Thank you, that geo-grid is very useful and helpful in many ways. ✌

He sure is! 🤣

Thank you very much! ✌

Thank you, I appreciate the feedback. It certainly does bond you with your co worker. ✌

Thank you, glad it was helpful! ✌

Oh wow, that's cool to know. Couldn't figure it out... thanks for info ✌

@@bostonmike5981 That is very funny! LOL and it is really cool to know about those buried boxes for trash....LOL

@@TheChristianHardscaper Yeah only the old timers used those things for trash when I was a kid, but man did they stink in the summer. lol

@@bostonmike5981 I can only imagine the smell in the summer...LOL

Where would you put the trash in and where would you take the trash out? That hole doesn't look big enough for either

Thanks! I appreciate all the feedback and support you have been giving my channel. God Bless! ✌

Yep, thank you!

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Thank you very much, I try! ✌

🤣 it was definitely a long day and we slept great… But worth it in the end! ✌🏻

Thanks! It can definitely make for a tough day, but helps you sleep at night... 🤣 And it is not fun getting bit by those steps at all... ✌

Yea man, very important thing to do for sure. I don't want to be responsible for any damages like that... ✌

It works very good. As far as your situation, the geotextile fabric I use will typically hold the stone in place unless you are building right in the water... At that point you will need a little extra planning for sure, Not quite sure what you should do because I don't know exactly what you are dealing with.

Thanks brother!! That staircase was no joke…. 😂 but came out pretty good, thanks as always for the support! ✌🏻

I came across your video last week and I really admire your craft. I've lived in my home for 23 yrs and always wanted steps leading from driveway to front door. Everybody is expensive! I'm encouraged by your work that I may be able to pull it off eventually. You make it look easy but I know it's not. I have slopped yard and I need those steps you are building in my life! I❤

Thank you for the step by step process👏👏🙌

That is awesome! congrats on the project, fun work right? tiring but very rewarding... And now that you said it, he kind of does! 🤣 God Bless✌

Glad to hear it! I use a straight shooting laser and put it on the elevation I am trying to meet and find the height difference. Once I get the measurement, it is just a few math problems to figure out how many steps I need. Most steps are 6-7" high. So find the height needed and divide by the height of the steps plus about 1/8" per step to compensate for the pitch

Thanks man! Always an interesting day when you set steps by hand....LMAO 🤣✌

My pleasure! I'm not sure if that concrete would really help or hurt... I always lay my steps straight on the clean, crushed stone. It allows water to travel through it and flex's with the ground as it shifts slightly through the seasons. But maybe in your area that is a better method... Good luck with your project ✌

You certainly can. Every once in awhile we do jobs like that, where the customer does not want steps in the walkway so we follow the grade of the land. Definitely possible. ✌

I would say 400lbs is a little to heavy for a dolly unless it is very heavy duty… which even if it can hold it, wheeling it into position and over grass will be very difficult. I also think laying them on block is not necessary. I recommend laying them on crushed stone like I did in this video. But you will definitely need a couple guys with you if you plan to do it by hand… ✌🏻

Thanks for your advise. I’ll rethink the plan.

Thanks, glad you like it! I'm not sure exactly where my masonry supply store gets them but they come from different granite quarries around the country / world.

Thank you, they are about 300lbs.

He gets some time here and there for sure, But he isn't super interested in it... But those Chucks are styling for sure! 🤣✌

Hey man, congrats on getting into this trade. It is not easy but very fulfilling and rewarding. I get a good amount of comments about pricing of my jobs. I do plan on doing some videos based on that at some point but I am waiting until I can really go over it in detail. Been thinking of the best ways to make a video like that just have not nailed anything down yet…

Welcome to the hardest part of business. What I learned is you have to know your costs to do business. Insurance, vehicle payments, employees, fuel, equipment and what that all costs you as a baseline. Now you cant expect to cover all that in one job. But you have to have a formula. I personally never bid a job by the hour. Ever. Can I calculate and roll man hours and equipment hours into a job price? Every time. The client gets one number for the job. Small jobs take the same amount of time to mechanize and move equipment as medium sized jobs. Often times smaller jobs are a bigger pain in the butt. Just remember however you price the job, that the quality of your past work that you can show in a portfolio or by personal recommendation will help the customer feel comfortable with your pricing and I am always will to explain the methods I use and why that price is what it is. I made the mistake of working cheap at the start to get work...but I couldnt pay my bills working for break even. Profit has to be made in business to STAY in business. I offer free estimates for a basic walk thru and average price. Complicated drawings and designs that will take me hours to do will not be free. Esp when they say thanks and move on to the next guy. Also it is ok to decline a customer. Walk away from people with unrealistic expectations and tiny budgets that try to get you to lower your estimate. I know I didnt hit specifics about estimating but those change with the area you work in and the job. I cant charge $30 a sq foot for a ten ft long x 3ft high wall whereas I can all day for a 100 ft long x 4ft high wall. Dont know if any of that helps...but hope so lol

Excellent comment Mike. I agree with all of that! Knowing your cost of business is absolutely key. When you are just starting your company, it will take time to get used to estimates and bids. But just like you said, don't sell yourself out cheap just to get the work or else your business will not grow. There is give and take on pricing for every project. The more experience you get, the easier it is to discern those things. ✌

@@TheChristianHardscaper exactly.

Thank you, and that price is INCREDIBLY high... For 3 foot granite steps like this, they cost $200 - $250 each. I would run very fast and far away from those thieves quoting you that much money... You would save thousands by ordering somewhere else. They should be in jail for charging that much...LOL.

@@TheChristianHardscaper thank you very much. Good channel!

My pleasure, glad you like it! Good luck with your project ✌

Sore back tonight

It was a very difficult project... tough grades on that property. We slept good that night, that's for sure... 😂👌

Typically (SRW) Products (SS5 Woven Fabric). Here is a link to it srwproducts.com/products/fabric/woven/

🤣 yes sir! He definitely warmed up quick…😂✌🏻

Thanks for the awesome feedback brother! I smoked from 16-22, it started effecting me pretty bad so I quit cold turkey. And as you said, the only way I was able to do it was with the strength given to me by Gods Spirit. Life changing thing. I hope to never smoke them again, I have zero urge to now that I am 32. Those sound like a few cool projects, I wish you luck on them. Thanks for the support of my channel and it is cool that you are just above us in NH! ✌

Yea, those old stone walls have seen better days for sure...

🤣 I can feel that, been there plenty of times... ✌

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What do you do for a living? carrying small heavyweight papers here and there

This was a sketchy one for sure... Thank you! ✌

We set the granite on them 1st so we don't crush our fingers and then drop 1 side at a time.

@@TheChristianHardscaper Ah, I see and understand now. Thanks brother and great work! If you ever get the chance, you should make a video about how to install these going down into a body of water. Have not found a video on that one yet!

That is so we do not pinch our fingers. We lay them on the bricks and then lift / lower the step one side at a time. ✌

Gotcha ... thanks for the info, it's appreciated. You guys do great work. Blessings 💪 🙏 😊

@@andrewdestin No problem, thank you✌

😂 it is like beautiful music... LOL ✌