Laying a Garden Patio DIY | The Carpenter's Daughter
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- Опубліковано 25 вер 2024
- Hoorah!! I'm here to tell you that I've FINALLY finished my whole back garden patio!
So in this video, I finish off the section in front of our garage which is set back from the house.
My blog post: thecarpentersda...
Here's the other videos I mention which are linked to this:
DIY Patio using sand: • Laying Garden Paving S...
Mixing my own mortar for slabs in front of our door:
• Laying Front Door Pati...
Raised patio step: • Building a £60 Raised ...
Here's a list of products I used. Note any amazon ones are affiliate links and purely by chance. Money's "hard earnt', easy spent" so I only share things that were good enough for the job.
As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases made through links.
Tamper: geni.us/wGvVI [Amazon]
Wheel barrow: geni.us/0QHqK [Amazon]
Railway Sleepers: bit.ly/2fxHYGW
Paving Slabs: bit.ly/2hRvNVV
Silver Sand: bit.ly/2vq0SVD
Rubber Mallet: geni.us/6BbusS [Amazon]
Railways Sleeper Road Pins: geni.us/w6KHgi [Amazon]
Wickes Preserver (clear): Discontinued: geni.us/prrh5bS [Amazon]
Spirit Level: geni.us/llnYMZn [Amazon]
Folding Square (I called it Builder's Square) by Forge @ Screwfix (Mine's old, but similar this one: www.screwfix.c...
Bosch PSB 1800 LI-2 Cordless Combi Drill: geni.us/AX21 [Amazon]
Rake: geni.us/Nrd5 [Amazon]
Tenon saw: geni.us/3xlVqB [Amazon]
Safety goggles: geni.us/iyjiTL [Amazon]
Builder's Square - Screwfix
Respiratory Mask geni.us/SUb7 [Amazon]
Knee pads - £6.99 Home Bargains
Bags of mortar: www.buildland.... - (Later I used a 6 part sand, 1 part cement mix).
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The man (or woman) who never made a mistake, never made anything! Well done for showing the mistake so others can learn from it and well done for fixing it properly! If you would have taken the easy option and cut the door down then you would have run the risk of rodents in your workshop. Another great video 👍🏼
Thanks! Very good point!
I love the fact you are not Afraid to show your mistakes. Great work!!!
I'm sure the trolls will comment eventually, but I'll take it on the chin 😄 I'd rather share a mistake to help someone save time and money than pretend everything went smoothly!
I’ve been struggling as to what to do building a step to the garden this is exactly what I’m looking for thank you.
Absolutely timeless laying paving slabs.
Man, heartbreaking to lose those hours, but you won't have the frustration later with the door for years and years. Really nice work, it looks great with the pea gravel. It's always refreshing to see how folks overcome challenges wether they create them or environment induced. Thanks for sharing! Keep up the good content!
Thanks ;) I was definitely happy to lose an extra day or two over years of struggling if I left it :)
Blimey what a woman! Such a fan of these videos. Your DIY skills are a real credit to you and I am learning loads from them. Respect girl!
Aww CD what a great Lass you are, not scared of sharing your mistakes - you can do no wrong in my eyes, hope your other half realizes how lucky he is - your awesome CD - Great stuff from you yet again !
Thanks 😀 yes, I'm sure he does 😉 He's far better with techy stuff I can't cope with lol
Bless you. We all make mistakes at work one time or another.fair play to you for been able to rip it up and start again with determination even in bad weather.
I hadn't realised how bad the rain was until I looked back at the footage 😂 but I was desperate to fix it lol
Worth the effort to relay 'em. It's not just the obstruction, the higher level on the outside would be a drainage problem waiting to happen.
You've got a talent for presenting. But your lack of ego is your best quality, it means you're open learning and improvement. That in turn makes your vids trustworthy.
I agree!! :)
Well done ,taking the slabs up again was a hard thing to do but you did it,many wouldn't.
love how you give anything a go.and admitting your mistake was honorable
Thanks :) I just didn't want people to make the same mistake :)
Watching this on Easter Sunday and was shocked when she said “hope you are having a fantastic easter” 😂 nice coincidence
Ha... I'm surprised as you lol... completely forgot it was around Easter time when I did this 😆
I was going to comment that you’re not the first person to make the mistake of forgetting to ensure the clearance for door-swing...
Then the end of the video started playing.
I thought I was the only person who occasionally stopped working to rock-out to a favorite song.
That was delightful! 😜🤪😝
😄 one of my favourites, too 😀 It was funny when the neighbour spotted me and I waved at him mid-dance 😂
I admire your honest👍🏻 I know from personal experience how something simple like this can be overlooked. You done the right thing by ripping it out, if you didn't rip it out then every time you looked at the slabs it would have annoyed you forever 😁. That certainly deserves a subscription
Good job for sure! You were very detailed in everything. It’s nice that you went ahead and did it the right way. I know it had to be very hard and laborious but in the end it turned out AMAZING!
Thanks 😀 definitely worth doing a job properly 😉
Well done as you have learned preparation is everything, taking time at the start to set levels and falls is the main part of any paving job👍
Thank you :)
Great job, the patio area looks very professional! Sharing your mistake was very enlightening, I admire your honesty! The hard work to fix it will pay off in the long term.
Thank and yes, I think so too. It would have really bugged me if I left it!
You must be really proud. It looks like really hard work plus weather conditions. Well done.
Thanks 😀 definitely proud and relieved it's finished 😂
Hey! , do you have on your "To do list" a Wooden Garden Steps by any chance? :) I have a slope in the back of my garden and ends with a half meter posts. I am planning to do something with that area but first I need to put like a stair to go up. Looks simple, and I was thinking of doing it.
Sadly not! I'm planning on redesigning the stairs in the house though.
Your work ethic is admirable. It looks great, nice job.
Thank you so much 😀😀
Great job and fair play for lifting them again and doing a proper job. There is another way to lay slabs aswell we do on site which is use sharp sand as your base on top of your hardcore screed it off level with a straight edge lay your slabs giving them a little tap to settle them....once laid mix a bucket up with half a bag of cement and half a bucket of water mix with a stick to create like a slurry...wet your slabs then pour it all over and brush so it covers and fills joints then get a hose and rinse off till slabs are clean.... that will wash the slurry under all the slabs and once gone off locks them all in solid and gives a solid layer underneath it takes 2 days to set properly then just point up 👍 much easier no mixing... twice as fast and in 10yrs ive never had to go back to a slabbed job done this way👍 your way is great also but maybe this will help in future with any other slabbing you might do.
Thanks! I love how easy that sounds! I was going to lay on a bed of sand as I did before, but found it wasn't as quick, but I could be wrong lol
Great video Vikkie. It looks fantastic. Love the fact you highlighted your error.
Thanks Martin. I promise I won't use it as an excuse to mess up in the future lol
Awwww that door head you had scope to take it trim it down, I’ve made mistakes like that though luckily it was only 14 slabs. Very nice work 👍
Thumbs up for that final performance! Rock on!!! 😀😀👍👍
😀 thanks 🙌🙌🙌
We have all been there when you say Oh crap. Looking good.
Eric Corse 🤣🤣 yep, that's the one 😄
I like how you showed how you undid the works and went at it again.
Thanks 😀 I'll try not to make other mistakes in future though 😂
Sand "grouting" will really help with drainage as long as there are gaps in your mortar bed. We do that quite a bit in southern Indiana where we tend to get periodic torrential downpours.
Another reason I went for it as never want to face flooding in my future workshop 😀
You must've been so knarked off discovering that the door couldn't open!! Still, you solved it and it looks great! You should have an 'End Of The Patio' party! 😀
It was gutting lol 😀 But no way was I living with a door not opening... even if it was barely used. If I moved in to a house and found this, I'd be questioning what's wrong with the rest of house 😂 I've definitely been making up for a party by eating lots of treats this Easter weekend 😄😉
What a blessing you are.
Hi, The only problem with using silver sand is that the weeds will come up between the flags. But that will no happen straight away so you will have some time to enjoy your patio. Very well laid and you made it look easy.
Thanks, yes, very true. I'll make sure I'm on top of them when they happen. I love my patio too much to see it deteriorate 😀
Vikkie, really felt for you when that door didn't open.
I was thinking 'just cut the door down' but you are a real Trooper and relaid the path.
I am in awe at your determination.
By the time I got to your 'Lip Sync' at the end I had subscribed....
so comforting to see a You Tube video where the list of suppliers includes Home Bargains 😀
Thanks for uploading, Tony
Thanks! 😀 No airs and graces here with the products I use here lol. If the price is right and the tools withstood the job I used them for, that's all that matters to pass it on 😉 Those Home Bargains knee pads have been surprisingly comfortable and I've wasted a lot of time reading Amazon reviews trying to find a pair that were good enough!
That last bit had me in tears, amazing job and you're hellva inspiration to me! You go girl!!!! (Y)
Thanks and me too 🤣 🎸🎸🎸
I've just stumbled upon your channel and i have to say i absolutely love it!! I have taken inspiration from you and I have now started doing my own patio too. 💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽
As somebody who is going to redo all my paving this year, this was really useful viewing.
Oh and I loved the little Presidents of the USA bit at the end!
Hoorah!!! I think you're the first ever person here to spot a Presidents song 😄 Good luck with the patio 😉
Excellent really helped with my research long time since I’ve done a patio and need to do one this year - cheers fabulous work 👍
Wow look good you fix heavy rain oh
Thanks :)
Good Job Vicky, Hans is “ This is not my human” at the end lol
His face was classic 😂
I used the method in this video for laying slabs on a full bed of mortar for my shed internal floor as I thought it would be more solid to take heavy loads from storage of tools etc, also bought a brick jointer to point the joints with a damp sand and cement mix and it worked really well. Was going to do it with just the sand base but thought about the other method for belt and braces! Thank you!
Ahahahaha lol, loving the new endings 😂😂 Great job on the patio and like me, you just knew you wouldn’t have been happy if you didn’t do it properly! Great vid 👍
Thanks 😄 even the thought of new owners finding this (if we ever sold the house) would drive me crazy lol
Old school mortar mixing nice done so as an apprentice many years ago now I use power drill and a mortar mixer attachment tool quick and less energy used for use on those pavers later lol
Hi Vicky. Excellent paving job.👌👍. Looking good. Well done! Keep up the good work. All the best. 🇬🇧👍♥️🌹
Happy easter weekend. Hope every one is having great time.☺
Thanks 😀 hope you are too 😉
The Carpenter's Daughter thank you 😊. I sure am ☺. Thanks again nice lady
I’ve got a patio to tackle at some point but it’s huge so not sure if I dare to have a go myself so full credit to you. 👍🏻
Thanks :) Hope you tackle it soon ;)
Well done young lady, you have great spirit
Hi honey, how was your day? 'Oh you know, fine - just laid a patio (twice). How was wss yours?
I don't have to tell you that you are a rare find. I've just built a man cave in my garden. UA-cam has been a great help. I could now have done it without people such as yourself. The patio is my next project. Thanks for sharing. Your fiancé is a lucky man.
Well done on getting it just as you wanted it! Laying slabs is so much work and so back-breaking isn't it? I came inside at 9.30pm tonight having laid a 2x1.5 slab shed base onto a sand/cement bed. It was harder than I thought it was going to be to get it all inline. Such a relief when it ends up ok! I can hardly walk now ;-)
Knowledge is power, you won’t make the same mistake again (hopefully) ha. Good job.
I better not make the same mistake twice 😄
Well done beautiful lady
loved the ending.
Cheers 😀 that song's been in my head for 3 weeks since I tampered down the sand 😄
I am in the building trade so I don't know why I am watching these vids. Think it's cuz yr so adorable. Although when u said "my fiancee" I smashed my phone. Y is life so cruel sometimes.
Lol... I hope you didn't really smash your phone 😂
@@TheCarpentersDaughterUK ha only joking my phone is fine 😁
It's just my 💔 that's broken 😭
The end is amazing ❤️
Thanks 😀
Worth watching all the way to the end :D
Cheers 😄😄
Just jumping back to this video because I'm going to slab an old concrete yard at the back of my house and I needed a refresher. I'm amazed at how conscientious you are. I would have chopped an inch or two off the garage door. Who was that giant insect mixing mortar in a wheelbarrow?
well done honesty is the best policy i have done the same thing more than once
Haha, blooming annoying, james thorpe, but good to know! I thought at least if I share my mistake, others might feel less embarrassed if it happened to them too 😄
As if I needed more of a reason to love The Carpenter's Daughter. Owning your mis steps and then busting yer ass in the rain.
Damn.
and then rockin' out at the end!
Thanks and nice pun 😄 It was totally worth putting it right!
Great video vikkie shame the first run didn't go as planned but as usual your work is amazing thanks for sharing 👍👍
Thanks Warren :) So glad it's done and dusted 👐
Fabulous job Vicky. Once you got the bit between your teeth their was nothing stopping you. You are full on and far out as well as talented. All the best. Mark
Thanks 😀 I knew it would bug me forever if I didn't fix it!
For sure - knew projects now!
Well done!
Cheers 😀
Happy Easter to you and your family.
Thanks and same to you and yours 😀
Usual British Easter Bank Holiday ie spent with central heating on. Area looking nice!
Sounds lovely! We've just come back a day early from camping in Cornwall.... it's been so cold, wet and windy - definitely up for central heating now! 😄
What a pain. Good on you for redoing it right. That's the kind of thing that would bug you forever
Definitely! So glad I got to have it both ways in the end :)
Love watching your projects and really I am learning a lot especially like the singing at the end of your videos....Need to re-name your blog ""The Carpenter's Daughter that can Sing""
Well done you. Its a nice feeling when things are done to your satisfaction. Hope you had glass of something after that ? Happy easter.
So much happier now 😀 I definitely made up for it this weekend with a couple of ciders and a few Cornish holiday treats 😉
Great video, nothing wrong with making mistakes, we all have. 😊 learning from them is what's important, no harm done in the end and a boss job, Looks great too. Did a massive fail only last week repairing a rear wheel bearing on my brothers Saab 9-5 to make access to the wheel bearing fixing nuts I removed the top and bottom control arms, putting it back together from under the car I was made up to finally tighten the last bolts up only to crawl out from under the car to discover I forgot to put the brake carrier dust shield on first before positioning the bearing, aaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh 😄😄😄😄 needless to say had to take it all apart and start again. Not nice, it was freezing last week when I did it, but I won't do that again. Lesson learned. 😉😉😉😉
Oh no - yes, it's been freezing here too so can imagine the pain 😣 I have definitely learnt to check all doors in future 😄
Hi TCD, Can you advise on following please. Laid Patio. Two tears later all pointing cracked up because of ground movement. Repointed again, but same thing happened again. Is there any way of overcoming ground movement with a pointed patio? Many hanks
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Credit to you for relaying it all , I think I would of made the door go inwards instead if I had got half way of laying slabs (obvs if it was my house no a customers ) lol well done vickki 👍
Thanks 😀
Hi. Nicely done.
Have you done any videos on laying a lawn or removing a hedge ?
You are absolutely my inspiration as I'm currently laying (or re-laying) stepstones in my front garden, and considering re-laying a patio in the back. Issue is, I'm about 30 years older than you are, so it will be slow going ;-).
My question is regarding the sand you choose to put between the slabs and whether or not you've regretted it. I ask because one reason I'd like to re-lay the current patio area (aside from better siting) is because the sand between has failed to keep weeds out and so it's either a nightmare to remove them, or, as is usually the case, it's an eyesore. My thought is to lay the slabs on a good base but to do a sand/cement mortar between (dry, sweep, then light spray). What are your recommendations?
I'll also ask what you think of concrete-block for edging. I thought placed on their sides such that one can fill the holes with soil would result in pretty strong side support once planted and the plants take root. Again, thoughts?
I admire you hugely. You're very much a girl after my own heart!
Hi,
Where did you get the railway pins? I need to secure some sleepers I have in my garden that are being used as a border for flower beds and a border for children’s play area.
Cheers
Rich
We bought them on Amazon. You can find the links in the description 😀 annoyingly, the pins themselves are pretty cheap but I've never found cheap postage!
Just a wee tip personally i prefer mixing cement on a bit of wood like chipboard as it allows you to get right down to the bottom and you don't keep banging your shovel against the sides of the wheelbarrow. Just personal preference tho.
I love the way you keep asking your dad for advice 👍 . And I'm very impressed the work your doing it's pushing me to get my bottom up and get on with my own work!! 👍🙋👍. If you like you can do my garden "if you like" and put it on UA-cam 🙄😏👀😉
great job Vikkie! 👌
Thank you 😀😉
Love watching your videos😍👍
Hi, I started watching your videos after following DIY camper build , something I’m considering, but blimey, I’m watching through your driveway and patio etc, fabulous how you tackle and do an excellent job of anything and everything. One video you mentioned mortar mixing, general I do 3/1 underground 4/1 above ground and yes a mix of 6/1 paving slabs. What’s your next superbuild project....?
Thanks! Each job inspires me to try something else :) I might be making a shed this year, but still have lots of small jobs to do around the house 🙈
The end...THE BEST:)
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That is a great job. Well done!👍
Your dog though, is definitely not impressed with that dancing, hahaha
Lol, thanks 😀 he looked embarrassed 😂
You are very harder work and have fun !!!! : )
Thank you 😀 got to have fun while you work 😉
Just outstanding - And yet another grand job jobbed, then :o)
No lesson in this whole world teaches us as much as a mistake teaches us. And a mistake shared is always a mistake halved.
The dance moves help, too. Though best I hold on to my zimmer frame before I try those and fall over!!!! :oP
Thanks 😀 A mistake halved by sharing is exactly how I see it! Hope you can keep on rocking regardless 😉😀
I'd have cut a bit off the garage door. Seems like a lot less work and adding a cil on the ground would have solved the gap when the door was shut issue. Also cement mixer hire is really cheap and well worth it for the time and effort it saves. It's also fun to use the first time.
Thanks for the tips 😀
Very good job . . . I realize that you have invented the "tamper dance" ...
I had a request when I bought it. Coincidentally the song I sang (before I realised I made a mistake) was very fitting in the end lol
And you put there a lot of good mood ;-)
that's one of the reasons I really enjoy your beautiful YT channel ;-)
So nice and Helpful .... red socks, funny.
Lol, I have a lot of colourful socks 😂
Awwww what a shame ... all that hard work to do again, and in the rain :(. Its easy to overlook something, that in hindsight, should have been obvious but you can have peace of mind knowing you wont be the last person to have overlooked something before realising it. lol... at least you came clean and never blamed Hans :) Thanks also for the handy and comprehensive links to all the stuff... very handy. Take care.
I took one look at the stopper bit in the middle and assumed both pieces went in. Is it a rule that if the hinge is on the outside, it goes inwards? Well, I'll be checking every time I ever have to do this again now lol
I've £100 cash here that says you'll never make that mistake again! Thank you for posting. Keep safe
Great job.
Thanks 😀
Thumbs up to a job well done! Don't be to hard on yourself for having to pull the stones up and redo for the garage door clearance. I hade had to the same thing once.
Thanks :) I have definitely learnt from this one 😄
great job well done !!
Thank you :)
I layed a patio and the majority of the slabs didn’t stick. Do i need to use a bonding resin or a sloppy mortar
Great job you did on that,and its not the mistakes we make its how we cover them up lol we all make them only a liar says they dont
I totally agree with that!! It's all a learning experience 😀
Great job, if you don't make mistakes, you won't learn.
Agreed 😉😀
Hi Vicky I've just finished laying my slabs and was wondering what the best way of pointing the slabs I'm torn between a dry or wet mix just wondered what your thoughts are thanks
I personally preferred the pointing technique in my front door patio video. You don't need much water at all and it solidified with a bit of light rain over a day or two. If your gaps are quite big, then perhaps wet mix may be better.
Hi Vikkie. I've just been looking on BuildLand at these slabs, as I'm going to be laying a patio this summer. How have these slabs withstood the test of time?
God u r determined. I would have just out on a new garage door
Why did you decide to use cement for this part but sand on the other part in your garden? I can't decide on which to use for my back garden!!
Only because I wanted to try the mortar method for the first time.
You could do the sharp sand method if your slabs are thick enough, then point at the end with a mortar mix as it should prevent weeds. But if it's an area that's likely to get puddles, it won't drain. Hope that helps!
@@TheCarpentersDaughterUK That's great - thankyou!!
Love these videos thx!
cool and fun
Most of it, yes :D :D
Also use a white headed mallet it won’t leave black marks and never hit the edges or corners your more likely to break the slab
Just to add I was not criticising did a great job
Thanks and no, I didn't feel criticized :) Great tip!
Hi, does the mortar base have to be sloping/fall away from house too or just do the fall with the cement?
Fair play for taking it all up again
I’d have trimmed the doors
Thanks. I just couldn't bare cutting the door my Dad made me ☹
Well dome, just a quickie your builder square link to Screwfix the item dos not exist xx
Thanks for letting me know! I've listed a similar one in the description but I'm sure mine's by Forge at Screwfix.
good job Vicky we've all make mistakes before your patio is nearly as pretty as you ha well done girl POWER to you ha