  • @singopel9711
    @singopel9711 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Were there any situations in the vid where you did not have to use stabilizers?

    • @clawandhammer4635
      @clawandhammer4635  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Anywhere there will be no foot traffic is fine. Just remember it can blow around and into your home. Wood floors hate DG.

  • @JoseyYamilhetJacomeGuerra
    @JoseyYamilhetJacomeGuerra 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    5:02 😂 a cow boy with some Nike Boots

  • @selvyngiron5396
    @selvyngiron5396 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Parts of my DG are not holding how would I go by making it harden

  • @ZVvereVvolf
    @ZVvereVvolf ปีที่แล้ว

    How many inches should you put down say around a fire pit?

  • @Mr._Chievous
    @Mr._Chievous 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    could you use this to fill a two foot high concrete block wall instead of mixing up wheelbarrows of concrete?

    • @clawandhammer4635
      @clawandhammer4635  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      No. You need to use 2500 psi cement for grouting a block wall. The term grout is what we refer to as filling the

    • @Mr._Chievous
      @Mr._Chievous 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@clawandhammer4635 not filling the cracks. filling the core. btw. i used loctite adhesive to build the wall

    • @clawandhammer4635
      @clawandhammer4635  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Mr._Chievous grouting is what we call filing the wall. Solid grout wall.

  • @kabitathapa7311
    @kabitathapa7311 ปีที่แล้ว

    what is decomposed granite pl

  • @richardgarcia2109
    @richardgarcia2109 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Did you need to lay base rock prior to the DG?

    • @clawandhammer4635
      @clawandhammer4635  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      no, but you should be putting it on a compact surface.

  • @indiespot2024
    @indiespot2024 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The weeds dont grow up through the weed barrier. It only grows and roots within the DG itself. Very easy to pull them out.

  • @dawnwinings616
    @dawnwinings616 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great ideas! Have an area under a couple of apple trees that currently have flagstone pavers and have tried to grow several ground covers between them with no luck and the weeds are awful. Would you put DG between flagstone? If so, how would you compress DG without breaking stone? How deep should the decomposed granite be? FYI I'm located in So. Cal.

  • @joeynighttrain1126
    @joeynighttrain1126 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hey man, thanks for this breakdown👍🏼

    • @clawandhammer4635
      @clawandhammer4635  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Joey Night Train no prob. Thanks for watching.

    • @andresislas4510
      @andresislas4510 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      A landscaper made DC pathway bout 5 years ago with stabilizer, but now one area where there is a lot of foot traffic is loose. How do you recommend I reapply stabilizer and which product do you recommend. Thank you

  • @zekeayala3023
    @zekeayala3023 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Pls help can I put on top of pea gravel have around pool

    • @lordsofplumbing
      @lordsofplumbing 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      yes...but it may end up in the pool. I would cement and pebble tech around pool.

  • @Adam-rp2fi
    @Adam-rp2fi 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was just wondering what DG was and happened upon your channel. Not sure if it would be suitable in NW Georgia. We have high humidity and pop up storms 3 or 5 times a week. But I might by a little bit and try it out. Great job on the video. I feel like I learned everything I need to know to start me a walk way.
    Oh and I always like and sub everybody. I put a little on my channel from time to time. So far I've just been learning to use the recording parts.

    • @clawandhammer4635
      @clawandhammer4635  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Once it has had some time to really compact the rain won't affect it. Grass and weeds will grow up through it though.

    • @Adam-rp2fi
      @Adam-rp2fi 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I was thinking of using mountain rock and something more natural looking than mortar for a filler. I have plenty of flat rock I can use. As far as weeds go I just pull them like you said. I just mainly need to raise me a walk way to me and the wife's vehicles. When it comes a heavy rain, The yard gets about ankle deep in water.

    • @clawandhammer4635
      @clawandhammer4635  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Adam-rp2fi crushed stone with a railroad tie or even landscape border would be best for that situation

    • @Adam-rp2fi
      @Adam-rp2fi 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@clawandhammer4635 That's a great idea and will allow for better drainage as well.

  • @movazi
    @movazi 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can you add 10% cement to DG to act as a stabilizer?

    • @clawandhammer4635
      @clawandhammer4635  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ive never heard of this, cement has large aggregate in it so it would change the texture.

    • @H3715M
      @H3715M 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@clawandhammer4635 cement is a powder? Again your thinking if concrete not cement

  • @bonsummers2657
    @bonsummers2657 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dymondia, not Dymoondia. Dymondia needs a lot of water to establish in the first year.

  • @loft4me
    @loft4me 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Living in SoCal, and having just had a drought tolerant landscape plan approved by the SoCal water district, I am looking for a landscaper that can follow my plan in making a dry stream bed and landscape. Do you do work commercially, or can you recommend a landscaper that has a good eye towards how a natural stream bed should look like? Thanks for the clip. Good info.

    • @clawandhammer4635
      @clawandhammer4635  5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      What area of SoCal?

    • @loft4me
      @loft4me 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@clawandhammer4635 Culver City, CA.

    • @wareesbeyah5402
      @wareesbeyah5402 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Floral Palace 3106140340

  • @H3715M
    @H3715M 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Cement is the binding ingredient in concrete. Those are concrete pavers not cement pavers.... Just saying

  • @elfiemeyers6220
    @elfiemeyers6220 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Concrete, not "cement". Sand+cement+gravel+water=concrete

  • @LadyGoza
    @LadyGoza 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I just had DG installed in my backyard pathways so that my daughter could drive her powered wheelchair on it. The problem is that her tires dig in when she turns. How can I fix that? I thought that it would hold her strong after they compacted it. Her wheelchair total weight is 435 lbs.

    • @bonsummers2657
      @bonsummers2657 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You need concrete or a paver patio. Or, not enough hardener was added to the DG.

  • @MercedesMechanic
    @MercedesMechanic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You have to be careful with it around cars as if it blows up onto the windshield and you use your wipers, it will trash your windshield. It also sticks to shoes and if you walk inside a house with wood floors, those floors will easily get trashed too. Something called the Mohs Scale that explains how abrasive it is. They will sometimes refer to it as quartz because it is the same as granite. The dust from it is very toxic silica and causes silicosis disease, so don't create any dust from it.

  • @kristinaortega7342
    @kristinaortega7342 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Do you install?

  • @Huero805
    @Huero805 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    But how did u install?? duhhh

  • @arceniochavez8508
    @arceniochavez8508 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    can you give an idea how it cost?

    • @clawandhammer4635
      @clawandhammer4635  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Arcenio Chavez right around $50 a yard

    • @clawandhammer4635
      @clawandhammer4635  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      1 yard costs approx $50 w stabilizer

    • @kt9495
      @kt9495 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Rap Fan Businessman It’s going for $200 a yard in S. Texas, and that doesn’t include delivery.

  • @bonsummers2657
    @bonsummers2657 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Landscape fabric is not beneficial in DG application.

  • @clawandhammer4635
    @clawandhammer4635  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    DG Baby!

  • @ewxlt
    @ewxlt 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    DG needs no maintenance? Weeds anyone?

  • @WikiPeoples
    @WikiPeoples 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    We just installed DG in our backyard and I worry we did something wrong. The top layer of it is loose. We DID rent a compacter and ran it over the DG many times. It seemed solid at first but, after walkin on it a bit the top layer has really loosened up and it's no longer hard under foot. We installed it with a 2 inch road base (compacted) and then 2 inch DG compacted.

    • @clawandhammer4635
      @clawandhammer4635  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      WikiPeoples did you add stabilizer?

    • @WikiPeoples
      @WikiPeoples 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@clawandhammer4635 I'm not sure. We didn't add anything to the DG, so unless it came with it, then it doesn't have it. Would there be any way for me to tell if it's in there?

    • @clawandhammer4635
      @clawandhammer4635  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      WikiPeoples you have to add stabilizer

    • @WikiPeoples
      @WikiPeoples 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@clawandhammer4635 Is it possible to add the stabilizer AFTER we've already layed, and compacted, the DG? :/

    • @SuperMrtrevor
      @SuperMrtrevor 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@WikiPeoples Sure thing. Its actually better than the premixed.G3 stabilizer is one option.

  • @tylerlatham2061
    @tylerlatham2061 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hahaha

  • @frankiedaniels8124
    @frankiedaniels8124 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Boooooooooooo

  • @ram43x80
    @ram43x80 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Lies. Costco drones r way better!!