How To Build A Flagstone Walkway - Using Concrete
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- Опубліковано 4 чер 2024
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Please consider subscribing if this video provided you value. This is how to build a flagstone walkway on top of concrete. Follow the steps carefully and you will be walking on your very own creative flagstone pathway very soon. Flagstone installation is not easy, but very rewarding when you get to the final walkway or patio. If you need to skip around to the different steps, please use the time stamps below. Hope this helps, feel free to leave a comment if you have a question.
**One thing I forgot to mention - You won't need as much of the Type N mix for your joints. So just use the mix rates. Don't mix full 5 gallon buckets of this.***
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CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
0:25 - Concrete
0:52 - Step 1 - Clean Concrete
1:03 - Step 2 - Forms
2:07- Step 3 - Lay Out Flagstone, Mark & Cut
4:33 - Step 4 - Concrete Bed
4:50 - Concrete Bed Mix Rates
5:32 - Step 5 - Lay Bed Concrete and Flagstone
6:37- Step 6 - Mortar Joints
9:19 - Joint Mortar Mix Rates
9:46 - Borders
10:42 - Step 7 - Pressure Wash
11:26 - Final Reveal
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How much did you charge per sqr ft? I have a client who wants the exact same thing in my state?
Hey Joaquin. I’ll tell you our cost and you can determine what you should charge based on your rates. This job was 100 sq ft.
- concrete installed by subs - $725
- 1” pallet of flagstone $400
- 2.5 bags of type 1/2 Portland $30
- 1 bag type n Portland $25
- 1 bag hydrated lime $20
- 4.5” diamond blade $30
Our client provided the brick for the borders
If you have never done it before, this size job will take around 55 man hours. With experience, you should be able to shave 10 hours or so off of that.
Hope that helps.
Also, if you live up north where the ground is constantly freezing, there may be more precautions you need to take to keep it from breaking up
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Did you get a good price for a project like it?
@@lawnandlight how do you calculate the amount of material you need?
Wow, that turned out great. I'm getting things ready to take on a similar project, replacing an existing walk.I will definitely be referencing back to this video several times over. The one issue I have is calculating the amount of flagstone I will need. I've asked the hardscape dealers, but they can never give a straight answer.
Super video and job! The lady of my house said “Wow and wants to chip in...”. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks turbo! Appreciate y’all watching and supporting the channel. Good luck on your job!! Get er done
Thank you as this video may help me make a flagstone entrance to back yard to drag up trash container to front yard for pickup. Thank you from BURROS Lawn Care here in San Antonio
I hope so. Send pictures to our Instagram if you end up making it. We would love to see it!
looks good. but if you're watching this and you aren't in texas or somehwere else down south...don't do this. If you're anywhere that gets any number of actual freezes or snow do NOT lay a flagstone walkway like this. The concrete crack, heave, and fail. Please use at least crushed concrete gravel if not chipped limestone gravel for your base. It will drain much better and have a LOT less freeze/thaw issues over time.
Good advice. Different techniques for different climates
We had several ice storms in Texas last few years. Would a poly-additive allow elasticity? Would the commercially sold plastic paver base squares prevent cracking?
I've seen plenty of these walks in climates that get plenty of freezes. I reckon if the grading is good, grouting is done thoroughly, and sealed. It will hold up pretty well
Spectacular Cutting and fitting stone and final job -
Gave me some ideas!
Thanks so much Steve. Hope your project turns out stellar
My patio dream one day.... Great work
Awesome. Good luck in your project. Hopefully sooner rather than later.
Just what I was looking for. Thanks for the video.
Awesome. Thanks for being here
Much thanks for this. I'm renovating my wood deck and because of this video I decided to remove a small section and install a stone pad using some granite slabs left over from another project. 4x4 PT perimeter with 4" concrete poured to 2" to 2-1/2" below finished top, type S mortar for the bed and type N for the joints. I have some DIY experience with carpentry and drywall but this video gave me the confidence to tackle this skill.
Awesome. Good luck with your project
Glad i watched this and avoided getting in over my head -
It’s a tough job
This video is extremely helpful. I’m planning to make something like this at my house and this was perfect. I’m glad you included the 3:1 mixtures. I didn’t know about any of that or the types of mortars, awesome vid and thanks?
Thanks!!*
So glad it helped you Vier. Hope your project goes fantastic.
great video! beautiful work.
Thank you and thanks for watching
Gorgeous!
Thanks Victoria
Excellent!!!!
Thanks Michele
Great job!
Thanks for watching
Good job bro this video is very helpful
Thanks Vincent. Appreciate you supporting the channel
That video editing was awesome
Thanks M H. Hope you’re having a wonderful Wednesday.
That was a great job! Thanks for making this video. Wish you were based in Oklahoma.
Hey there. Thanks for joining us!! We are glad you are here. Are you thinking of tackling your own flagstone project?
Great video...if landscaping doesn't work out for you, you can probably get into video editing. The montage at the end was pretty cool to watch!
Thanks for watching Jeff and for the compliment. Have a wonderful day!!
Very nice 👍🏻
Thx
That voice is all I can focus on. 😍
Thanks for watching. We appreciate your support
Love it
Thank you
Subscribed. I realize this is 3 years old, but I hope you see this. I wished I'd seen you first. I nred help. We put in a Flagstone walkway (not on concrete) just dug and made sure we had a slope and reinforced on each side. We filled with sand and gravel. I'd say it's about and inch apart from Flagstone to Flagstone...problem is...the sand washed away as it rained. Please dont tell me I need to pull everything up and start over again.😢
Thanks
Thanks for watching.
Big fan of this stone. I
Live in North America and most landscapers afraid to mess with this stone.
Awesome. It is hard to work with because none of it is uniform.
Thanks for watching!
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Thanks Matthew. Glad to have you here!
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Thank you sir. Appreciate you watching. Have a great day
Thanks for posting! That was a really nice pathway the way you set each piece. Years ago my parents set slate down into a bed of concrete in the kitchen and it did great. What are your thoughts on that, with the cement coming up between the pieces as it is pressed into the cement. I was thinking of trying it on an outdoor patio.
Sounds like a great idea
Whole Lotta cuts on that one... good gaps though!
Use acrylic bonding for mortar with Lyme. It'll keep from hairline cracks while settling...
Overall good job and good explanation.
Thanks Proscape. That's awesome. Thanks for the tip
This is very nice! Great job! “Love God and Love others!” I love it! Amen in Jesus’ Name!
Thank you! Amen Glory to the Lord. Thanks for supporting the channel
Looks great, what about joints that are recessed slightly then mortar with pure white sand topping the joint (like roping) but even with the stones add sealer after the mortar dries to preserve the white so the stones stand out?
Could work. Have never tried it though
Looks really good!!! I noticed that the concrete looked like it was finished very smooth. My intuition would be to have the concrete crew leave the surface rough and textured-like drag a broom over it while it’s wet-so that the mortar grips better. Any pros or cons to leaving the concrete rough?
It actually works a little better I’m sure to leave it rough. Helps the bond
Thanks for watching!
My friend who does this type work told me that for me to repair the shoddy 'professional' that was done and then cracked up during the first winter here in New Mexico that I should get what he called 'milk', a bonding agent. Can you what it does, how to use it, abs why you didn't use it?
Question about adding the brick boarder. Did you do a base of concrete below the brick or just apply the brick on top of dirt/ gravel base? If a concrete base how many inches deep would you suggest? Any issue with connecting an existing concrete base to a new base for the brick? Love, love the video!
Good morning Lisa. You can just lay some rock base or use your mortar mix. Don’t try to lay more concrete base. Too much trouble. Holler if you have more questions. Good luck on your project.
I bought a older home in fort worth last year and the walkway from the street to the front porch sunk over time and i thought instead of pulling out the old concrete i would put flagstone on top of the existing concrete but wasn't sure if i needed to add more new concrete on the side for the brick trim. I also want to flair it out a bit where it starts at the street and connects to the brick porch. Kind of a hour glass shape walkway so not all just strait lines because the existing brick porch is curved, semi circle, so might all look like it was planned.
That makes sense. If your adding concrete for the fan out areas then it wouldn’t hurt to add the lips for the brick. But you don’t have to. You concrete guy can just as well create a little rock base for you.
I’m interested more in the sand + type n + hydrated lime mix. Will this work in cold climate areas? This mortar mix in between the stone seems too good to be true, but seems like an excellent option. I don’t know of any other option. Polymeric sand doesn’t work for gaps that wide.
Hey Drew. We have never done this type of installation in a cold weather climate. I would imagine that it would be different. Anybody else out there in the UA-cam world have experience with this?
Hey nice work ! One question do the walkway have to be leveled side to side and only slope down ? Or slope side to side as well ?
Hey Adrian. It’s not absolutely necessary but a little side to side slope helps water drain off quicker.
I have had my rocks in place for years with just used sand but over the years with the shop vac it's gone so I want to cement it into place.
Awesome. Good luck
What did you charge for the paver job is it per sq foot or the job . I am just trying to get a idea of what cementing paver in cost 🤔 great job 👏
Thanks , Ric robertson
Hey Ric. Scroll down a bit. We charged by the sq ft but honestly we didn’t charge enough on this one. This type of finished look takes a while. Another guy asked that and I walked through the cost. You will be able to work out your numbers based on the cost and your man hour rate. Thanks for watching and we appreciate your support for the channel.
I have flagstone on my interior floors, and the old mortar joints look horrible and discolored. Could I cover them all up with A new grout layer on top?
You could but the thinner it is the quicker it will chip up. There may be a finishing compound that would work better. Also I think there are ways to clean the joints as well. That may be your best option.
Could you use polymeric sand for the joints on a project like this?
You sure could
thanks for teaching me, tomorrow is my first patio in my business, how much do you charge per square foot?
Hey Vicente. I’ll tell you our cost and you can determine what you should charge based on your rates. This job was 100 sq ft.
- concrete installed by subs - $725
- 1” pallet of flagstone $400
- 2.5 bags of type 1/2 Portland $30
- 1 bag type n Portland $25
- 1 bag hydrated lime $20
- 4.5” diamond blade $30
Our client provided the brick for the borders
If you have never done it before, this size job will take around 50- 55 man hours. With experience, you should be able to shave 10 hours or so off of that.
Hope that helps
@@lawnandlight Thank you very much for taking your time, I already have an idea to charge, thank you very much.
@@VicenteHernandez-qz4qw you bet brother. Good luck!!
Do you know if they added Rebar to the concrete base?
Wire mesh
@@lawnandlight nice
Instead of laying a concrete base, would it work to mortar the flagstone to a road base (rock dust mix)?
I’m not sure. Never tried it.
Probably depends on your overall Soil type. Even with hard packed Base, if you e got a lot of Clay in soil, you can expect contraction and expansion ...which will likely to eventually cause cracks in your joints imo
Can you use sika flex on your joints
Never tried it
Can you tell me what kind of mortar used for joints?
Hey Wendy. Thanks for watching. I’m pretty sure it talks about it in the video 👍🏼
Nice. Unfortunately this won't last 1 year in my neck of the woods. We got winter weather and freezing of water will break up all that joint work in no time at all.
Hey Alien. What do you guys do to keep your joints from cracking?
@@lawnandlight I've never seen anyone around here mortar joints. It's too easy for the water to find a crack, get in and freeze, and it's game over. The joint are usually filled with dirt/grass, small pebles, mulch, etc. It's just basically anything that drains. Of course the look is not the same but it's better than busted up grout.
10 4 that makes sense. What about brick houses? Same issue?
@@lawnandlight Lots of brick and stone homes around here. Walls are vertical and water doesn't get a chance to pool up, settle, and seep in to joints. Walls also don't get walked on which causes joints to move/crack, etc.
Very true
Can you tell me more about the mixing please
There’s some other videos with helpful info on youtube
How do you deal with unsettling soil that trends to move
A good concrete guy
Stupid question and I cant find a video on this and maybe because it's not recommended. I was thinking of making a 12x27 patio with flagstone instead of a poured concrete slab. Can you remove all the sod, lay a base down, then put mortar on the base, then flagstone or does the flagstone need to sit on a concrete slab? I dont want the expense of both
You absolutely can. It’s way harder though and susceptible to mistakes. You basically lay the concrete and set the flagstone at the same time. Again, hard to do. We don’t do it. I wouldn’t recommend it but there are some professionals that will.
@@lawnandlight ok great thx for your feedback and your patio/yard looks great. Great job
My pleasure brother.
Did you fellas put mortar in between the flagstones & the concrete? I assume you do to make sure of the bond and incase individual stones are unstable right? Thanks
Actually another question meant to ask you guys, how do you do the fall off (1/8”) to one side for rainwater? Thank you 👌🏼
When you raise the concrete forms, just pull one side up a little more.
yes. because the stones are placed on wet mortar, it makes it easier to level
@@lawnandlight thanks guys, looking forward to more videos there great 🫡
@@nialljoyce6011 You bet, our pleasure
Where do you buy the flagstone???
You should have a local stone dealer or quarry.
So the steps are dig, lay concrete base, and then piece the flagstone and fill with mortal in between the spaces? Not… mortar under the flagstone but just between the spaces
Both ways work
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My man!! That looks great! I’d love to call you sometimes to ask you about a question I have with a property I’m going to do. Would love your insight. My name is Josh and I’m the owner of heaven on earth in Texas
Hey Josh. Thanks for watching brother. Id be happy to talk to you. Shoot me a Facebook message at Precision Turf so we can get hooked up.
What state are you in? Thank you
Tex
Hello, Can you tell me the name and color of the brick that you used for the border?
Hey Fornaro. I honestly have no idea. The customer had it already. It almost looked like a light peach. Your best bet it to grab a couple flagstones and match it to the brick you like. Or vice versa
Thanks for watching
What is a fair price for a job like that
Around $3500 - $4000. It’s very labor intensive.
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I’m not sure what that means but thanks for watching
@@lawnandlight when working with natural Stone use cement with trass... no portland
10 4. Thank you
What color flagstone was this?
It’s been a while but I believe it was cherokee
@@lawnandlight thanks, looks great!
Thank you
Pretty rough work your joints are so inconsistent what I do is cut and lay all the stones tight then go along with my concrete saw and cut all the joints after everything's dry that way the joints are all the same size makes for a way nicer look
Appreciate you watching
Good video. Less face time, more show time.
10 4. Thanks for watching
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I like Takis too
Doesn't look natural but nice work anyways
Thanks. Yea customer was looking for a more specific finished look than normal.
It's very professional bro keep up the great work .
Thank you sir. Appreciate you watching!
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Couldn’t have said it better myself. Thanks for watching. Have a great day today!
Next time talk less and show the workers doing the job
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