Hi. I'm the guy who made this video. I changed my account after posting and forgot about it. Wow! 92k hits. Thanks all for commenting. You are kind folks. As I mention in the video I do not know what I am doing. Still, it has been several years and the walkway looks awesome. Even better than when I laid it.
I've done walkways with stone and patios,we dug out soil,put in crushed stone layer,then used a compactor,leveled stones compacted,then placed stones leveling with sand,then sand swept into cracks,we also had a plastic edge nailed at the edges to keep stones in place,and keeps stones in a straight edge.I just made a path with stones on the edges,and soil on the path,raked level,and straight,no level just eyeballs it,did work alone
Hey wtf I do heaps, I play fortnight, I play the Witcher 3, I live in my mum's basement, I mow the lawn, I play Call of Duty. Who are you? I bet you don't do that much!
I'm really intrested to see how it looks like now, 7 years after! If you are still active and read these comments please, do a video and show us how it turned out!!!!
Great help, thanks. I'm trying to figure out what I will need in order to do this sort of thing. It's for our school so it has to look nice. It's more of a patio thing too.
Love this one. I don't know what' I'm doing either, so I really liked this video 'cause it really spoke to ME! Thanks for taking the time to make this video!
Wow, looks like a tremendous amount of work, but it paid off! Wish .we could find this many rocks on our property, but don't think so, here in FL it's tough to find stuff like that. Thanks for sharing this!
Impressive work! It's really helpful. I heard a voice in between while the video was recording. She was the one who was recording the video. I guess she is your daughter. She said,' OMG! I can see my own shadow'. Something Like that. hahahaha....that was entertaining.
Nice video. The sand or aggregate composite packed under the stones, would make the stones stable and prevent "rocking" when you step on a stone and weeds in between stones which are a real pain to maintain later on-also prevents stones from 'shifting' over the winter. Brush sand or aggregate over the walkway grooves and then spray. Show your finished work dried and then a year later...just link those photos. Very nice placement of stones in a pattern-that is an art in itself!
Nice job! I have 2 acres which I am trying to make more appealing. My wife and I like the idea of natural landscaping but I live with 400 or so acre of woods around me so all I do is fight back nature. Haha. I actually found this video while searching for tips on pouring a small concrete pad for my trash cans. It pulled me in so I wanted to say great job and you're inspiring for us do-it-yourselfers.
Florence, do not use this video if you live anywhere that may freeze (Or anywhere for that matter). The soil will gather water throughout the summer, the stones will not stay in place, and in the winter they will lift from the ground freezing underneath them. You must use compacted limestone or another setting stone in order to prevent the surface stones from moving. A lot of work to enjoy it for 6 months, much better to do it properly the first time.
Thanks for doing this video and thanks to all the commenters also. I am about to do this and now I will definetly put down the matting to prevent weeds and then the sand to help with the leveling. I think I may even record it and post it here too.
Great video and great idea to use native stones in your yard to build a nice stone path. You get to kill to birds with one stone, er, a hundred stones! But I would think that even if with a stone walkway you're not expecting it to be very level as apposed to a brick walkway, sand would still be helpful in settling the stones and preventing too much shifting. Either way it looks awesome. Great job.
nice job. I wish I could get something started on my own in my 3/4 acre lot with different levels in Santa cruz. Landscaping costs are very steep and it is like squeezing water out of stone to get something nice for the money.
You were so lucky to find this stone on your property it would have cost a fortune to buy. The sand underneath is to help level your rock. You did a great job!
WOW! Im sure it was back breaking...but in the end..look what you created!!! Its a beautiful natural garden path! No need for mortar or sand..I think it would take away the natual beauty. SAd that we didnt really see the finished project..it cut off after you hosed it down..would love to have seen the whole path in its finished state.
nice looking walkway but I think you should have filled in the cracks with dry quickcrete then swept and then watered it so it would set. I think the dirt fill will just keep washing out when it gets wet. just my thoughts for what they are worth (not much) :)
I'm looking at this kind of videos because I'm gonna do the exact same thing and I also don't know how but one thing that I want to make sure of is that grass and weeds don't grow in between the stones so I guess I'm going to have to put some landscaping may and use sand in between the rocks right? Please comment on how to do this right. Thank you
to be fair, with heavy rain, I would ask how stable the black dirt is between the stones. My experience is you need to add a bit of mortar and water to bind the dirt/sand between the stones. Then, a sudden heavy downpour will not affect it. Also, the dirt base might also might not be stable in heavy rain. Depends where you live I guess . Good effort though. Should never knock anyone for trying. Thanks for the video.
Honest question here. Don't you have to have a compacted base with sand and gravel so the flagstone won't just sink again? I'm asking because we've dug up TONS of flagstone out of our yard that was put in from the previous owner. We're recycling it into a backyard pathway.
Watching this video, it seems that laying down stone walkway is an easy job. But actually it requires skills and a creative mind to do the job perfectly.
My first try I had to pull up stones & put down mat so GRASS wouldn't take over...Should have put down MAT first time, Could have saved a lot of work,WOOHOO, About got it finished..
I am wondering how long this last because I would think sooner or later it would start to sink in the ground with nothing under it but dirt. I was looking to see how you prep it to stop this from happening.
The dirt will compact into seams. Normally, there is no give to the rock but if you have drainage issues you can have a little washout of the aggregate material (sand, gravel, etc.), in those cases you would want to maintenance it yearly or after a heavy rain event. Simply walk each stone and if you feel movement fill in sides with some additional material of your choice. This would e less than a cup or two. I keep a bag of sand and decomposed granite on hand for this purpose.
Dude I seriously doubt this was your first time you totally nailed it for a first timer! I'm in the process of doing mines but haven't pulled the dirt just yet because I was starting to believe that I was wasting too much time and hoping I wasn't missing steps but I completely understand now! I really can't wait to dig out the dirt! I think it looks awesome! However I was told people would need grass/weed blocker tarp covered in sand to keep the huge stones leveled and stable. I see others mentioned that you missed a huge step that could cause the stones to go unleveled.
This is How NOT to lay a flagstone walkway. You need a strong foundation and mortar in between stones. In 3 months this walkway was all jacked up. Ive been a Mason for 30 years and this is horrible
Hi. I'm the guy who made this video. I changed my account after posting and forgot about it. Wow! 92k hits. Thanks all for commenting. You are kind folks. As I mention in the video I do not know what I am doing. Still, it has been several years and the walkway looks awesome. Even better than when I laid it.
Almost 900k views later! Nice job.
I've done walkways with stone and patios,we dug out soil,put in crushed stone layer,then used a compactor,leveled stones compacted,then placed stones leveling with sand,then sand swept into cracks,we also had a plastic edge nailed at the edges to keep stones in place,and keeps stones in a straight edge.I just made a path with stones on the edges,and soil on the path,raked level,and straight,no level just eyeballs it,did work alone
Good job and ignore the comments on here from people who sit on their keyboard and never do anything.
Hey wtf I do heaps, I play fortnight, I play the Witcher 3, I live in my mum's basement, I mow the lawn, I play Call of Duty. Who are you? I bet you don't do that much!
Thanks for posting. Looks great! Getting ready to do a project somewhat like that myself. Your project gave me some good ideas.
That is so cool, very natural, and kind to the environment, well done guys a first class job that looks great.
I'm really intrested to see how it looks like now, 7 years after! If you are still active and read these comments please, do a video and show us how it turned out!!!!
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It’s prob focked up w weeds all over
Great work! It looks terrific. Thanks for posting this.
Great job. It helped me alot seeing the steps first. I appreciate it!!
Great help, thanks. I'm trying to figure out what I will need in order to do this sort of thing. It's for our school so it has to look nice. It's more of a patio thing too.
I loved your home project! I am almost finished w mine! Lots of work indeed but so gratifying! 🎉❤️
Love this one. I don't know what' I'm doing either, so I really liked this video 'cause it really spoke to ME! Thanks for taking the time to make this video!
Wow! Very nice! Thanks for sharing your project with us.
wow - this walkway was awesome!!
Wow, looks like a tremendous amount of work, but it paid off! Wish .we could find this many rocks on our property, but don't think so, here in FL it's tough to find stuff like that. Thanks for sharing this!
Impressive work! It's really helpful.
I heard a voice in between while the video was recording. She was the one who was recording the video. I guess she is your daughter. She said,' OMG! I can see my own shadow'. Something Like that. hahahaha....that was entertaining.
Nice video. The sand or aggregate composite packed under the stones, would make the stones stable and prevent "rocking" when you step on a stone and weeds in between stones which are a real pain to maintain later on-also prevents stones from 'shifting' over the winter. Brush sand or aggregate over the walkway grooves and then spray. Show your finished work dried and then a year later...just link those photos. Very nice placement of stones in a pattern-that is an art in itself!
Great video and great info. I love it.
Thanks for posting, this inspires me to try something similar. I hope that it's still standing up - would love an update.
Good work! I.m doing a small patio, so will use your helpful video....Thanks
Lol it cracked me up when you said you didn't know what you were doing but it looks so great
I think you did a nice job, they are laid nice and flat. No issues to run a line trimmer to cut the grass as it grows between the cracks.
Nice job! I have 2 acres which I am trying to make more appealing. My wife and I like the idea of natural landscaping but I live with 400 or so acre of woods around me so all I do is fight back nature. Haha. I actually found this video while searching for tips on pouring a small concrete pad for my trash cans. It pulled me in so I wanted to say great job and you're inspiring for us do-it-yourselfers.
Florence, do not use this video if you live anywhere that may freeze (Or anywhere for that matter). The soil will gather water throughout the summer, the stones will not stay in place, and in the winter they will lift from the ground freezing underneath them. You must use compacted limestone or another setting stone in order to prevent the surface stones from moving. A lot of work to enjoy it for 6 months, much better to do it properly the first time.
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Very nice! Do you have any pictures of what it looks like now? I imagine the grass has fill in between the rocks. Looks great.
Thank you for sharing!
I embedded just 3 of these stones in my lawn and it was a nightmare! Back-breaking labor. I can only imagine what a pain this was to do.
Thanks for doing this video and thanks to all the commenters also. I am about to do this and now I will definetly put down the matting to prevent weeds and then the sand to help with the leveling. I think I may even record it and post it here too.
That's one hell of a "weekend project"
you had to dig those stones out of your lawn because the last guy who lived in your house, also built a stone walkway without a weed barrier.
Great video and great idea to use native stones in your yard to build a nice stone path. You get to kill to birds with one stone, er, a hundred stones! But I would think that even if with a stone walkway you're not expecting it to be very level as apposed to a brick walkway, sand would still be helpful in settling the stones and preventing too much shifting. Either way it looks awesome. Great job.
Well done guys!
That is really cool, its amazing you had all those rocks there already .was there a path before some time .
I loved it, im looking to do mine this weekend, same concept. hope it turns out ok... first timer over here
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Spray salt water on it occasionally, that will prevent grass from growing in the cracks
1/2 CUP OF SALT TO A GALLON OF WATER, Will KILL THE WEDS & GRASS, I NEVER BUY WEED KILLER.....!
nice job. I wish I could get something started on my own in my 3/4 acre lot with different levels in Santa cruz. Landscaping costs are very steep and it is like squeezing water out of stone to get something nice for the money.
hey he saved a lot of money ..you are lucky to have so many flagstones in your yard..its expensive to buy
wonderful. thanks for sharing.
wow i love this video soooooo much.
Thanks
Wow i loved this video
Hard work but it looks great! I used a type of commercial sand that hardens like cement because I didn't want any grass or weeds between my stones.
You were so lucky to find this stone on your property it would have cost a fortune to buy. The sand underneath is to help level your rock. You did a great job!
What was it you used to put between the stones, I tried regular dirt and that isn't sticking.
WOW! Im sure it was back breaking...but in the end..look what you created!!! Its a beautiful natural garden path! No need for mortar or sand..I think it would take away the natual beauty. SAd that we didnt really see the finished project..it cut off after you hosed it down..would love to have seen the whole path in its finished state.
Wow! That looks great! Was it just the two of you? My husband and I are planning on doing the same thing for next year.
Nice job!
I would really like to see what it looks like after it is done.
Yes, enjoysmath, I thought the same and even replayed the roll-up!
by now they are doubtless finding out what caused the rocks to be buried the first time...nice neighbor, small wonder he's no longer a contractor...
wow..great job...
Wow! that looks great! It was definitely worth all your blood, sweat, and achy back I'm sure!
looks good
Polymeric sand would be perfect for this
What does it look like now? Is it still there?
nice looking walkway but I think you should have filled in the cracks with dry quickcrete then swept and then watered it so it would set. I think the dirt fill will just keep washing out when it gets wet. just my thoughts for what they are worth (not much) :)
Also - you don't need all that fancy base since the soil beneath is already compacted & the stones are large/flat which will keep them up & stable
I'm looking at this kind of videos because I'm gonna do the exact same thing and I also don't know how but one thing that I want to make sure of is that grass and weeds don't grow in between the stones so I guess I'm going to have to put some landscaping may and use sand in between the rocks right? Please comment on how to do this right. Thank you
Nice thanks good idea
I want to tackle something similar but am wondering if landscape fabric to prevent weeds and gravel for drainage should be underneath the stones?
YES INDEED!!...Mat will do perfect..
Nice!
looks good but I always put 4 to 6 ply plastic under rocks to keep out weeds and grass
You should have used 1/4 or 3/8 inch pea gravel a a base, compacts real good.
Like the look very much. I'd love to see an update with comments now that's in been a while.
to be fair, with heavy rain, I would ask how stable the black dirt is between the stones. My experience is you need to add a bit of mortar and water to bind the dirt/sand between the stones. Then, a sudden heavy downpour will not affect it. Also, the dirt base might also might not be stable in heavy rain. Depends where you live I guess . Good effort though. Should never knock anyone for trying. Thanks for the video.
*chuckle* You can see my shadow!
Honest question here. Don't you have to have a compacted base with sand and gravel so the flagstone won't just sink again? I'm asking because we've dug up TONS of flagstone out of our yard that was put in from the previous owner. We're recycling it into a backyard pathway.
Good work
Nice stones.
I'd love to see it, why not post a vid now? :)
how much did this cost in materials?
This guy is gonna start getting weeds like crazy in less the 20 days so hope he enjoyed it wile it last
nice job, the good thing is that u didnt have to pay for the stone because it is pretty expensive. I have to pay for mine.
Is there an easier way to do this?
Good job
Beatles or Stones? Stones!
Nice work. I'm about to do the same except I'll need to buy the stones.
I was hoping you'd show it like a week later
Watching this video, it seems that laying down stone walkway is an easy job. But actually it requires skills and a creative mind to do the job perfectly.
You need to treat the ground below so grass doesn't come back plus adhesive between the rocks so they don't move between weather changes ..
You remind me of that dude off of DIY.
dude, I got a shirt just like that one
you should have used plastic underneath or poured the sand on it that hardens ... you are going to have to weed wack or mow your walk way
depends were you live
Should have layed weed mat down first so you dont have grass growing up between them! Awesome walkway!
My first try I had to pull up stones & put down mat so GRASS wouldn't take over...Should have put down MAT first time, Could have saved a lot of work,WOOHOO, About got it finished..
I wonder how it looks today? He should've used base course and sand.
Level needed too
You forgot the weed barrier but it looks good
Looks nice in the beginning until the weeds grow between the rock - get your weed whacker out.
No sand or aggregate bedding layer? You must have soft dirt.
I am wondering how long this last because I would think sooner or later it would start to sink in the ground with nothing under it but dirt. I was looking to see how you prep it to stop this from happening.
The dirt will compact into seams. Normally, there is no give to the rock but if you have drainage issues you can have a little washout of the aggregate material (sand, gravel, etc.), in those cases you would want to maintenance it yearly or after a heavy rain event. Simply walk each stone and if you feel movement fill in sides with some additional material of your choice. This would e less than a cup or two. I keep a bag of sand and decomposed granite on hand for this purpose.
should have rented a small trencher, you would have been done in half the time, with a fraction of the labor.
Wait til it rains. You just created a pool.
Dude I seriously doubt this was your first time you totally nailed it for a first timer! I'm in the process of doing mines but haven't pulled the dirt just yet because I was starting to believe that I was wasting too much time and hoping I wasn't missing steps but I completely understand now! I really can't wait to dig out the dirt!
I think it looks awesome! However I was told people would need grass/weed blocker tarp covered in sand to keep the huge stones leveled and stable. I see others mentioned that you missed a huge step that could cause the stones to go unleveled.
PUT DOWN MAT FIRST, Or you will be fighting grass all Summer..I know by experience..lol,lol
TOO SEXY~ I'm actually going through that right now as we speak smh. I even put an entire roll of weed blocker
Mix a gallon of VINEGAR with a cup of SALT & mix & spay on grass..Will kill grass..
ON A HOT SUNNY DAY, PUT SAND DOWN ALSO IF DESIRED..
TOO SEXY~ sounds like a great idea I will definitely do that and let you know how it turned out
tht wz nice really
watched the whole video and there is no photo of the finished project...
Yes this bothered me as well.
Can we please see an update
actually sand is the preferred method
Don't forget the hose pal.
If it was my property,I would just have rocks on sides,and pebble stone in path
Bet he had to redo this.
This is How NOT to lay a flagstone walkway. You need a strong foundation and mortar in between stones. In 3 months this walkway was all jacked up. Ive been a Mason for 30 years and this is horrible
no weed barrier?! jaggoff!
That was a lot of work, too bad that you didn't watch UA-cam and find out how to do it properly
ROHAN Rhule ....Lmao!
ROHAN Rhule LOL that was cold...but funny hah.
Link ? I need to do this myself