DIY Concrete Stepping Stones FAQ's & Bonus Material

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  • Опубліковано 26 гру 2024

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  • @kriduro1956
    @kriduro1956 19 днів тому +1

    Hi Ursula,your videos are amazing,thats idea of the stone,was send to me by youtube,i jus subscribed,i was thinking to my house,raise with blocks or ornament bricks,to two step high and do the same thing you has done in my back yard deck! Thanks 👍

  • @arthandmade741
    @arthandmade741 Рік тому +7

    Thank you for showing your stone after that result 4 years. ❤

  • @brendapadua3946
    @brendapadua3946 9 місяців тому +2

    They look so much like real stones! Love them!

  • @queencityminis
    @queencityminis 8 місяців тому +5

    I'm obsessed. They look even better four years later.

  • @dosam_6146
    @dosam_6146 Рік тому +2

    I remember seeing your original video a couple years ago. Thanks for the update!

  • @Vettester1973
    @Vettester1973 Рік тому +4

    Thanks for the inspiration! I used this method last year to create a sidewalk in my front yard and it came out great.

  • @markcolburn6632
    @markcolburn6632 Рік тому +2

    You did everything very well. I thought your explanations were really on point. Your results look fantastic. One of the best tutorials that I've seen.👏

  • @silviaf6595
    @silviaf6595 Рік тому +11

    You inspired me to do the same project in my backyard and I too am sooooo happy with them. I had some siding which I used to create the forms and it all worked out amazing. I followed what you did and just kept going till it all came together. It's quite a job but I very much appreciate you sharing such a great idea. THANK YOU.

  • @amymcdavid9517
    @amymcdavid9517 Рік тому +9

    I wish we could all post photos of the ones we’ve done. I was researching making lava step stones (I’m in Hawaii) out of concrete & came across your video. I used your overall method to make mine & love them. I did add a salt finish to mine. Also love your follow up video! Thanks for posting. Aloha.

    • @sign4uall
      @sign4uall Рік тому +1

      I think I found you on Facebook. I would love to chat more about your lava stones...

    • @uniquelyursula87
      @uniquelyursula87  Рік тому

      So cool!! I would love to see your results. Can I find them anywhere?

  • @rwhitt2049
    @rwhitt2049 Рік тому +2

    The molds are so ingenious! I love that idea.

  • @kierstinlyons9162
    @kierstinlyons9162 Рік тому +4

    Hello, Thank you from Washington state! I just started to research ideas on how to create concrete "rocks" your information is fantastic! The finished product is amazing! I'm literally grinning watching both videos. Thanks again, All the best!

  • @nitawilkinson
    @nitawilkinson Рік тому +2

    Thank you so much for sharing / posting.
    I have a sloped area going into our back yard that I have reseeded multiple times. I'm going to put stones to help with the erosion issue. The way you made them will blend in with the stone patio area near the area. ¥

  • @melanieeaton3344
    @melanieeaton3344 3 місяці тому

    Love the stones!!! I will be buying a new home soon and plan to make the stones!

  • @misstracyfoxx
    @misstracyfoxx Рік тому +2

    Beautiful! Inspiring. Thanks for sharing! We need more of this in the world. =)

  • @gabriellat5927
    @gabriellat5927 9 місяців тому +2

    Oh my Lord!!! I just found You & You're Absolutely Brilliant!!! & You're technique as for the Mold is AMAZING!!! I can't wait to start my project in my courtyard & side yard & etc etc!!! Gorgeous!!! Absolutely Gorgeous! It takes my breath away how easy You made this look!!!

    • @uniquelyursula87
      @uniquelyursula87  9 місяців тому +1

      Yay!! Wishing you great success and a beautiful courtyard:)

  • @deborah_2025
    @deborah_2025 Рік тому +3

    love this! thank you for sharing the re-cap & FAQs!

  • @TheFrenchHare
    @TheFrenchHare Рік тому +2

    Thank you for posting a follow up video! I watched your original video awhile ago and I’m so happy to see how they’ve held up. 😍

  • @m.r.3925
    @m.r.3925 6 місяців тому

    They are absolutely beautiful. I've been trying to figure out ideas for a walkway and patio expansion, and have preexisting pavers, and just purchased some concrete molds. I think I'm going to send the molds back and try this instead. Much more natural and beautiful looking. Plus, I'll get to play more with texture and design! Thank you for this. ❤

  • @sianscountrylife4925
    @sianscountrylife4925 Рік тому +1

    Revisted your original video ...very pleased to see you've done an update ...so we can see how they are holding up ❤

  • @brad5316
    @brad5316 7 місяців тому

    Thank you!!
    Your video is very inspiring an chocked full of ideas as well as leadership for those of us would like to try to do what you have done!!
    I hope you continue to do what you're doing,you should be an instructor!

  • @zpoedog
    @zpoedog Рік тому +1

    Thanks for the great idea. I am going to start getting supplies today.

  • @Athreehourtour
    @Athreehourtour Рік тому +1

    thank you so much for the initial vid and this one.. these look beautiful ... keep it up !!!

  • @HobbyMoose79
    @HobbyMoose79 10 місяців тому

    I love your video on making stones. Great idea. What a lot of work for me at 63. I really want to make a few. I need to color them Arizona orange. But they do keep well. I just need to weight the price for already made versus make. But your video is the best so far. Thank you.

  • @floridaone2893
    @floridaone2893 6 місяців тому

    I am going to do this!!! Under our deck which in a Walk Out Basement Ranch--the 'Deck' is off the 'Second Floor' when seen from back yard. The deck downstairs outside out family room downstairs has a tiny tiny little square of concrete. Gonna add stones all around it! Wish me luck!

  • @rusmiling9909
    @rusmiling9909 8 місяців тому +3

    You had a great idea and a great execution of that idea! I was wondering if you did any ground prep before you started making the stones?

    • @uniquelyursula87
      @uniquelyursula87  8 місяців тому +1

      I only had to dig down a little and remove the larger landscape stone that were there.

    • @rusmiling9909
      @rusmiling9909 8 місяців тому

      @@uniquelyursula87 Thanks so much! ❤️

  • @sofiaceleste6299
    @sofiaceleste6299 5 місяців тому

    Esto es realmente hermoso!!! Voy a hacerlo, gracias. 😊

  • @augenmaugen
    @augenmaugen Рік тому +1

    Wow this is brilliant. Thanks for the great idea.

  • @darmuehlhausen5167
    @darmuehlhausen5167 Рік тому +1

    I’m so impressed, they look great!!!

  • @Michelle-bx5mq
    @Michelle-bx5mq 11 місяців тому +1

    They look amazing!!!

  • @northerngannetproject3147
    @northerngannetproject3147 10 місяців тому

    Looks amazing 4 y later, I will try this soon in my garden in France 👍

  • @MLeo4202
    @MLeo4202 Рік тому +4

    You may have said this already, but did you put gravel or any kind of base under the concrete?

  • @OhanaFilms
    @OhanaFilms 6 місяців тому +1

    Some of the best fake rock pavers I've seen. Nice work!

  • @krismodrow3993
    @krismodrow3993 Рік тому +1

    I just noticed your original video and wondered how they held up....then came this video! I am so thrilled to try this! Ive been looking for the right idea and this is it! Love it! Thank you! Do you live in an area that freezes in the winter?

    • @uniquelyursula87
      @uniquelyursula87  Рік тому +1

      Yes, I live in Michigan so plenty of freezing and snow:)

  • @marcusdosh408
    @marcusdosh408 Рік тому +1

    Well impressed with these....

  • @risingcastle1481
    @risingcastle1481 Рік тому

    You are just too cool. Love it. Thanks

  • @feldenkraisonline
    @feldenkraisonline 8 місяців тому

    thanks a lot - I think you transformed my garden ;)

  • @handlewithcare999
    @handlewithcare999 Рік тому

    Thank you for the followup! You did a beeeeeeutiful job.
    I wonder if part of the rocks' stability is that you poured them in place. I can see how that saves some labor. You don't have to prepare a base for some natural stones you bought at the stone yard or some preformed stones from a big box store. And you don't have to shimmy the stones into place to force the base to fill in any shallow places on the bottoms. The concrete will conform perfectly to whatever kind of ground you're putting it on.
    I do wonder how it is that your gravel stays in place when you rake leaves. Waaaa. My crushed rock keeps moving out of place - on top of the flagstones, into the grass - just from the dogs walking over it. I wanted smooth river rock gravel like you have. The landscaper told me the crushed rock would be more stable. I think he was just saving money. 🤔 I hate the stuff. Anyone reading this, don't use crushed rock between your stones.

  • @susan3541
    @susan3541 4 місяці тому

    it looks like the stones were poured on dirt. Can you move them after they are try? Great ideas!

  • @RosaniTrivelato
    @RosaniTrivelato Рік тому +1

    Muito lindo sou do Brasil vou fazer no meu jardim💖💓💚💛💙💗💖💖💓💛💙💛💖💖💖

  • @Sparki883
    @Sparki883 Рік тому +1

    So glad you posted follow-up video. I just watched your original video and was wondering how it held up and I'm impressed with your techniques!
    Is that a plastic bag you're using to create the texture?
    The only other question I feel that didn't get answered was how big are those slabs, you mentioned you needed 3 bags of 40lbs for 1 but I can't tell how big thise stones are and how deep they are.

  • @lindabaker667
    @lindabaker667 Рік тому +1

    So creative! Thank you for the follow-up video. Can you tell us what type of colorant you used? Liquid? Powder? Both? Very frugal too just using it in the top layer.

  • @noniamaus
    @noniamaus 8 місяців тому

    These still look fabulous! I think they may even have improved with age🙂

  • @dawnlawson7720
    @dawnlawson7720 4 місяці тому

    Im all over this. approximately how many bags of crack resistant concrete did you use. And did you add any any gravel to your concrete?

  • @rgsaini
    @rgsaini 10 місяців тому

    Just wandering if we can make driveway using these method?

  • @simonmills2375
    @simonmills2375 4 місяці тому

    Sweet. Im going to make rock babies, thanks so much

  • @saffloweroyl3663
    @saffloweroyl3663 Рік тому +1

    Was it necessary to level the ground beforehand?

    • @uniquelyursula87
      @uniquelyursula87  Рік тому +1

      Our location was somewhat level beforehand but not perfect. There had been a previous patio in this spot. You might need to if it's really off but perfectly level was not necessary.

  • @susanr1306
    @susanr1306 7 місяців тому

    What is your climate? Cold in winter?

  • @SBH708
    @SBH708 Рік тому

    8:50 molding

  • @czerniana
    @czerniana 5 місяців тому

    Ignore me asking how it’s doing in the other video XD

  • @snzh5436
    @snzh5436 Рік тому

    Okay, the decision has been made. I'll do it your way. Thanks a lot for sharing 👍