Should have posted this video before you built it so that you could have taken advantage of all the comment suggestions.

This dude is literally the “i don’t know the answer, lets find out together” type of person and I love it

"He'll watch anything at this point, just give him firepit DIYs." -KZfaq

Im late to the party but as a former professional installer here are a few tips for circle kits. To start, plan the size accordngly. 12' is small. think about how many people you entertain or how large your family is. youll want plenty of room around the fire pit to sit as well as have the ability to move back away from the fire as needed without sitting in the lawn or tipping over. When it comes to fire rings, size does matter. three or four foot depending on what you want to burn. however, i always told my customers. this is not a brush or couch fire type of fire pit. heat will discolor and ruin the concrete if you arent careful. which brings me to the first thing I always did differently than this install. i reccommend not installing or buying the center of the circle kit. install the pit on gravel first and build the patio around it. no need to buy pavers only to bury them under the pit and burn on top of them. plus a fire on the gravel makes for easy cleanup. This also allows you to "set" the pit in the gravel and glue each course up. Also try to always use a fire ring inside with an air gap to protect the block. as far as the pavers go; on larger patios, longer screed bars of 1" conduit is the go to but we usually use shorter sections. we always set stakes, rest the bar on the stakes and check with a level to make sure we hit whatever pitch or direction we want the patio sloped to. rarely should a patio ever be dead level so that it sheds water. He is spot on. for a patio like this. 4" tamped angular gravel. class 5 limestone is common. and 1" washed sand. Pro tip; dont dig deeper than you have to. for one its useless digging, and two you would then have to fill that void with more tamped gravel. you never refill with loose soil. its easy to start setting circle kits around the fire ring. No matter how many you lay though it rarely ever lays perfect the first time and some times its necessary to cut one in each course to fill a smaller void. A cut paver is better than big/wide gaps. Concrete saw is the way to go. or for a homeowner a concrete blade on an angle grinder may work for a small job with only a few cuts. no need to hammer the pavers individually your sand should be firm and level enough that theyll sit in place. laying usually works best with one person laying and another feeding. once the pavers are laid. Always install a "soldier course" or border. immediately install a paver restraint on the outside border. this will keep them from shifting. typically a plastic stick in an L shape that you nail into the gravel with large spikes, about 8". one spike every foot to two feet apart as needed. youll want to make sure you leave about 4-6" of extra tamped gravel beyond the last paver to allow for this. now you should tamp the pavers into place and add your joint sand. some people tamp then sand, some spread sand then tamp. ive done both. either way i highly recommend a poly sand that will set up like a grout. prevents too much water from washing out the patio. helps a ton with ants and weeds. never install the poly sand on wet or damp pavers. follow the instructions well. last tip is to seal the patio to protect it long term and make it look a ton better, but wait for the patio to cure for a year or so after install before doing so. most pavers arent fully cured when sold and over time and youll most likely see efflorescence. you dont want that sealed in. Last few tips. buy quality pavers and flat shovels work way better than spades for this work and youll regret not renting the plate tamper. good luck.

When digging up all that sod & soil, this might be a great time to use them as filling for a thigh-high raised garden bed or two! Put the sod upside-down at the bottom, along with old leaves, twigs, and other yard trimmings--ideally some rotting wood or aged wood chips, too, to act as a hugelkulture fill that will soak up water and help keep the bed from drying out when it hasn't rained enough. You can also layer in some kitchen scraps or partially made compost to help provide nutrients for your plants as they fully compost over time. Then fill in the remaining dug-up soil on top, and when it's full, plant the raised bed with just about whatever you like!

My favourite thing about this video is that you pointed out how a half inch gap looks stupid. And then went ahead and built without it. This gives me the confidence to do the same when I build mine.

Remember when 2x4s were so cheap that we used them to level sand instead of keeping them in a bank vault? Good times. ;)

the biggest challenges to these type of projects is approaching the inevitable mistakes and issues that arise as challenges to overcome and not extreme frustrations

SOOOOOOO beautiful!!!! And also love the perfect imperfections of the job. Just like real life. Thank you.

“We’re bros, not pros”!!! My new catch phrase!!! 🤣🤣🤣

Ahh, to live in a place where rocks don't grow like potatoes. Digging anything close to an even hole is a nightmare here.

The best part about this video is your transparency of the mistakes you made. Thank you for the great video!!

wow, the fact that this video has 20 million views and you still actively respond to comments is amazing

Pro tip: don't use sand, use stone dust. Also, don't fill the cracks with regular sand. Instead use polymeric sand which will last for years and years to come

Idk what the algorithm liked about this video and not your others, but I dig this channel.

“Want to see us make a fire pit?” 8.4 million people: *Y E S*

He's digging the grass out block by block like a minecraft character.

Ingenious and well thought-out. Both work well and compliment each other as a team effort !! Well-dome Brothers-in-Arms.

Very good video because it shows everything including mistakes to not make . The narrative is very helpful as there is reasoning and explanation.

For those looking to do this, consider installing a 1 inch metal pipe under the fire pit pavers which turns 90 degrees to lead inside the fire pit. try to make it concealed but fire need oxygen to breathe. otherwise all you will get is smoldering embers and smoke. I learned the hard way.

I use to be the one to do all the stone patio kits for my old Landscaping company. This is the same procedures I did step by step except when I laid my gravel then sand I would give it a 1% slope from the center to the edge so rain could run off towards the sides and not build up on the patio itself. I also used a certain kind of sand for filling in between the stones that when wet turns into an almost concrete type material for extra strength. I kinda miss this work.

I bought a $60 Ryobi tiller to loosen the soil. Made all the digging a little easier 👍🏼 Nice job dude!

Used this video as a guide. Did a 16’ diameter patio kit. Worked well. Only tip: make sure your sand layer is consistently level or the pavers won’t be as perfect. Also 16 foot might be a little aggressive for a first timer.

It's good to know I am not the only one that makes a few bonehead mistakes during a new project. I like how you took it in stride, corrected the issue, and moved along. Great job.

I can imagine me and my 5 older brothers doing something like this 30 years ago. Of course there would be about a hundred empty beer cans scattered around the yard!

Every once in a while, I come and watch this. It's awesome. I love it.

I don't own any property but man this inspires me to really push hard to acquire one and start doing my own diy. Great work!

This the kinda thing where you really want your friends help but you feel like shit making them stay there and deal with it 😂

My grandparents built almost an identical one in their backyard. Lovely stuff.

Nothing more satisfying than accomplishing a huge project and learning your way thru it to success.

SPECTACULAR JOB!!! Absolutely BEAUTIFUL!! Like a PRO! love it!!

This came out amazing! I wish we had a lawn this big to put in a firepit.

“We’re bro’s not pros” I like that

Got so good at tamping by the third layer of gravel, that he was able to do it in a single tamp. Impressive.

I like how u guys show ur progression... thumbs up 👍🏽

i love watching other people making or doing something and this one is really good

Those 2 guys who build underwater mansions, pools, and secret hideouts wouldve finished this in 30 min tops

Part I liked the most is no one yelling at each other

Loved the commentary and Straight talk. You really do have a pleasant Tone of voice, I must say.

Amazing job

Your voice over made me feel like I was being read a bed time story. Needless to say I enjoyed this video

That patio looks really good and good job on it. When I started working I actually worked for a landscaper specializing in stone work and one thing that I seen him do that works very well is once the patio is in instead of just sand and tamp he used a mixture of silica sand and cement powder. Mixed it dry broomed it into the cracks then plate tamped it in and then when you wash it it hardens the cement sand mix and seals it completelly in

This is my dream patio. Thank you for posting this 😊

Nice job bro, wish I was young again I’d definitely give it a try

"We're bros, not pros." Subscribed.

I love everything about this video. Well done you "Bro's". Love the channel and subscribed. Keep up the great work.

What a giant garden! Awesome.

Love the pace on this video! would love to see more landscaping video

me, sitting in the comfort of my studio apartment: "I wanna do that"

They sell landscape adhesive at lowes or home depot that would be great for the top of that fire pit. If someone sits on it or a kid or pet is playing on it they potentially could come off. That helps prevent it.

Beautiful job you did. I love it. I want to try my house next time. Thank you.

looks amazing! congrats on the build.

Looks like I'm going to cancel all my summer plans and do this instead! Looking for a bro to help me :)

All of us need that nephew bro to show up from times to times...

Much appreciated, I'm not building a fire pit but I had built a pad for my trash can to sit on out of spare pavers and have had some issues with them not getting locked in. I added layer after layer of sand between them, but I never thought to tamp the sand into the gaps! I'll be doing that after it gets warmer outside

That is awesome. I hope to have something similar someday when I retire..

Don't even own a house but I'm sure someday this will come in handy

This makes me wish I didn't live in an apartment, it looks amazing. Maybe one day I'll be able to get a house where I can make something like this.

Great project! Great work getting it done and great video. Thank you.

I love this! The advice is spot on, and cool that you figured out how to do it without any cuts (and still look good) but there’s only one problem. For future hardscape projects you should put a geotextile fabric between your tamped soil, and tamped stone layer.

One of the best how-to videos on KZfaq that’s aimed for the average man. I like how you pointed out the potential mistakes to watch out for. Thanks.

Imagine having a yard this level

What’s life without best buddies .. well done boys. Very nice job

That came out really nice thanks for sharing!!!

Best words to say love to your bro: "We are Bros, not pros" i almost cried🥺

so much respect for being honest about your mistakes, thankyou.

Man, your so down to earth and your voice is soothing while watching these videos. Good job buddy, and tell your friend I said good job too.

Dude, being honest about your mistakes is seriously huge. Sets you apart from all the other KZfaq diy channels. In the trades, that's how you learn how to do it right.if you only get one try, you need someone to tell you where you're gonna go wrong.

Three suggestion for this project. First, skip the center of the patio and build the fire ring first. Besides saving materials, the paver bricks degrade from the heat from the coal bed. That’s why the fire ring ships with a metal insert. Plus you won’t see the pattern anyway once the ring is in. Just leave bare stone base at the bottom of the fire ring. Backfill with more base or course gravel. Second suggestion, dig the base out deeper where the fire ring is. Dig the diameter of the ring about 3 to 4 inches deeper and base as normal. It will act like a sump and prevent your ring from flooding. Third, use polymeric sand to finish. It will hold the pavers better and cut down on weeds.

“We’re bros, not pros” this literally made my day 😭😭

I like how you set the turns up for hand-tamping the gravel in such a way that each of your circuits will be smaller than his. Very clever ;)

Hey! Thanks so much for this very instructive video. How much did it cost you to create this beautiful fire ring?

Really great build, but I want to give you a tip: build a flu slot on the bottom layer as well as a grate for ashes to fall down to the flu area. My grandpa built a fire pit with stones and concrete, but the flu allows air to get in under the fire, requiring less poking, as well as preventing the ash from slowly smothering your fire. He also built a custom tool, basically just a broom handle with a piece of wood on the end to scrape out old ashes that will eventuality restrict airflow from the flu. It might mess up your patio but it's a lot better than having to shovel out the ashes every so often.

Tip: Have the guy with the youngest knees place all the pavers.

Great video. You don't waste our time. Everything moves along at a comfortable pace and everything is useful. Thanks very much! Subscribing.

I love it, definitely gonna build it as soon as I got my own yard 😍🔥

Big thumbs up for providing cost in the description. Hate it when people don't tell you that like it's some big secret or something.

"the demons tell me to start fires" "where?" "in the pits" "oh like a firepit"

wow cool id love to see somehting around those lines irl being build or even help with it

When you did the grass i loved that and its beautiful

"We're bros, not pros" Instantly subs.

No idea why this popped in to my recommended but glad it did. Good job gents

Beautiful work you have done. Let's take note

I think you guy's did a great job

The reason it recommends that little space in between stones is because it allows the polymeric sand to be able to set in and hold correctly

Currently 3:40am on a school night and I’m watching this rather than sleeping

Doing my wives ram 1500 with the pentastar tommorow. Thank you for the content . This is what its all about . Best video i could find . Great job . Covered all my questions that were holding me back . Got quoted 2100 at dodge . Im no mechanic but i have always done everything i feel i can do with my cars .mostly silverados tho . First time going in the pentastar.

Super satisfying to watch!

I think it's called polymeric sand that you should use between pavers. You sweep it in between and you add water and it acts like a sort of bond for pavers.

One of the most honest, and easy to follow patio tutorials on KZfaq!

OMG BEAUTIFUL ❤

I like this project. Thanks a lot for sharing it. I'm going to try your ideas in my own one, but I think I to try half of the circle.

You can't skip this. You won't actually that's how good it is.

Idk why but I love that our Bro Builder calls everybody his bro

Excellent job man ❤️ I wish you the best from all my heart ❤️🌹🌹

Never thought it would take so many steps to make a fire place outside Wonderful

What an awesome project! It definitely look elegant as well 👌

Bros, this was the first video I watched of y’all’s. I’m pretty sure I subscribed within the first 60 seconds because I loved the energy of the video and knew I would love the other videos. I was 100% right. Congrats on 100K subs! Can’t wait to see y’all in the next build🤙🏼

i was having a bad panic attack when i got this in my recommended, and god, did it help, your voice is so calming and it's so satisfying seeing it all come together thank you so much

Wow you have a nice backyard!