How to level the ground for BASE PREP for Pavers! The Perfect Patio series Part 2: Base Prep #diy

So if youre adding the road base, do you measure heigh to the lines before compacting?

Also I assume you're measure for 3" off along the line to make sure you're slope is going correctly? Then add final soil and measure say 2" along the lines so when you finally lay the pavers down they should sit flush with the lines?

Not sure why it sounds so complicated to me lol

I need to put pavers at the entryway of my screened enclosure. My problem is that my concrete slab/porch has parts that extend out and above my ground level. The concrete is ragged (overspill) so my pavers won't sit flush against the concrete if i place them ground level. I will need to install them above that rough extension of the concrete. I guess I need to raise the soil level, but then the rest of my lawn will sit lower. What do you recommend i do in this case? Please keep in mind, I'm an older lady who can do anything too labor intensive, like cut the concrete or something crazy like that.

Can't find part 3 either. Would have been nice if you included links to the various other parts.

Where can I find part one? I looked and can't find it. Thanks.

very nice video. Some nice videos you are producing on your channel. Does the ground beneath the base also have to be graded in a similar way to the base? I have done the hard digging but feel I need to spend a little more time filling the lows and shaving off the highs before I put the base down.

What boots are you wearing, I need a good pair for landscape construction

Just wanna make sure here!
So the string lines are the highpoint of the futur patio. You than retract an halfinch from your 2x4 to make it 3 inch width to simulate the last 1inch layer of roadbase and the 2 inch of pave ? Thanks for your time ! 😅

Great video. What roadbase are you using? Crusher, rock screener or something else?

Thanks for a good video 👍

I already have landscape rock laid down and don't want to have to dig it out to try to level the ground under. Would it be reasonable to lay gravel over the rock, either on a rock blanket barrier or no barrier and just lay it directly on the rock? I'm putting flagstone on top to make a pathway that I want as level as possible for my elderly mom. Help 😊😊

what crush dif you use Kev? Thank yo

Kev, I’m plan to lay pavers that slope down from a covered concrete patio. At the end of the slope I plan on placing a channel drain. The paver area is 18’ x 25’. 18’ is the sloped dimension. Im using Belgard’s Catalina Grana 3-piece small. My question is, can I get away with a 1” slope or would you recommend a 2” slope. I have 3/4 road base down, compacted and will have 1” of bedding sand.

Do you recommend stone dust anywhere during the install? Thank you for the videos!

What really confuses me is the consistent slop.... so when I set my lines where I want the patio to be at, for example, a stand-alone fire pit with paver platform, I would do my calculations to get the slope, so drop a inch is that's what it calls for.. then I would still dig say 7 inches all the around and set the slop with the base and follow it with the sand? Or do I dig 6 inches on 1 side and 7 on the other to get that 1 inch slop or whatever it calls for? Hope to hear back from you, and thanks for the video

when he hammered the stakes in i thought my computer was breaking

So are you getting your final slope in the last roadbase lift? are you just using the level lines as reference? Are the marks on the 2x4 supposed to line up with the level lines?

Very helpful, thank you! These videos are also well done, btw. Thanks again!

Is your road base permeable? Or does it have to be clean 3/4?

What size do you recommend for your Roadbase/AB? 1/4" minus, 1/2" minus, ......