How to Fix Uneven Patio Pavers

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This video shows how to fix uneven patio pavers.

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@saxxy89 3 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed seeing your coworkers pitch in - great vid! :) Thanks for sharing!

@jenniferdevries2343 4 жыл бұрын

I've got some sunken pavers on my patio... now that spring is here, I need to get out there and fix them! Thanks for the how-to. Also, loved the sweet little helpers!! :)

@spkay31 29 күн бұрын

I thought you were going to do this by yourself. Didn't expect a crew of three stone masons! LOL :-)

@jamiemcdaniel3141 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! Loved the kids helping!

@HowtoHacks 4 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome. They are good helpers.

@lvvry1855 3 жыл бұрын

Great job. I have to do the same thing but much easier. Loved seeing your co-workers join in. They've learned to take part in Daddy's work. Cutest darned video. Thanks a million.

@HowtoHacks 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words and you’re welcome.

@darenj1975 4 жыл бұрын

Getting ready to do this in areas around my pool,similar paver. You gave me some courage to know it can be done. Thank you for making this video!

@HowtoHacks 4 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome

@monohydrate2 3 жыл бұрын

I got two quotes. One for $20,000 and other for $8,000 to re-level my pavers. You just saved me a ton of cash. Thanks man.

@HowtoHacks 3 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome. Wow that’s a lot of money. Also a big difference between quotes.

@khurramabbas314 2 жыл бұрын

I just paid $400 to get mine done! They did what the gentleman in the video did. I just didn’t want to do it myself as I wanted it to be done right.

@jpsmith8523 Жыл бұрын

Same here, crazy 7 grand for mine.

@cindycinal2201 4 жыл бұрын

Loved this !! Nice work

@HowtoHacks 4 жыл бұрын

Cindy Cinal thanks

@wreckelite 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for making this video! My grandma asked me to fix a dozen of her pavers and I had no idea how to do it properly.

@HowtoHacks 3 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome

@IrvingNolasco 3 жыл бұрын

thanks for sharing bro! I'm currently fixing my uneven patio pavers your video was very helpful

@HowtoHacks 3 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome

@jesserobertson8012 3 жыл бұрын

thank you for this video!

@HowtoHacks 3 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome

@komalsoft 2 жыл бұрын

I love the Santa's Little Helper... :) :) :) :) :)

@maryodorico7958 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for making this, I have a heap of uneven and sinking pavers around my house and thought I'd need to get someone in to fix it. This has given me confidence in doing it myself.

@HowtoHacks 3 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome. The biggest skill it takes to do this is probably patience.

@maryodorico7958 3 жыл бұрын

@@HowtoHacks I have patience, its motivation im lacking but your vid has given me that. Keep it up!

@ladlahiien 2 жыл бұрын

Don't do it. PAY SOMEONE

@nikrosevca9294 2 жыл бұрын

Good job plus the kids helped🥰💛🤩

@HowtoHacks 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@ramyg5037 2 жыл бұрын

3:29 Nice to see some little helpers (including one with a diaper)

@314rli 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this very helpful video! Very well explained and demonstrated. I have a paved driveway with several walkways stemming off of it, and there are a few isolated small areas where just a few bricks are sinking and/or shifting. My bad for not maintaining, re-sanding, etc. over the years. 😑 I had a paver come and give me an estimate to restore them, and he advised pulling EVERYTHING up and installing all new pavers at the cost of $10,000 +. 😳 Well like most people, I’ve got much better ways to spend that kind of money than to replace all of my perfectly good bricks! So I decided to at least TRY and tackle the worst areas myself. This video gives me confidence that I can handle it! So off to Home Depot I go this morning, to get the necessary supplies. Thanks again. Oh and btw, I especially enjoyed the help you got at the end of the video. ☺️

@HowtoHacks 3 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome and good luck ;)

@mikes78 Жыл бұрын

I have had to do some of this myself and this just popped up on my feed from previous videos I've watched. I definitely agree that if you can do it, DIY in the first instance is worth a shot, especially if you get help like he did here.

@pghg4l700 2 жыл бұрын

It was the helpers for me 😂😂❤️

@budsmith5 9 ай бұрын

❤❤❤😂😂Your son is taking over 😂Move back Dad ❤❤- Great Job 👏

@budsmith5 9 ай бұрын

Oh! Big sister came to check ❤😂

@gjones0316 2 жыл бұрын

I didn’t catch where you added the polymer sand. Did you just pour it in the joints after you leveled?

@sabbatini2372 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. Glad I found it, as I want to avoid using sand. Please could you tell me what size of crushed limestone you recommend.

@HowtoHacks 4 жыл бұрын

The product is called limestone screenings. It’s very finely crushed to 1/4 in and under.

@sabbatini2372 4 жыл бұрын

@@HowtoHacks Thank you very much.

@mikek4556 4 жыл бұрын

What would you suggest to use in place of the Lyme for the base? I have polymeric sand for the joints, but not sure if I can use that for the base.

@HowtoHacks 4 жыл бұрын

Just use regular sand for the base.

@casperwallace9685 3 жыл бұрын

I have heavy slabs some which I can't lift so looking for a way to lift them with some kinda jack and hold them up while I put more sand under neath

@HowtoHacks 3 жыл бұрын

How big are they?

@amazingbrothers5857 4 жыл бұрын

So i think i have a bigger problem. I decided to do this complete job myself and it just didn't work. Im not sure how to proceed. I started from scratch designing the space first. The the excavator came and prep the site. Once i has a flat surface, i placed the crushed stones. Then i leveled again. Then i placed the sand, i didn't leveled! Then i placed the stones. The sand is not even so that's causing the concrete pavers to be uneven and unlevel. I removed the pavers today. How do i proceed now? More sand then level? Or pipes first on top of the sand that's already on the ground then more sand? What would you recommend? Thanks in advance!

@HowtoHacks 4 жыл бұрын

You can use sand or limestone screenings. I prefer the limestone as it gets hard over time. I would rent a gas powered compactor and go over the area several times and add limestone as I go. This is how I do it. The properly compacted surface is what gives a good end product. Without that it won’t work.

@SowaScape_Premier_Landscapes 3 жыл бұрын

What would you suggest if they are sealed with perma sand

@HowtoHacks 3 жыл бұрын

To be honest I’ve never used perma sand. However it’s the same process I think. You’ll just have to chip the perma sand away probably.

@fivish 3 жыл бұрын

Finish off with silver sand brushed into the gaps.

@mariareyes-ku6194 4 жыл бұрын

Hello, can you list the tools and the materials you used? I have several pavers in different areas that I need to level. In addition, I had a new fence replacing and old one and now the pavers are sliding down. Any suggestion?

@HowtoHacks 4 жыл бұрын

You need a rubber hammer (or a regular hammer and a block of wood), 4 ft level, flat screw driver for prying up the pavers, buckets, and gravel or sand for filling.

@hyankov 2 жыл бұрын

If you can change the grading/compactness with a simple hit with the hammer, doesn't that mean traffic would eventually change your grading?

@HowtoHacks 2 жыл бұрын

No. I was taking full swings with a 4 pound hammer until the block stopped moving down. This tightly compacts everything.

@bowgy4 2 жыл бұрын

Also, the joint sand helps lock everything in. Pounding the pavers down pushes a bit of base up between the pavers helping them lock in at the bottom and the joint sand finishes it off. The part missing from these instructions is that in order to lock everything together tightly, you need to compact after filling with joint sand, then brush in some more because the joint sand will also settle a bit after compacting.

@bowgy4 2 жыл бұрын

Also, this only works for very minor repair. Proper repair for sagging pavers generally involves removing all of that base sand down to the base stone, adding base stone, compacting, adding sand/paver base, then doing the rest of the process described. If the base stone is what's sagging, eventually you'll need to add stone and compact, otherwise you're just adding more sand and will increase the tendency to heave/shift over time.

@jpsmith8523 Жыл бұрын

My situation almost exactly, if l can do it ?? I'm a hero,because l have an estimate of over 7k to repair an area maybe a. It bigger than your area..😮

@HowtoHacks Жыл бұрын

$7,000 That’s crazy. You can do it. Just follow my same steps and make sure to compact everything down well.

@philipcatuogno2968 3 жыл бұрын

What's with the blanched stones? Is that the original install look?

@HowtoHacks 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah that’s the original look. Tumbled block.

@james-jq8sk Жыл бұрын

Did you forget to compact it?

@HowtoHacks Жыл бұрын

I compacted during original installation. When fixing I added extra gravel and hit the block with a hammer and block of wood. This compacts the gravel under the block really well.