Your description and demonstration were succinct and easy to follow but the puppy really delivered your message with a few chuckles. Thanks.

@Diyladytradie

Жыл бұрын

Hehe 😆 I’m glad she was helpful.

I see she wore her construction flip flops. 😂 Good on ya girl. ❤

@Diyladytradie

2 ай бұрын

Of course 😁

For DIY folks. Make sure the ground slopes away from the building slightly. You dont want storm water runoff going towards home because it can deep down to foundation eventually causing problems. Use a long level to make sure ground is level but sloping away, you don't want dips because then you get puddles once gravel compacts from being walked on.

@TheHolyMongolEmpire

Жыл бұрын

That’s why you gotta spend the extra money and have someone install a drain pipe around your house if it slopes towards your house.

@yadayadayada4674

Жыл бұрын

@@TheHolyMongolEmpire the problem with foundation drain pipes is with time they got holes in them due to tree roots and bush roots. I just installed a French drain on a house that was built in the late 80's and the foundation drain pipe was worthless due to holes.

@Diyladytradie

11 ай бұрын

Absolutely 👍🏼

@stevieTee_21

4 ай бұрын

Legend

@abutaym1519

3 ай бұрын

😅😅 1:56 😊😅😅

Thumbs up on the video. And I love your kitty cat.

Sandles and painted toenails, you are hard core.

@Diyladytradie

Жыл бұрын

No… just Australian 😆

That cute wittle pup! I am doing a parking path like this!

In live in Ohio USA and use my feet as a rake too. Very nice and really enjoyed watching the Inspector😅

@Diyladytradie

Жыл бұрын

Haha Glad I am not the only one!

For diy’ers keep in mind for drainage it’s recommended to be at about 4” or 100mm deep of your gravel. Use cubic feet or cubic meters if you’re on the metric system instead of square ft/m

@Diyladytradie

3 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Fun video. Watching many of these to prepare for my gravel path this summer. How did yours hold up to rain and/or snow? Agree with many of the others regarding the flip flops as a must for any easy DIY job. Nice work!

@Diyladytradie

5 ай бұрын

I live in Queensland Australia so definitely no snow here! But we have had a lot of rain and it is totally fine. I think as long as the path has boxing on each side to hold the gravel in place then it should hold up really well over time.

I was just wondering, when it rains, where does the water go if it cannot penetrate the plastic? I’m thinking of doing the same thing but have to make sure that I’m doing it the right way.

@Diyladytradie

Ай бұрын

The area is angled towards the garden. So the water runs down the slope and into the garden bed. I need to make a video to show this. It is really important so that water doesn’t build up and get into the house.

@thekeldelify

11 күн бұрын

Yes your correct. Go to home depot or lowes and get underlayment in garden area. Drains very well. I did it with my entire front yard

I love your puppy..so cute..

This "man" made his wife do all the hard work 😂

@Diyladytradie

3 ай бұрын

Incorrect. I dont need a man to do the work I want to do on my own home 😉

I knew she was Australian as soon as I saw her doing this in thongs!!😂😂 Thanks for the info, hopefully goes as smooth for me

@Diyladytradie

Жыл бұрын

Hahaha, we are a special type of people here 😄

Love the Malaysian safety shoes

@Diyladytradie

3 ай бұрын

Hahaha

Full disclosure, I'm just here for the pup!

@Diyladytradie

2 ай бұрын

Hehe 😛 love this. She is gorgeous

That cat loves it's new litter tray......

@Diyladytradie

4 ай бұрын

Hahaha its a dog 🐶 and hasn’t pooped there yet! 2 years later 🤞

How many bags did you needed for that size?

@Diyladytradie

2 жыл бұрын

I used 12 bags. Each bag covers approximately 1 square meter.

This is great thanks. When you say its cheaper to get the salt and pepper from Bunnings, it works out about 540$ per tonne, when you say it's much the same price as from a landscape place are you meaning by the time you factor in the delivery for the smaller amount?

@Diyladytradie

Жыл бұрын

Yes absolutely. Also depends on you local landscaper but I found so many are overpriced if not on the supplies, on the delivery fees. It’s not their fault just how the economy is going and they need to stay afloat. Wheres, bunnings can buy products in bulk which reduces their costs. I guess at the end of the day everyone needs to do the maths and decide what is best for them. In this case, the cost was similar but slightly more but the bags were 100 times easier than shovelling and wheelbarrowing so I went with that.

Where can I get one of those mini bear helpers?

@Diyladytradie

Жыл бұрын

Hehe. She is pretty cute

Hi could you please share how much gravel (bags) did you use for this project? The land I’m working on is about the same size. Thank you

@Diyladytradie

7 ай бұрын

I think it was 10 or 12… it was a while ago now, I can’t remember exactly

Thank you. Maybe wear steel top caps sneakers, as you can break a bone in your foot or trip.

@Diyladytradie

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tip

Always were flip flops when doing constriction work

@Diyladytradie

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely 🤣 Boots were on for the heavy lifting part only

What's the black paper/sheet for?

@Diyladytradie

2 жыл бұрын

Its a plastic weed mat. It stops weeds growing up through the gravel. Also stops gravel from sinking into the dirt underneath and keeps them clean and looking new for longer.

Do you have to lay that black tarp down first? What’s it called?

@Diyladytradie

8 ай бұрын

Its called a weed mat. It stops the weeds or grass from growing through the gravel. You don’t have to use it but it is well worth the money. I haven’t had any weeds at all and its almost 2 years since I did this.

@salvadorperez9980

8 ай бұрын

@@Diyladytradie do you suggest using weed and grass killer before you lay it down? Or you don’t have to use it with the the mat?

The tiny Fecalbeast WILL be pooping in it.

@Diyladytradie

2 жыл бұрын

😂

0:51 OSHA approved footwear

@Diyladytradie

5 ай бұрын

Always!

But why didn’t you show the hard work of preparing the ground first? You showed the easy path.

@Diyladytradie

2 жыл бұрын

There wasn’t a lot to do in that location to be honest. I was going with the natural shape of the area because that worked with drainage away from the house already. But you have made a good point. I would prep it the same way I did in the video about laying pavers. Use a string line and gradually slope away from the house. I find with gravel not as much prep work is needed as it shapes itself and fills in any dips or holes itself. Way less prep needed compared to paving 😁

So mow the grass or prepare the dirt and lay down the bags to prevent weeds from growing. I guess weed need oxygen to grow and the bag prevents it with the gravel on top ...

@Diyladytradie

2 ай бұрын

Yes. All plants and weeds and grass need sunlight and CO2 to grow so if you smother them they die.

@ericgrajeda2671

2 ай бұрын

I hear grass and weeds still grow over the black bag or plastic. Nevertheless people recommend to use vinegar, water , salt and dish soap mix in a solution and spray yearly or quarterly on the gravel to prevent anything from growing.

Have you ever heard of a rake I say ol chap? Lol

@Diyladytradie

4 ай бұрын

🤣

@Diyladytradie

4 ай бұрын

Nothing works as good as a flip flop

When you already have the border there really nothing else to it?except spread rocks.The time consuming,cost and hard part is making a border and adding fill dirt or digging.so unless you have a perfect set up like this it’s not 200 dollars and it’s definitely not just spreading rocks.

@Diyladytradie

2 ай бұрын

Yes. I do mention this

What about removing grass?

@Diyladytradie

3 ай бұрын

I talk about that at the prep stage and it is why i lay weed matting down. The plastic matt kills everything underneath it

Crikey thought that was hug rat running around!!!

@Diyladytradie

Ай бұрын

🤣 just the worlds cutest puppy! 🐶

What size of gravel is this? Thanks!

@Diyladytradie

2 жыл бұрын

20-30mm

Bags and loose are not the same price in thr UK.A ton of loose gravel is equivalent in price to half a ton in bags.

@Diyladytradie

Жыл бұрын

😮

@tamielizabethallaway2413

Жыл бұрын

Yeah was gonna say that! I got a ton bag lifted to my garden gate for £85

I know you could not have done all that w/o help from litl’ doggie licking the rocks & those handy paver flops 🐶

@Diyladytradie

11 ай бұрын

Of course! I need her help on every job!

How many bags did you use

@Diyladytradie

Жыл бұрын

I honestly cant remember now that was 2 years ago. Maybe a dozen…

True Aussie doing it in thongs 🤣 great work

@Diyladytradie

2 жыл бұрын

Of course 😂

Flip flops :).

@Diyladytradie

Жыл бұрын

Of course! Is there any other way? 😊

No way is bags of stone as cheap as a truck load

@Diyladytradie

Жыл бұрын

I agree. But when they are on sale and you live a long way from anywhere and delivery costs more than the stones….. then it’s compatible

Love the thong rake.

@Diyladytradie

2 жыл бұрын

Haha. It works a treat!

Where the hell are you that bags of gravel are cheaper than getting it delivered by truck? Here in Pennsylvania, a small bag of pea gravel is 5 bucks and gravel like this at Lowe’s is 10 bucks a bag. I got 3 tonnes of pea gravel delivered to my house for 250 bucks this year. If I’d have bought the same amount at Lowe’s per bag it would have cost well over 1.4K. Guess gravel somehow is cheap as hell in Australia…

@Diyladytradie

Жыл бұрын

Hi, I explain this in previous comments. When only buying a small amount, delivery was the major expense which made it around the same price. Sure, if I needed 3 tonne then it would be worth paying for it be delivered. But this tiny area delivery cost of less than half a tonne was ridiculous.

@Diyladytradie

Жыл бұрын

Next time I will post a pic of the receipt. 😂 gravel was $144 total and then some weed mats as well. It cost less than $200 all up. And by using bagged gravel it saved a LOT of back breaking work shovelling and wheel borrowing it to an area with difficult access. 😊

Weird question but is that a kitty or a puppy lol it's really cute but I didn't wanna say it's a cute kitty if it's not

@Diyladytradie

Ай бұрын

She is a dog. She is bigger and more dog like now a days. But she was a gorgeous ball of fluff when I filmed this

Rakes aren't that expensive

@Diyladytradie

Жыл бұрын

🤣

Be care of buried your tiny doggy 😂

@Diyladytradie

7 ай бұрын

Rest assured she is fine and getting cuddles right now ❤️