How to make Stepping Stones out of CONCRETE
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 เม.ย. 2023
- In this video I will show you how to make CONCRETE Stepping Stone that look like WOOD using composite, Veranda or Trex decking. You can make a patio or a walk way or path way in you back yard WHATEVER YOU WANT!
I hope you enjoy my fun little series called "I Can Put Concrete In That" where I put concrete in or on random items to make something cool or stupid Ha Ha Ha
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Pro tip go thicker like 2.5 inches minimum . Also ad a couple of 1/8 inch galvanized reinforcing wires for masonry trade install stepping stones on very flat ground or sand base . These steps will greatly increase longevity. Retired Mason
Thanks, this is the comment I was looking for, these look pretty thin to me.
So many options now days there's also stampable concrete overlays for existing concrete
That or use structural grout
I had a bunch of 4' trex leftovers from a deck build. I hung onto them for years hoping to find a use, but recently gave up and got rid of them! And of course, you would NOW give me the idea of making concrete molds out of the boards I finally convinced myself to dispose of.
I just found some at my Dad's house almost threw them away- Not now
This is awesome man! I am an IT guy who bought a house and learning how to do "thing" :) and thanks to you I am learning a lot!!! KUDOS!
This would be great idea for making wall caps by just adding the grain to your outside edges!
Oh heck yeah!
I have a CNC router and I reverse cut my name in blue styrofoam and poured concrete in it and made a cool stone for the mulch bed. Concrete is fun.
Love your videos. I did my bar top out of mortar mix because of you. Now I’m about to do concrete pavers to my shed. Thank you love your channel continue being GREAT!!!!
Now THAT is pretty f’ing cool!!!!
Perfect timing! I've got a high-traffic area I have been wanting to install a small stepping path in. Just the thing! Thanks for sharing! Well done!
This was a great video! Love the ingenuity as this makes it also have a nice textured surface for less slipping. You know, after pressure washing every once in a while. Looking forward to more!
Great idea. If you used a composite fascia board (~12"), you could do wider planks, which I think would make better pavers.
And thanks for the silicone/foam glass cleaner tip.
NO WOOD GRAIN...
I found this video today.. rain day for me.. instantly fell in love with the idea of this channel, and I can tell you have knowledge of the materials you are working with. The recommendation of 1”-1/2 form form thickness had crossed my mind then you mentioned it. I have 10 years background in excavation and prep on this type of work. A strong base would be recommended for any large projects with these such as a patio.
Glad you went with the stain instead of pigment, it’ll hold up and protect better. Keep up the good work!
That is so awesome!!! I was just planning to lay pavers for a back patio, and this would be amazing!!!!! Thanks for the great idea!!
Awesome results, and video. Love the projects you make with Rapid Set !
Wow! They are so cool. Keeping this one in my mind. Thanks for another great video. Hope everyone including puppy are well.
Thank you so much Honey Bee!
This is another great video. I'd like to see you make statuary, a fake boulder, or a mock japanese stone lantern (like an homage or something). I'm trying to zen garden my backyard and so I keep watching this channel for ideas.
I’m so glad I watched this. It gave me a great idea for a path in my front yard! Thank you so much.
A patio made in the herringbone pattern with these would look amazing
Was thinking the same but I would go with his 1” and 1/2 method he recommended and using something with more strength besides mortar mix.
Would you then CUT the concrete for the herringbone angles? I have a deck in that formation that needs replacing. This would be a GR8! idea. Would love to hear from you.
The one bag of mortar mix is so satisfying!
OMG I think you just gave me the solution of my DREAMS for this project I have outside. LOVE THIS!!!!! ❤
The gray looks modern, but they will look amazing stained too. Great video!
Michael your a gentleman of the scholar I like your idea I’m impressed. ❤❤❤
One of my projects (honey do list) this summer is to build a raised bed vegetable garden. These cement boards will make a great walk path between beds! Thanks man!!!
Awesome idea and results! They look great!
It was a happy coincidence isaw this video . I have ben brainstorming methods to create steps in my grass and you did the practice pour I was planing on later this week. Thank you for sharing this method. 👍
Absolutely fabulous. Thank you for sharing .
I see this texture on concrete walls in some buildings which is what I want to do on a home! I love them left natural too. 👏🏼
What a great idea. Does the metal lath strengthen the pour? it appears to me that these would break when stepped on. How durable are they once set?
The metal will somewhat strengthen but is more meant to keep from separation. For decretive stuff this thickness will work, for more structural they need to be thicker as he advised. And if you live in a frost zone, you will need base material (gravel, item#4, sand) and it will need compaction. Keep in mind all surface Organics (topsoil) need removing as well or they are likely to heave with frost. I’m in the northeast along Canadian border so frost is always a concern for us here.
Always keep in mind there are two types of concrete.. the type that has cracked and the type that will crack. Paver stones always strongly recommended for anything large but these are a great decretive DIY project!
it will increase only if the foundation fails at the center (like a weird case of liquefaction). In any other case, it a complete waste of metal. It should be installed in the upper face to control more typical tensional conditions (failure at the extremes of the foundation because erosion or displacement)
WOW! I have five 3 ft. pieces of Trex left over from when i built my patio deck. I have been moving them around the house for years. Never knowing what i would use them for. Your idea is awesome. I just started to investigate ways to make concrete tiles for the yard. This process you came up with will do the trick for many areas i need to have this added to my landscape work. Thanks for your post here!!!🦺⚒
Finally, an awesome video on you tube! I just watched one that wasn't horrible, but not great. Until the end where the guy started talking about surfing. I'm trying to learn about concrete, not surfing. Then the next video with some peppy lady talking about her Disney sweater. Skip. Then your video. Excellent!!! Cool music, great editing, no excessive talking about crap. Great ideas! Loved it and gonna check out all your videos. Got so many ideas from this. Putting a board in between each piece. Simple, but kind of a eureka moment for me (I'm just getting into concrete stuff). The stain? Awesome! I've seen powdered pigments and a lot of videos about painting concrete, but I didn't know about that. Thank you! Your six minute video taught and inspired me more than the last fifteen videos I've watched about concrete work.
Fantastic !!!!! Simple and practical !!! Love it !!!
This is so friggin cool! You always make this projects so awesome and come up with the coolest ideas. Thanks for having such a cool channel
I'm glad TH-cam sent me your way so long ago lol. 😊
Gonna make a nice walkway to my pool. Gonna start this next month. Great idea.
That’s outstanding. Nicely done…. ❤
you sir are a mad scientist and I love it!
Great idea! I'm considering doing something like this to make a pathway on the side of my house that I can also drive/push my trailer over.
Just came across your page and I'm soooooo thankful I'm hooked
OK OK OK! This is so creative and useful! Let me put on my thinking cap and plan things out a little. THANK YOU!
Bloody brilliant 👍🏻well done
THIS is SOOOOOO cool. I can't wait to see what design you put down. Who would have thought to use a decking board to get a wood grain look, AWESOME IDEA.,..........my mouth is still open in aw.
Thanh You for sharing this awesome video with us. Absolutely Fantastic. Good on You!!!!
Oh the ideas! I have never done anything like this, but I have seen lots of cool stuff that gets me thinking. Your video is one of those that really has me thinking out loud with color variations of drift wood (maybe stain, maybe concrete paint, maybe a very light first layer in the mold - out of more than one bucket of less or more pigmented concrete). We did a bathroom floor (drift wood grain) porcelain tiles, laid out horizontally as stepping boards, each section then separated with a row of vertical boards, which looks kinda like walking a boat dock. I loved this video and I may have to get my hands dirty.
Thank you for inspiring my next backyard project!
perfect timing, its spring and i was thinking about doing exactly this.
i absolutey love all your builds
Looks like a few broke. Amazing! You took them out of the mold so quick.
Dude this is cool! I'm currently building a house and the options are open as to wtf am I going to do. These tutorials help a lot for ideas!
I could watch your videos ALL day long!!! This stuff is so cool!
AWWWWWWW MICHELLE!!! Thank you so much!!! ☺️☺️☺️
From and really old gezzer from the construction biz THANKS to you for thinking outside the box. Back in the olden days when Super Plastizer first came out we thought what kind of BULL CHIT is this? Back then in the GREAT STAE OF TEXAS our Highway Dept. believed in 6 sacks of cement minimum per CYD. Pumping was coming into it's own and pumping 6 sack concrete stood a good chance of clogging the hoses. Someone from the Concrete Company would come out with the truck and pour in the powerded Plastizer. Dang if it didn't work!!! Made the concrete super runny like someone with the runs. Hence it earned it's name POOPY Dust. THANKS again you remind me of a young me but a LOT smater. :-)
That's a really good idea. They're a little thin looking to me and not appealing to the eye (but in a pattern like you're doing at the end they look great). I agree with so many of the other commenters about a pattern. I wonder how hard it would be to pour one 2-3 boards wide and what that would look like.
pretty cool project mate 👍👍👍
This is an amazing idea. I am renovating an old 1893 house and I need to replace the steps for every door. Consider this done. I assume if you do 4 supports they could be used as stairs.
I’m thinking the same thing
Thank you for sharing!
That looks amazing
LOVE THIS!
This is definitely awesome 👍
Awesome job! You provide me with great ideas.
Brilliant!!!!
This is a fantastic idea
this is awesome! definitely doing this
Cool project idea
Excellent ! I’m going to try this !
Wow. Those turned out very nice ❤
That would be cool for a table. I also wonder if you could do the dry pour technique with this.
That's awesome.
Look forward to this type of series.
I’m gonna try to keep it goin!
@@MichaelBuilds would love to see bigger, white pavers with reinforcement for walking and river stones around it.
Excellent!! ❤
Great idea!
Love it. I had two watch this video twice. This project is moving up to the top of the to do list!
You watch it twice?!?! THANK YOU SO MUCH! Haha
These look fantastic! I'd love to try some that are wider, ideally 12". I feel like they could easily break, however, if the ground underneath is not perfectly level. I have had paver stones in my garden crack in half in a similar situation. I haven't used this RapidSet product. Perhaps it is stronger than I'm picturing.
Could you use cement all? If so what would the difference in outcome be?
Great video and idea! Thank you!
Love the idea. Will be interesting to see how they hold up. I’d definitely make sure they have a very stable bedding of compacted gravel and sand before rolling anything heavy across them. Looks like you have already had a few breaks.
I’ve been planning to use the concept for the wood grain in landscape wall blocks. For stability, the blocks will be 4-6” thick, so just using regular concrete and waiting a few days to unmold. I’ll set a pvc pipe in the block so I can drive a piece of rebar through for stability.
And definitely adding the die to the mix. Would love to figure out how to incorporate yellow-orange-red streaks to match the cedar fence above. Unfortunately, I’m more autistic than artistic so will probably just use one color.
Wow great video with a lot of energy! I hit the subscribe button ASAP
Dude, that’s awesome
Very cool idea thank you
Great work!!
Oh man…I wanna do this!!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
You are awesome! So happy I found your channel! You have a new subscriber!!
No, you’re awesome!!! Thank you so much and WELCOME TO THE CHANNEL!
Fantastic, I love this idea!
Thank you Caroline!
@@MichaelBuilds No problem 😉 I love your channel!
That was great 👍
Dude.....my crafty budget brain is exploding right now. Thats AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!
Super cool 😍
How COOL!!!
Genius
I got a heart shaped steping stone before that had glass stone in it. When you do maybe a bamboo look you could put river rock around in it for a tropical look.🐲
Great job! I especially liked: "where do I find the straight boards!"
Very cool. Ty sir
Great video fence pickets next !
love your channel!!
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Very cool!!!
Awesome!
that's a cool idea!!!
Never fails, you come up with an idea and provide details that I can use. I’ve been wanting to do something like this around my above ground pool and then put stone around the steps so I don’t have to get the weed eater near my pool.
There’s my fav concrete guy ever ! 😊
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This would be a neat way of making raised garden beds or garden edging
VERRY COOL!!!!!!
Cool!
Great video thank u
I have a Kobalt 4 cu ft electric concrete mixer from Lowes. I was curious if you've ever used an electric mixer when doing larger projects with rapid set mortar? I have an 18 bag project tomorrow and really want to use the mixer instead of 1 bucket at a time but wasn't sure if there is a reason you always use a drill mixing in Buckets even when building helped that viewer with those large countertops at his house for his kitchen.
Thanks in advance for any advice!
Nice!