I wish I watched this video first! After struggling with the first few stones I now have a much clearer idea of what it takes to prep and place the stones. I agree with Glassman a step by step that makes sense!

Two years ago I got an estimate for a patio at my home and realized I couldn't afford it. This is the only video I watched before doing it myself. I was 46 year old female with limited budget and my only help would be my 17 year old son. We watched this video and followed his advice to a tee. Today that patio is still flat as a board and used every day, it's beautiful and people often ask who did it for us. :)

This is the best DIY flagstone patio video on the internet. I built a 12x14 flagstone patio in only 3 days all because of this awesome step by step guide. First two days was spent digging/leveling on my own and on the last day had one person help me out with moving the flagstones. We got 2 tons of large 2" - 2.5" thick pieces which covered our 168 sqft area (with only 3 pieces to spare). Using the largest pieces around the outside first and working your way in with the smaller pieces was a huge piece of advice taken from this video. I also chose to do a square patio to limit the amount of cuts we had to make, and my cheap Ryobi angle grinder (with diamond blade) was enough to score the flagstones. We then put the scored flagstone on a 4x4 and used a sledge hammer to break it at the score line - not perfect but works 95% of the time. Taking your time with leveling the road base (type 2 gravel) and sand as best as possible definitely made it a lot easier in the end when you're laying the flagstones. It got most of our pieces pretty level without having the need to add/remove sand as much. Lastly, we used an additional layer (100lbs) of poly sand and worked it in between the stones to help seal the stones together (similar to how he was doing it @14:04) and it produced a super nice gray finish in between the cracks. Thank you Handyman Startup for saving me thousands of dollars on labor alone and for giving me the confidence to do it!

Stan- you're a breath of fresh air as a speaker, easy to understand, NOT saying um every sentence. Great useful content, thank you!

Not a novice DIY guy but, no experience with Flagstone patios. Outstanding instructions with excellent comments from other viewers. Thanks!

Thanks Dan. Best video I gave seen on this subject. I appreciate your candor on the parts of the job that are hard such as fitting and cutting and giving ideas for shortcuts.

I’ve watched a lot of flagstone patio videos on KZfaq and yours looks the best

Great video. The only thing I would recommend is sweeping in a polymeric sand in between the joints. Alliance Gator makes a polymeric stone dust that is specifically made for flagging just like this. Tighter bond in between joints, won't wash away, will prevent weed growth and deter ant hills.

This guy is the greatest.

This was great! I used to love to do flagstone walkways and patios... It's been years and this was a super video for a brush-up before my next project! Thanks! :-)

I love your tutorials! Very informative and makes me feel like I *can* actually tackle tasks I have been nervous to try out on my own! Thank you!

Awesome vid thanks man exactly what I needed. Huge help 👍🏻

Thanks for taking the time to make this great video!

This is the best tutorial explained for The Diy'er first timer or those who need the real answers period of materials measures amounts in installing flagstone & hands down shares skills techniques tools for the materials un selfishly you will appreciate the length as well. This guy covers it. The wall in this video Same thing has a video on it. This is how you can spend / $ave money on your home & enjoy the parties to come You can do this. It does take time so dont rush it and dont skimp on materials ever & the labor of love will be more than bragging rights family n friends will be amazed at your skills. Its an Art....

Perfect video for a novice DIY landscaper like me . Thanks a million!

40-50 secs in I knew this video would be a gem!

This tutorial was AMAZING!!!! Phenomenal work!

This is so helpful. I have several family members that have mobility impairments. I think the close together stones are better for people that use wheelchairs.

I'm a helper on a flagstone job tomorrow thanks for the information cuz I have no experience but at least I'm not going in blind now

Superb video, well explained, neither too short nor too long. Thanks a lot!

Extremely useful video! I used this as a baseline to build a flagstone patio of my own. I used irregular flagstone by the pallet, so it required a hand held concrete saw to cut/fit each piece (he's not lying when he says it takes a long time). Also went with mortar sand over DG (preference) and Gator Maxx polymeric sand to fill the joints. Took a while but I wouldn't have had the confidence to do it if not for this video. Thanks Dan!

Great video, Dan! Thanks!

Best how to flagstone video I have found! Thank you and great job!!! The combo of eraser board detail and actual real work timeline was exactly what I needed!

Thanks Dan. Great breakdown and the diagram was super helpful along with the video. !!!

Three days cutting?! a wow…you are a perfectionist indeed

2023 here… bought a house and the prev owner had decided to put in his flagstone wirh grout. It was 3yrs old and it was cracking and buckling and I had to have landscapers come in and redo it just like the video

This is awesome. Now we know what to be sure of when we hire a contractor.

Excellent!, Thanks for posting!

You're amazing! Thank you for this. You totally showed us how we can do this like a pro in an easy-to-understand video.

Thanks for sharing, I’m about to tackle a walkway with this same concept. I am pumped, confident and ready to go.

Very beautiful!!👍🏼 Now I’m ready to start my project.. thanks!

Thank you. That was well worth watching. I learned a lot.

Thanks Dan!

finally i found a step by step I can understand! excellent video! Do you have a video on stone borders?

I was looking for this video for months! Thanks a lot

LOVE YOUR VIDEOS!!! Very easy to understand and follow your directions. Quick and efficient.

Great work, Dan! Thanks so much.

Great video Dan

The best Video to help me with my project, Thank you.

I enjoyed this, thank you for posting.

Great video man keep them rolling

What to say thank you for doing it write look really good .I been doing flagstone for 25 years so I think I know when something is good nice

I really appreciate your video, it has helped tremendously. Those other videos I explored ....well some were fine but if not industrial they were commercial or just not as thorough enough...as yours. This is my first...EVER...planning a flagstone patio and your instructions helped me first class!.

Great video, thank-you! Very clear and easy to follow. Really liked the diagram and discussion at the beginning. Also liked the way you showed how to setup the stakes and strings for setting the height and slope of the flagstone

I searched for months for a video to help me with my flagstone project. This is the first one to take me step by step through the entire process from concept to fruition. Excellent work and thank you so so so much!

You the man! Turned out great

We're trying to figure out what type of patio to use coming off our new wooden landing. This gave me a much better appreciation of what it takes for me, or anybody I hire, to do the right type of work for a quality result. Great video, and I echo another reviewer's comments about the excellence of the audio. Thanks.

Love it man!

Thank you for explaining it step by step.

Absolutely excellent Dan! I have seen people pay for very very bad flagstone patio's that really don't stand the test of time.

Really great video. Thanks!

great content and very well presented

Excellent video, well explained with video and detailed drawings, Thank you.

Beautiful, well done.

My husband and I are planning to follow your video completely to create our stone patio. Thx!

This was a great tutorial! We used this last weekend for a DIY project. Thank you for a quality video and explanation... as someone with NO experience doing this, I felt like this gave us exactly what we needed to do this (and actually make it look good!)

That retaining wall is gorgeous!

Amazing video! Thank you so much!

This was so well done! Thanks for the cut away drawing, exactly what I wanted to see.

Great video. Thanks for putting this together.

Best vídeo ever!!! Love it!!! 😍😍😍

Outstanding

A brilliant demonstration! Cheers 👍

I admire your hard work and patience

Excellent explanation, from start to finish. Thanks!

This was super helpful! Thanks. I built a patio last year with my boyfriend and we went with the grass in the gaps route. It turned out really nice, however, we didn't put down that gravel in the beginning and we used sand to level everything. We're going on year one and it's holding up pretty good through the winter, but I guess only time will tell. I am actually building a new patio soon, and I will definitely go with this design.

WOW. THANK YOU. CLEAR CONCISE COMPLEAT

This is a wonderful video! Your initial explanation with the white board was was really helpful in planning for the patio. Thanks you for taking the time to explain the planning process.

Excellent video! Thank you!!

Fantastic! This is amazing and very helpful! Thank you!

Great work Dan ✌🌴

I’ve watched many videos on flagstone installation and this is the best most complete instructional one out there. Nice job dude. I would suggest using a polymeric sand to fill in the gaps. Super easy to use and locks it in well. They usually offer a sand color or a grey color to suit your need. Thanks again for the vid.

Looks really amazing! Thanks for showing me a glimpse of how much work this was. I don't think I will be using natural flagstones

Great video! Very helpful! Thank you!!

Very thorough and informative. Thank you!

Amazing video! You answered some questions I had! ❤️

Great tips! Thank you.

I am so impressed by your talent and knowledge of these particular projects being as young as you are. You should be very proud of yourself:)

Amazing job, very beautiful work!

very inspirational.

Beautiful design!

I have a very small yard. I'm thinking of removing my lawn and adding some flagstone. Hauling dirt away could get expensive. I think I could do this. Your Video helped me understand it more. Thanks

You have great way of explaining, please keep it up & thank you very much !

You are one smart, skilled, & very talented fellow!! Your project came out fantastic & your step by step directions were awesome. This video will help many DIY'ers. I've always done our flag areas in a more free form way with landscape fabric over leveled dirt, then brieze for the mortar. The one flagged area in the backyard has held up fairly well. But the one in our front yard got so weedy, that the weeds could only be removed by taking the flagstone out. Now we have several pallets of that flagstone & are thinking about how & where to use it. We need a diagonal path through the lawn from the patio out to our shed in a far corner of the backyard. We are hesitating though - since were older now & that project is labor intensive. Plus - were pretty sure we would have to revise the sprinkler system a lot, so the path wouldn't be saturated with sprinkler water from May through Oct. It sure would be beautiful though & so great to have when going out to the shed.

Fantastic video. Thank you!

Love it! Will make my one soon. From Denmark

thanks for the intro breakdown, that was really helpful. nice, clear, concise tutorial

Great video. Just did a my front pathway and like yourself, I spent a lot of time matching edges with my little angle grinder. Well worth the extra work though.

Earned my like and my sub. Very VERY well done video. I look forward to many more!!

This was very well explained - thank you!

Impressive, outstanding how to video..thank you

So helpful. Thank you!

Excellent video sir...! Short and to the point. Thank you very much.

Amazing job!

Thank you so much this video. After watching I was able to complete my own project!

Amazing detailed video. Thanks

Thanks for the great tips!!

Big thanks bro .... great information

Awesome video! I am going to start ASAP...this was very helpful. Thank you...

Excellent presentation!