My paver patio leveling took 3 weekends, not the 6 hours the video promised

I followed that popular paver base tutorial and thought I'd have my 12x10 patio done in one Saturday. Nope. The sand kept washing out every time it rained, and I had to redo the entire base layer twice because I didn't compact it right the first time. By the third weekend I was using a 4-foot level and a rubber mallet at 9pm with a headlamp, adjusting individual stones one by one. The finished patio is dead flat now, but I honestly think the video left out the part where your yard is never as level as theirs. Anyone else find that online paver guides skip the mud and frustration part?

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evan_green5220d ago

Man, tell me about it! I spent a whole summer on a 8x10 pad and the video made it look like a breeze, but my yard was basically a hill with extra steps. I ended up renting a plate compactor twice and still had to pull up half the pavers because the base settled unevenly after the first rain. The headlamp thing is real though, I was out there with a flashlight and a level at midnight trying to fix one stubborn corner that looked fine until I stood on it lol.