DIY Sidewalk with Walkmaker - Super Handyman Al Carrell
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
- Country Stone: amzn.to/2xTMxop
European Block: amzn.to/2yMUX1m
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Mixing Bucket: amzn.to/302lqBF
Polymeric sand: amzn.to/3jOHPej (not shown, can be used in the joints to lock the pattern)
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This person has the system down: • Mortar paving stones
Teresa installing a different pattern: • Walkmaker Sidewalk (ad...
IMPORTANT NOTE, plan ahead. If possible have a starting and ending spot that fits the Walkmaker dimensions. You can custom cut and form smaller areas, but it is more complicated and turns a simple project into a more serious endeavor.
We will post a new video in a couple of months that shows more options and details.
You can add texture through brooms, brushes rollers, fabric, stamps...
After the walk has dried, you can add sand for aesthetic reasons, but you can also get polymeric sand and lock the sidewalk joints. You can get this kind of sand from the Amazon or big box stores. Here are examples: amzn.to/38kAkHg & low.es/2LiyprM I have no experience with this particular product, it's just to help you get started in your search.
The Quikrete Walkmaker takes only minutes to complete a 2’X 2’ section. A do-it-yourself delight. No special skills required. Just fill the mold with concrete, smooth the surface and remove the mold.
Install a walk or a patio that resembles Basket Weave Brick for the price of a few bags of concrete.
The Walk Maker not only offers Basket Weave Brick designs, but also stone and tile patterns as well..
The addition of coloring will dramatically enhance any Walk Maker project. Mix the liquid color with water before adding it to the dry concrete mix. A variety of surface textures may be obtained by experimenting with different finishing techniques; i.e. a metal trowel will give you a smooth finish, a wooden trowel will make a rougher surface and a brushed surface will add texture and expose more aggregate.
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MICHEAL I WILL TELL MY HUSBAND, AND SON ABOUT THIS IDEA, CONCERNING OUR SIDE WALKWAY
WITH MUCH NEEDED HELP. THANK YOU.
I love ole pop's white tennies while working with dirt.
Hello Micheal I started my walkway with the cobble stones and my pattern took 80 lbs and then some I got 4 patterns with 3 bags of Pro-line crack resistance concrete. I did my walkway and patio for as little as $200 DIY give a take the weather overall I finished it within 3 weeks and this is my first time doing masonry work and it was fun. Thank you
Love it! We did our entire back patio with this form and used a powdered tint from a brick manufacturer, in the terracotta shade.
How is your patio holding up and how did you prepare the ground? Have and weeds sprouted up?
How is it holding up or did it start to shift and move
I love you Michael. This is the best idea I ever saw.
'this didn't turn out to be as easy as I thought...' my sentiments exactly. Difficult but so rewarding. Thanks for sharing!
We did this last Summer and it turned out amazing and was not difficult. I have 4 sons and each was required to bring a friend over.....they took turns hauling bags...pushing wheelbarrows and mixing! They each got lovely parting gifts. Thanks for playing...."This is Heavy!"🤣🤣🤣
OMG! $75.00???!! I thought it would cost a lot more! Just gorgeous! Thank you so much for a great instructional video!
in 2011 dude
AL CARRELL, I HOPE THAT MY FAMILY WILL USE YOUR IDEAS, OUR SIDE YARD NEED A LOT OF HELP.
THANKS AGAIN
😂 who else is watching this guy at midnight! Michael is a hoot
Im.watching at 4am 2 years later
That was an amazing project! Thank you, Michael!
You gotta love this guy! Great attitude and the results were great too.
this video was right on time for me. I am getting ready to do a patio with a form just like this one, only a bit smaller. I got a lot of great tips from watching this video. Thanks.
How did it hold up or did it start to shift
Great job. Glad I found your channel. I've looked at several patterns and couldn't decide, but this did it for me. I like the brick-look in the terra cotta color.
I love it.... White pants and shoes, and not a bit of dirt......lmao
Lol...right?!!!
If he.completed that in four hours I am very impressed alone with getting a spec of dirt on himself as an more mature gentleman without even an automated mixer something is suspicious.
You did a great job. As we say in French, it’s with the old pans that we make a better soup. Don’t get me wrong!
New subscriber & the walk way turned out beautiful. I am looking into buying a form & making a walk way as well . Thank you 😊
I would level then use some form of a base and the put weed fabric and then pour cement and then finish with polymeric sand to seal the gaps.
Great job you done good I’m so proud I wish I could do that I’m 75 and I’ve got a back and a half that hurts
Wow...that was awesome. Great job! Can't wait to try it.
Absolutely beautiful great job!
Shouldn’t you put gravel or sand underneath for drainage? Also a weed barrier?
@POTUS TRUMP 2020 .MAGA-NRA I'm agreeing with baker. Noxall the area first. Then Sand to level. Tamp it down. Then weed barrier. Those were individual bricks when he was done lifting up the form. All I could think of was WEEDS galore.
@POTUS TRUMP 2020 .MAGA-NRA Are you being sarcastic?
Please send the link where to but the molds, the concrete mix barrel. Thank you so much
Amazing that you didn't get those white pants dirty!
Thanks for a very easy to follow video Loved the mixer where can I get it?
May I know The name of that plastic bucket that you use to mix the concrete ? I want to buy like that . And where to buy it ?
Great looking walkway, but for areas with severe freeze/thaw cycles...potential -5 to 105F....how deep does one need to go with gravel under the concrete?
the best video on youtube, well explained
Michael it would look great with sand as grout.
Wow, do you have to put some kind of mortar or filler in between the bricks?
Amazing! This would take me weeks!
Hi Michael, thanks for your outstanding video. I’m looking for the mixing bucket and forms you used and I can’t find them at the usual places. Where did you get them?
Thanks for watching and for the kind words! You can find them on Amazon amzn.to/4cKkwyg
Nice project where did you bought the molding
Can’t find that bucket!!! Where else can I get one!?!?!?
Wow I love it it looks tedious but worth it.
I cannot find that quikrete basketweave mold anywhere I have found knockoff molds but I want the quikrete version.
Searched all over but could not find that exact brick form. Can you post a link to the form you used here? Thx.
That's an excellent idea. Good job.
Thanks for ur video! I don’t have the fancy equipment. Your floor looks great!
Where did you get the bucket at? Im 52 yrs old and IT would help with
I suspect the "only took about 4 hours" for the project was minimized similarly to the "only took about 30 seconds" to mix the first bucket of concrete.
I noticed that the footage skipped ahead 😂
I see a couple issues with this. You need to throw gravel or sand and level of before you mold because those stamping molds obviously form gaps between the “bricks”. Unless you gravel them they will be loose and come off easy or break since you can’t hold to just mud underneath . Also weeds (which you still had growing under before you started will be growing all from winthjng the concrete.
need to add paver sand to the spaces, and the outside should have some paver supports as well. it all depends on how far you really care to go
This looks nice. I have an area that needs this.
We did this last summer and it was not difficult at all. Just get some youngsters to haul those bags! He didn't show filling gaps.....we used that sand u sweep in and water in and it hardens.
did it remain attached to the ground or bricks can be moved?
"It only took 4 hours out of my life." When you know you're getting higher up in years.
That part was hilarious
This is a great video.
what would you dont have room for the last one? You would cut the form or something?
Good job 👍
Will a patio made this way be able to hold up a gazebo?
Where can I get the concrete?
at 9bucks a bag for 60 lbs & 1+ bag per form i find it impossible to rationalize 75 bucks i see 14 lg form areas, is there sand in the joints? or is dirt just going to pile up in the joints?
i like to ask q b4 i do
Hey Michael I watch your video each time just to remind me how simple this job is because my mother would like me to redo her walkway but she wants sand can you tell me what kind of sand that is good to put in the joints.
Project is amazing! Would love that mixing bucket but your link (in the description) is broken. Which is the correct one on Amazon? Thanks
I believe it's currently not available there. So I put the name and where you can get it, 2 comments before yours, under paul karkutt 3 months ago. It keeps hiding when I try to put the comment but that one appears to be visible if you still wanted the info.
and so you'll know I'm just being helpful, not slick. When you click the videos link and look at the addresss bar url, it says the name of the item there.
What about crushed rock and sand underneath it looks great but won't last
I enjoyed watching you
Love it!!!
Great job! You are BRAVE to wear WHITE! lol.
Where we can order that molder here in the Philippines
That’s amazing
What about gap between bricks , do i need to fill it up with some thing ?
I was thinking the thing
Me too
You fill it with sand
@@willbroadbernard784 Thanks
Raj Mann Polymer sand seals the gaps up to half an inch. Pour and sweep into gaps then spray with water to activate the sealer. There are videos on UA-cam on how to use it. About $22 for a 40 lb bucket at Home Depot.
White pants? Maybe not the best choice with red concrete.
Job looks great though
Thank you Sir. Amazing work.
Hello👋🙋♂️ there...
Amazing and very interesting video🎥.. Super like👌👌👌 project.
Thanks for sharing very helpful
Do keep posting
Warm regards and best👍💯 wishes
The UnknownManCub 👍😎👨🏭
Thanks my friend. Wary nice
Not a drop of mortar on his shoes or clothes..really😂😂😂
his a master at work! no dirty job , lovin it
Because he used the right amount of water and he only mixed about 40lbs to 50lbs in that small drum and did everyone notice how pasty the concrete was. Moreover, it looked liked colored cement
Where can I buy cement mixer
Can this method be used for driveway widening? I checked your website but it is under construction. I’m very motivated to try your method. Where to buy the walkmaker and cement mixer?
I'm having fun watching you.
What can you fill the lines in with
Hats off!! Great job
Beautiful walk way.
Where can I buy a mixer can?
I was freaking out, white pant and sneakers.
Even though he did looked cute.
Honestly, who does right angles?
Beautiful, l love it.
No rocks or sand underneath it?
Wait, you mean 80 lb bag for just one mold? I thought an 80 lb bag would at least fill 3-4 molds. That seems unbelievable to me. Did I misunderstand something?
amazing job 👍👍👍👌👌🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Thanks...
Is there a requirement for any base to be used on the bottom of the pour and do you fill in the cracks between the “bricks” with sand or any other material? Thanks in advance.
After the walk has dried, you can add sand for aesthetic reasons, but you can also get polymeric sand and lock the sidewalk joints. You can get this kind of sand from the Amazon or big box stores. Here are examples: amzn.to/38kAkHg & low.es/2LiyprM
I have no experience with this particular product/brand, it's just for research.
Thanks for watching!
@@YourNewHouse where to get this form at
Where can you buy the 5 gallon cement mixer?
It's Leonard Odjob Concrete & Material Mixer for 54.60
svitos appears to have them.
Excellent
Does anyone running this show answer the comments? I too, am trying to find the cement mixing bucket/barrel. Where did it come from?
Here are a couple of suppliers. I don't know anything about these websites: bit.ly/302tphZ
bit.ly/2Oj8z8E
As of 7/12/2020, they are out of stock on Amazon: amzn.to/302lqBF
Your New House thank you ever so much.
Where do you get that drum mixer
Video descriptions has links
Not for the mixer.
love it. awesome
What a great job. If you can do it so can I!
After all these years ,I find out I have been holding a trowel backwards.
Excellent!
nice
where can we buy the mold?
Google it.
Amazon.com
i decided to get some patio squares, if someone wants to visit im not expecting them to bring a horse
verygood
My god ... I just can't believe this old guy did this ... look at him struggle with the useless "mixer" ... oh my god.
Where they cut it out, I bet he had some younger workers do the job. :)
One problem. Water can get between the cracks that eventually erodes the underside soil which is why brick stamping is preferred for longer life.
Do sand base should resolve this issue I believe.
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I bet the guys who really does the work isn’t happy he don’t give them any credit! 4hrs to do all that work with one man at his age and with white pants and not hardly a stain on him! 😂.. don’t have to lie to make a video
LOL!!!
talented budda
Hope you trained young one like you
Real bosses wear white to do red color concrete !! Boss level 100!!
LOL, why are your jeans and sneakers still white !
Good video - one question - why are you wearing white pants and white shoes ?🤔😂I’d be so dirty in no time …