How to Build a Round Paver Patio
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- Опубліковано 3 лип 2024
- In this video we walk you through how to make a 14 foot round paver patio.
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Great information. I've built several of these. I quit using sand, though. Where I live, ants will burrow in it, and tree roots will undermine the patio. I use granite dust for the base. Once tamped, it's like concrete. Lay the pavers, and you're done. Try it.
I have both a tree root and an ant problem. Wish I had known about that before!
Incredibly helpful, I'm working on a circular 15 ft patio - great step-by-step instructions!
I've been doing research for the past few weeks for my patio. This literally confirms all the best practices that I've determined for my project plus added additional helpful tips. THANK YOU! Also perfect length/engagement with the video production.
Amazing work. So interesting to watch. My garden is going to look fantastic watching your videos. Thank you for sharing these with us all.
Thank you for all of your expert tips! Starting on a patio very soon!
Outstanding! I am following this exact project and methods. Thank you for sharing!
I've watched 20+ videos on this topic, and yours was the most concise and informative I found. Thanks!
Hey thanks a bunch!
Thank you, I have enjoyed your endevor! Excellent job! Nice beard, wizard length.
Can't wait to do mine. Thank you.
Great informative video! Now I know how much trouble I'll be getting into! You had a great little helper!
This is a super helpful video. Looking to do a similar project but first I need to level out some of the yard. I am not blessed with the flat structure you have there, but we'll get 'er done. Thanks again ye bearded friend!
Great job! Thank you for sharing.
Looks great!
Fantastic job! I learned alot from this upload. Thanks!
Great video! I used it as a guideline to build my own!
Awesome video my friend!!!! Thank you
Exactly the video I was looking for. Well done. I can't grow a beard like that, but will be doing a patio like this.
Lol best comment so far on this video right there! Thanks for the laugh and good luck on your project!
Just wanted to say thanks. Watched video dozens of times, and last two weekends we put it together (along with a firepit in the middle).
That’s awesome! To bad you can’t attach pictures in here. Hope you enjoy many evening on yours like we have ours!
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Great video. Straightforward without great tips
Amazing work I’m a fan! ❤
Thank! I'm going to do it.
Love your hat!
That's awesome just the video I was looking for 🙂
Great job !
Great video!
This was a great video and just what I needed to watch. This is what I am going to do in my yard, but 12' diameter. Thanks for the tips.
Hi I am doing the project today for also 12 inches diameter. How many bricks did you end up buying?
In case Larry tube does not respond, it was a couple years ago, the math for a 12 foot patio calls for 556 pavers. It’s a good idea to add around 10% to that so my estimate for you is 600
@@OutdoorBeards sounds good, thank you and thank you for all the tips-very helpful!
Great job. 👍
Excellent,excellent,excellent.....
Nice work- Great video !
Thank you for the great video. Mine will look exactly like this in the spring. I laid the 3/4 inch crushed stones and the screenings down and Im going to let it sit for the winter to pack in a little more... That and I live in Canada and its to darn cold to work outside now lol
Very tidy work
Nice job.
Simple and nice 😘
Nice job
very nice job done. kid is making the video more loveable.
thanks man. i was looking every move of the kid in this video. lol
nice job.
Brilliant
great video - I have to replace a circle in a walkway... I think this may help!!
well done my friend!
Lol very nice, I'm doing the same but mixed with decorative rocks😅 making a mosaic
i had bigger paver stones when i was doing this and i learned that putting a towel on top of the pavers and tamping with that 10x10 tamper reduces the risk of cracking. otherwise i would use a couple of rubber mallets (which takes much longer but zero cracking risk)
Looks great!! I just got 360 pavers free from my work ..going to build one here. I'm going to offer my neighbor nothing for his labor too!!! Well maybe a 12 pack...lol😂. Thanks for the great vid!! 🍻
I want that patio
So instead of using the pipe to do the sand, dump sand in the area the in several spots around the edge and a few in the middle put the sand in little mounds about the size of a paver. Set a paver on a mound on the edge and push it down and wiggle it til you get the top of the paver a little higher than what you want. Do all the edge mounds first then set a paver on each one and put a string line on top of 2 and thats your hight for the middle ones. Screed from pad to pad until about half is smooth and its smooth the whole diameter 2 directions, Chalk 2 lines across in the center. Set pavers in all 4 directions on the center lines. Let thepaver go past where you want the border. Draw a circle around the same way he marked his circle. Cut pavers in place fix edge of sand and set border.
Use a plate compactor with a urethane pad on bottom on top of pavers after you brush the poly sand on top then wet
I am in Sacramento area.
Thank you. And if more humans took the time to be more like you, we sure would have fewer pathetic problems and significantly better quality of life all over :)
Hey thanks for that!
Thank you! VERY helpful video. Do you have a list of all your supplies and quantities for this project?
I’ll put one together and add it to the description. I’ll let you know when that’s done
I like your obsessiveness. How would you do this with a firepit and hole in the middle?
Sorry for the late reply. I would lay the patio the same way and remove the center after. That way I keep everything centered. Put in the fire pit build and then cut the bricks adjacent to it. For this particular patio we decided to go with a propane fire pit. I’ll show that off in a later video.
Just finished mine. Now to keep the dog from digging around the edges until we can get grass to grow in. Did you sod around yours? Nice work btw.
I’ve watched this video a dozen times. Very helpful. I was wondering if that is just regular sand below the pavers or is it some type of concrete sand? I’m not sure what to get.
It’s called paver sand and it is specific but I don’t know why.
Hi! Loved this patio! Planning on creating it ourselves. Have you used the Brock paver base panels before?
I researched those before I did this project. They were too expensive for my liking. They would definitely make the job faster but I genuinely enjoy the physical labor involved in my projects so I didn’t feel the need to go that route.
I've been scouring the internet for this guidance. This is concise and helpful and will be my main source. A lot of people use a compactor on the patio stones. Is there a reason apart from cost not do this?
I think it depends on the stones you use. I was worried a compactor would break these. I broke one even with the hand compactor, had a high point and I thought I would just beat it down and it broke. That’s why I suggested pulling the paver and removing a little sand to get it to drop.
Thanks for the compliment!
@@OutdoorBeards Excellent point. Thanks for your response. Again, you've made the best reference for this project that I can find -- and there's a lot!
Good luck with your project!
I notice you did not use a flat board for the surface. I have a guy who wants to use a board and cut it round then but the pavers onto the board. Is that sufficient to do?
Thank you for the video. Super helpful! Had a question...how important is getting the foundation leveled BEFORE the paver base? Is it safe to say that as long as I can put in 4-6” of base layer that is leveled or slightly leveled away from the home, I should be okay?
When you lay your pipes down to start applying the sand you will see gaps under the pipe here and there. This is not a huge deal. However, if you are so far off that say the left and right pipes are lower than the middle pipe while your skreeting you may end up with waves in your patio. When you lay the pipes down their level in relation to each other is very important. So I would say do the best you can at that stage to stop problems from occurring later on in the process. Remember this is the foundation. The better you do the foundation the easier the rest of the steps will be.
Thank you for the quick reply! I think I was using the wrong terms in my questions. How important is it to get the clay/dirt leveled before putting the base/gravel layer (pre-sand)? I don’t think I’ll have any issue leveling the base layer after putting 4-6” of it in, but digging and tilling the clay here to getting it leveled is taking an eternity - LOL! Thank you for all your help and hope you upload more to your channel!
Oh I understand now! No that is not important and can be rough
Perfect thank you! 🙂
I have always wondered what was the point of having kids unless it is to use them as unpaid labour force.
Children are just free loaders who empty your bank account and your fridge and pantry so
It is never too early to teach them the importance of earning a living through hard work.
Great dad !
How deep should the landscape edging be? Should it be as low as the layer of sand or only as low as the pavers?
Technically the edging goes on top of the base material to hold the sand in place. I did mine different because after the project was done I removed the edging and packed dirt in to hold everything in place. Where I live the dirt is mostly clay so this works. For most people o say do the edging before the sand step. This is challenging with a circle patio though.
What size angle grinder are you using for this project? thanks
It was either a 4.25 or 4.5. Don’t recall exactly. It would be much easier with a larger blade but that size grinder was cheaper and I didn’t mind the extra work.
That beard is wait for it...Legend..beardy! LEGENDBEARDY!
Haha that’s one of the best I’ve heard! Though Barney was baby faced in that show.
"Making sure to only step on the bricks I laid down"...as 'The Wife' walks right across the sand leaving footprints.
What kind if sand did you used for the pavers to sit on?
It’s just called paver sand. You can get it at a landscape supply in bulk or at Lowe’s and Home Depot by the bag. The bulk option is much cheaper if you have a truck to transport it.
Great video. Do you have any idea how many pavers you bought or needed?
I bought 1,200 but I was also doing the 2 step edging all around the yard, that’s in a different video. This patio took a little less then 800 of those.
Is there a formula for figuring out how many bricks, how much sand, etc., basically, how much of everything we'll need? We are planning a 12' round patio.
What is the length and width of your pavers?
Hi! Super helpful video and to the point!!! I’m going to mimic yours exactly LOL. How many pavers did you end up using? (Not sure how many to buy for this size patio and I’m new to all this!)
Amy Zhang so the math comes out to 964 pavers. I had purchased 1400 because I am also doing some edging using the same pavers. I would suggest buying 1000 since you will be cutting some. Remember when cutting that you can use the cutoff pieces in other spots and have less waste. And with Lowe’s and Home Depot you can return what you don’t use. Good luck!
Amy my math was wrong the other day. I did the math for a square not a circle. Correct number is 747 pavers so maybe a little over 800 and you should be good.
What math are you using? Is it a calculator?
I would like to ask what kind of bricks you used. I just bought a bunch of used bricks, but it turns out there are 2 types of bricks. One of them has flat sides and one has spacers on each side so they fit together with a gap of about 1/8th of an inch.
Not sure which kind to use. If I use the kind without the spacers, should I just place them as tightly as possible.
Thanks for the video, the patio looks great.
The ones with the spacers are “pavers” for making a patio or walkway. The gap that’s created is important to give space for the polymetric sand. The other bricks you mentioned that don’t have the spacers are for building things like walls or built in grills where you would be using an adhesive to hold them together and, aesthetically, the spacers would look bad. .
@@OutdoorBeards Thanks for the quick reply. Gonna start digging now.
Enjoy!
Thank you for this video! How many bricks were in the center of the patio?
I want to say a little over 600 plus a bunch of cut ones.
Thank you!
It looks so good. How many pavers did you end up using for this project?
A little under 800 pavers
@@OutdoorBeards how many around the edge?
Just wondering if you would like to do this for others. If not, do you know anyone who could do such good job as you do and is willing to do this for others? Thank you!
I replied to this earlier but thought it was on the grill video. Lol so my reply sounded dumb. Anyway, I would not want to do this for a living. I very much enjoy doing it but I think doing it all the time would not be enjoyable. As for knowing someone who does this, I’m in Idaho, you would need to reach out in your area.
Is the compacted gravel enough also to prevent weeds, or should I put some fabric underneath it as well?
I don’t have any weeds coming through mine it’s now a year and a half old. I did not use fabric. I don’t like that stuff personally.
@@OutdoorBeards awesome, thanks for super quick reply!
Thank you for sharing this is exactly what I am looking for to start my next project. I would like to know how many stones did it take to in total to complete the project?
Just under 800 if I remember correctly. It’s been a while. I think the math came out to around 750 but you need extra for the cuts.
@@OutdoorBeards Thank you I am also going to follow your Edging that one looks really amazon too your work is fantastic.
Hey thanks! little advice on the edging, use some concrete around the upright. The poly metric sand does not hold up as well as I hoped. I went back and put a bit of concrete behind the upright portion of the edging. This would have been easier during install instead of after the fact.
@@OutdoorBeards Thank you for the advice I will do that.
Looks great. How many square feet is this?
154 square feet
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If you used 124 around the edge, is the 14 ft circumference
Correct. The math was done so the finished patio is 14’ wide
Im just about ready to begin building mine. You used an angle grinder for cuts. Was it a 4" or 7" and would a 7" do a better job? I need to buy one for the project.
I used a 4” which made me cut both sides, break it off, then shave down the remaining bits of the edge. A 7” grinder would make this process easier.
looks awesome! building one myself what's that song at the end did you record that I like it!
I found it on epidemic sound. Not sure the title though. Sorry it’s been a while since I looked at the original file.
@@OutdoorBeards cool man no worries. wasn't sure if it was an original song if you played or not.
How many pavers did you use in total? I'm trying to do a 16' round patio, could you give me an idea of how many I should buy it and how much you spent in the material ?
So the math comes out to 747 pavers but with the cutting you need about 800. I bought the pavers on sale for .25 each so I paid a little over $200 for the pavers. Road base, paver sand, edging, and poly metric sand with delivery fees maybe another $300. I bought the grinder new and random stuff, etc. so I would say between $500-$600 total for just that patio.
Thanks for taking the time to answer my question it will help me a lot
Hey I’m sorry I thought you were asking how many I used on mine then realized just now you were asking for a 16 footer. The math for that size comes to 989 pavers. Add at least 100 to that for cuts and random issues. Good luck!
What kind of landscape edging did you use?
I don’t recall what it was called. Came in a roll at Home Depot but had to by the stakes separate
I need help to figure out how many pavers I need for a 13 radius circle
Paver size 3.5in x 7.1x 2.3in
Please confirm for me a 13 foot radius so patio will be 26 feet diameter? I have to ask because some people get radius vs diameter confused and then I give them a totally wrong number.
If the radius is 13 feet we convert that to inches. 13x12 = 156. Then find the area of the patio. Pie x r squared so 3.14 x 24,336 which gives us 76,453.8. Then the area of the paver. 3.5x7.1 = 24.85. Then we divide. So 76,453.8 / 24.85 = 3,076.6 pavers. Round up a bit for cuts and such.
How many pavers did you need and how did you find out how many you needed
I used just under 800. To figure out how many I found the area of my circle and then divided that by the area of a single pager. Then rounded up to cover for cut offs and such
Great vid. How long did it take you from start to finish?
It was ten days total working on it every da, but keep in mind I have a wife, kid, and a job, you know all the adult stuff, so I couldn’t just work on it none stop. If I had I think I could have done it in 3 days.
@@OutdoorBeards Thanks for the help man. I'm not bearded but I'm an ally.
Howmeny stones did you used.
I used about 800 on this
Now if I just wasn't so lazy!
My coffee intake is high. Lol
Do you have any close ups pics of the pattern. Looking to do this design, just need help with what the pattern looks like. Thanks
I can’t share pictures in the comments. But it two pavers side by side, which makes a square and each set of pavers is turned 90 degrees.
@@OutdoorBeards thank you!
How many pavers would you say that you used?
So the math comes out to 747 pavers but with the cutting I want to say it was closer to 800.
I got the same pavers as you how many did it take to make a 14 foot circle?
The math says you need 747 but you have to make all the cuts too so I estimate 800. I had ordered 2000 or something because I was doing multiple projects, that’s why 800 is an estimate.
What brand of 6’ level do you recommend for dragging the sand? (Jk That part was painful for me to watch)
Lol my levels are tough. They held up just fine
Would you mind letting me know how many pavers you needed? Thank you in advance!
The math comes out to 747 but you have to cut a bunch too so I would say buy 800. When I was cutting for the circle I would try to use my cutoffs where I could so I would waste less.
@@OutdoorBeards Great thank you so much
I’m about to do the same exact thing but 18’ across where a pool used to sit. Wanna come over and help? 😂
Only if pizza and beer is involved!
@@OutdoorBeards absolutely!!!!
About to start this process myself. Are the metal pipes a must or can I use anything that’s an inch high?
Anything that is 1 inch would work
@@OutdoorBeards thanks man! Appreciate it!
Glad to be of service! Good luck on your project!
I know you said you dug a 7" hole, but how do you ensure that it was also a 7" deep hole, say, in the middle of the hole?
The hole being 7 inches exactly all around os not important. You don’t have to level out the hole. It’s just a rough number. The high and low spots created from digging get filled by the base material which you do level out as you pack it down.
@@OutdoorBeards Thank you!!!
What saw did you use to cut the pavers ?
I used a Dewalt angle grinder with a diamond blade. Both bought at Home Depot.
Outdoor Beards thank you 🙏
I may have missed it. How many pavers total did you use?
A little under 800.
What is your next project?
We are using the same pavers used in that video to make a two step edging! Then putting in a arbor with a swing in behind this patio. Both of those projects will be made into videos.
Great video... what was your total expense in material?
Maybe $600. It’s hard to figure out because I actually made two patios and 165 feet of two step edging. I bought the material to do all of it at the same time so that is just an estimate.
@@OutdoorBeards $600, still significantly cheaper than a contractor. Thank you for the info.
Just got my pavers for $0.25 😂 Lowe’s had them on sale one week and I missed it. Home Depot had them on sale the following week #winning
Yes! That is awesome! I love saving money
So total base layer was 3.5 yards and sand was only 1 yard?
I was also doing edging so I had bought 6 yards of base and 1 yard of sand. The sand did stretch through some of the edging project so may 3/4 of a yard of sand on the patio.
Do you know the total cost was for this entire project?
What is the radius of your patio?
How many days of work did this take you? If you kept track of hours you spent I’d be interested in knowing that.
I’m proposing to install one of these at my city Zoo and I’ve never done this type of job before. Just want to say thank you and your video may help improve a kids interactive reading area at a Zoo in San Jose CA! 🙌🏼
It was a 14’ diameter, so 7’ radius. As for cost, it’s hard to say because I did two patios and 150 feet of edging all with these bricks, so I purchased like 1600 pavers but this patio only used 800ish. Also I bought paver base, sand, and poly metric sand for all the projects at once. If I had to guess I probably spent $500-$800 on the patio. Also this was 2020 so things have gone up and I’m kind of estimating. Hours worked, I did it over the course of 6 days at 8-10 hours a day.
Hope that helps and good luck with your project!
What type of brick did you use and do you by chance remember how many it took?
It was about 800 pavers. I used Holland tan and charcoal pavers purchased at lowes
Looks great. Your build has inspired ours. We are going with a 16’ circle and have 1,190 brinks showing up Monday...
That’s awesome! Good luck!
@@OutdoorBeards Starting paver placement today.
That’s awesome! You should shoot us a pic via Facebook or Instagram after you’re done! Not sure if you can do it in these comments somehow.
Great video! How did you determine how many pavers you needed for the outer edge count? I'm making one with a partial circle, roughly half of a circle with a radius of 4.25 feet. Should I just eye-ball it are there inserts or a method to keep them evenly spaced out at the very outer edge? Thanks!
My brother is a mathematician and helped me do the math. I’m sorry but I would not be able to explain that via a message. As for keeping them evening spaced I just eyeballed it. It’s pretty noticeable when something it out of wack. Good luck!
@@OutdoorBeards Ok, thanks! I'm a bit worried that with such a small & tight circle, the outer bricks will have pretty big gaps at the very outer edge of the circle (like the rim of a slice of pie). Hard to describe w/out a picture. Anyway, with just sand in those wider/outer wedges, not planning to use perma-sand if I don't have too, I hope it'll be ok. Thanks again, your pavers turned out nice!
@@heytae what size are you pavers? Length and width. I can do the math for you but I couldn’t explain it. Lol. Also you should use perma sand. Regular sand will wash out over time and won’t stop the pavers from moving.
@@OutdoorBeards That's very kind of you but probably not needed now. They're 8 1/8 x 3 7/8 but I just found out today that the bricks we have to go with to match an existing bricked area can only be bought in "cubes" of 1015 bricks! I think I'll use about 700 of them per the brickyard. That's because we're considering going with split pavers (half the thickness) for less cost, and just increase the base rock thickness to get the bricks to sit at just the right height. That's very generous of you to do the math for me, but because we'll have plenty of bricks left over, I don't think we'll need the calculation any longer, but thanks anyway! Yeah, considering perma sand, but I saw some youtubers say not to use it b/c it'll peal after X years, but here in the San Jose, CA Bay Area with the mild climate, I can probably use perma sand w/out any issue, right? I like the idea of perma sand but don't want to worry about what it might look like in 5 yrs so please lmk if you have an opinion for my climate.
Wait.. you don't tamp down the sand before you put the pavers on??
No just the base
Did it take you One day?
It’s been a while so I might be a little off. I think it took me 3 days from when I started digging.
Cost of this project?
Thanks!
Between &400-$500. I was also doing edging using the same materials so I am having to estimate.