Can't argue with that. ✌

That is really cool man, I appreciate the awesome comment! Keeping a job site clean and organized helps with efficiency so much... The more jobs you do, the better you get. Good luck in your future brother and thanks for the support! ✌

Yes sir! This was a fun one, biggest patio of the season so far. ✌

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Glad to hear it brother! I do not have any videos on bidding jobs, I have been only focusing on building videos. I may end up making videos on estimating but not sure how I want to do it quite yet...

That's awesome man! This is a great industry to get into. Pay attention and soak up all the knowledge you can, you will be successful without a doubt if you do. It is a very specialized trade and you can make good money if you are good at it. Good luck brother and thanks for the support! ✌

Mini ex worked so smooth for that. I imagine you're planning to get one some day. I just completed a basement egress window last week. They wanted the window well built out of retaining wall block as opppsed to using a pre-formed plastic or metal well. The block was 12 inches deep and they wanted a double hung window which was 60 inches tall to meet the opening requirements for an egress. All that meant nearly 5 yards of dirt needed to be excavated for the well. Using a small rented kubota tractor with a backhoe it took an entire day to dig that well. Lol. I knew I wanted to use a mini ex but tried to kill two birds with one stone by having the tractor with the bucket to transport the excavated material. Lesson learned as I would have been better off using a mini to dig on day one and got the tractor for day two as I ended up transporting material the next day anyway.

Thank you, quality is key! That sounds like a cool project you did, and there was nothing wrong with the though you had about the tractor. Sometimes things go a little differently than expected. You just throw it in the memory bank and keep it in mind for the next job. ✌

Thank you, I appreciate it. I try to teach whatever I can because I wish I had it back when I started... ✌

That's awesome! Glad the techniques worked for you and I really appreciate the feedback!

🤣 Those are great ones too! ✌

Yea, very expensive..... Especially the good stuff.

They are my favorite kind of customers for sure! Thanks for the feedback and good luck with your project ✌

I bet he'd come down there this winter when things are slow in the northeast if you provide accommodations and pay for travel? Lol. Just maybe....

Nice, congrats! I use string lines and levels to check grades while excavating and backfilling. But the main thing is to make sure the sub soil slopes away from the house.

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Glad to hear it! We usually screed the chip stone 1/4" high and hammer the edges into place to sit flush with the top of the wall. Definitely better to set a bit high than to low or you will have issues down the road. Good luck! ✌

Yea buddy! 🤣✌

My guess is they may cheat a little around the slab and then continue the slope but not sure.

Thank you, we do build the pad level, but we based it off the slope needed for the pavers to match correctly on al sides.

A concrete pad is much better for a hot tub than pavers. Less likely to shift or move under the weight of the tub.

5/8" would work just fine ✌

at least $15,000 - $20,000. Maybe more...

I do hand drawn designs, nothing fancy. Just something to give them a good idea along with plenty of pictures of jobs I did that are similar.

@@TheChristianHardscaper right on man. Good stuff.

about $225.00 per step

Yes, kind of... lol Here is a link to our disc golf channel. www.youtube.com/@runninitforpah Only a couple videos so far.

The job after this one will be its debut! ✌

@@TheChristianHardscaper if you dont mind sharing whats the price range for a patio about 730 sq?

🤣 just exaggerating a bit...lol ✌

🤣 yes. 2 actually...