Would’ve been great if you actually showed us how to do it and not just tell us how hard it would be lol

@Micko842

2 жыл бұрын

Here's how it is done.... kzread.info/dash/bejne/Z4is27yclrfagKw.html

@1elmofles

5 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

So I removed 3 pavers in my driveway with only two flathead screwdrivers. Pavers were 6” x 9”, 2 1/2” thick. Someone parked and leaked oil-arrrgh! Honestly, I didn’t time myself, but I think it took probably 45 min to remove the first, 15 min to remove the second ... third was a cracked one on the other side, so that one took long as well. Entire project took about 2 hours. Job too small to hire someone, so I had no choice. Saw another KZread with a guy replacing pavers with “donation” pavers and he used the “flathead screwdrivers.” He did it rather quickly! This video scared me ... made me think I couldn’t do the job. Of course I have none of the tools he mentioned. Took a LOT of patience to lift them just a little at a time, going from side to side, until entirely raised out of the space. I’m not soooo strong ... but I am determined and oh, by the way, I am a woman!

How to remove pavers. Doesn't remove a paver.

@richierobz

5 жыл бұрын

Haha

@portobelloedinburgh8891

3 жыл бұрын

Pt1. "How to needlessly break and destroy good pavers" Pt2. " Removing broken pavers"

@Micko842

2 жыл бұрын

This is how it's done.... kzread.info/dash/bejne/Z4is27yclrfagKw.html

😂😂😂😂 Genuine video ... i really appreciate the honesty. been watching the other fake advice ... dude they really are lying. just removed nine pavers ...😂😂😂😂 my wife is out here laughing at me.. I am sweating and slaving like no mans business with little to show for it...after we watched this I was like that's the advice i needed before I started this. 😂😂😂😂

Thank you so much for making this video. My Gf had the idea we could pull up the bricks by our selfs. Since what I say is always wrong and not right I went to youtube and showed her this video. It made her rethink pulling up the bricks. Thank you VERY MUCH!!

You nailed it. Just did a few sections of pavers and then decided the others didn’t look so bad. What a nightmare to get pavers up and reset them.

Lol he sounds angry, like he watched a video about how to remove pavers and thought it was easy so he severely under bid the job. But if you make a video about how to remove pavers, maybe you should tell us how

I had a go at lifting some of these last night as a practice for repairing several sunken patches in my drive at the weekend. I used most of the recommended tricks: pick a starting brick with gaps on all edges, clean out the joints etc. I tried 3 or 4 bricks but none of them would budge at all. I was about to give up when I got one to move a fraction. I applied a pry bar on either side slowly working it up only mm at a time, but it worked and came out without me having to damage the brick at all. IMHO the trick to pulling up brick paving without smashing everything is to find an easy brick (which may not be near where you want to pull them up). Once you have one brick up the rest are much easier and you lift and work your way over to where you originally wanted to pull up the bricks. Of course hammering a crowbar in to the gap doesnt work, you are just packing the bricks even tighter together than before. If you have a pressure washer, clear out all the joints around the brick you want to pull up - it makes it a lot easier

@sdseagles

6 жыл бұрын

Sadly, we tried all the tricks. But often times, the builder (or whoever laid the pavers) will use thin set or even concrete to keep the pavers from moving, making it that much harder to remove them.

@Ironbuket

6 жыл бұрын

I forgot about that, yea some websites recommend mixing a bit of concrete in with the sand. Good for the contractor i guess as they dont get called back, but if you want to remove/replace... Sand seems to work well enough for me, but Ive now found a new problem: Ants! They are digging up my fresh repairs. I had to put down a ton of poison last night to try to stop them. I couldnt believe how much sand they had managed to pull up from below in a only a few days, maybe concrete is better... The other videos arent lying though, also the bricks im pulling up are about twice as thick as the one you showed and now Ive got down the technique I can do it with a screwdriver and nothing else

@johnnyfire3860

2 жыл бұрын

@@sdseagles thats what they are suppossed to be like. There should be mortar in the gaps between every single paver everywhere even to the top . Thats how it should be

How to Remove Pavers - the Truth!? Ya didnt remove one on the video. LOL I watched hoping some great technique would be revealed. Ya gotta view tho. Nice job.

@Micko842

2 жыл бұрын

Here you go... kzread.info/dash/bejne/Z4is27yclrfagKw.html

This video is great I was thinking about pulling up our pavers before installing a deck but now I’ll have it built over the pavers!

@sdseagles

6 жыл бұрын

Glad you got some value from it. It's a PIA, believe me.

Thank you for wearing your JDRF shirt. I was involved in diabetes research and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation is doing fantastic work to promote diabetes research and improve the lives of Type 1 diabetics and their families. Now I’m going outside to fix my pavers.

Thanks Steve! I'm going to be much better prepared for my paver project!

Sure am glad I saw this - Would have been in major major trouble if I had started taking up the foot square brick pavers that were glued down by installers. They are in terrible shape but they are going to have to stay put.

He's right over the years they are jammed against one another. I hammer drill 16 Dia holes in a line across the paver and the some 10 Dia holes between but slightly to the side. Then with a club hammer and 1" flat chisel break through the paver between the holes. Once through the block use the flat chisel on the joints between the pavers to agitate and move paver bits. I found using a lot of water from a watering can makes them move better. Once a part starts moving use a small crow bar to lever it out. Then move onto the second bit with the same process. Then go round the next block hitting the joints all around the paver with the flat chisel to loosen it. Using a lot of water get a pick axe and lever it out rock and roll style. After that its all easy to lift more of them

I usually remove mine by lifting on each side with two flat screwdrivers. It takes about 30 seconds.

@willdownes9629

2 жыл бұрын

I just did what you said and it took exactly 30 seconds

@JamesRyanHarbour

2 жыл бұрын

My buddy is a pro at it I’m just learning. But it’s a beautiful technique when you get it.

@embededfabrication4482

2 жыл бұрын

He's a doctor

@WeMe83

2 ай бұрын

Your were probably installed wrong.

@Fpom79

2 ай бұрын

@willengram7091 hmmm no, my driveway, back patio were installed correctly.

Thanks Steve I was just getting ready to replace those exact pavers and thought it wouldn't be that big of a deal. I appreciate honesty and thanks for doing the video. At least now I know it's not going to be so easy.

The pavers are cemented into the ground that's why there not coming up like a tile . Other videos show removing bricks from a wall standing up right , well that's easy because it hollow behind the brick. In this case you have mortor cement underneath the brick that keeps it in place and grout cement in between . Sorry to say but if you intend on replacing that whole floor you got to get a jack hammer break it all up because it's all cemented in .

its because your pressing the block against the next block so trying to lft the whoile patio! Plus once kiln dried sand is placed between the cracks of the pavers. You can't budge them that's what they are meant to do, of course. To remove an area for repair, youy will need a Jack hammer, literally break up one or two pavers to get to and lift the next ones. They don't budge once sand is locked inbetween each paver. Good Roman design feature. I've just had a large driveway laid. Easy to remove with right tools before the sand, dam impossible to do so afterwards. As each pavers is pressing, joined, locked against the next one....... start at an edge, or literally break one up to get a start point.

Yeah, I too saw the trowel method on KZread. Didn't work for me either, on my brick-size pavers. Found one brick that was cracked and sacrificed it with a mallet to get an opening.

IGNORE THIS VIDEO if your pavers are set in sand. If they are the screwdriver, putty knife technique is a breeze. If yours are set in cement then you are in trouble.

Good thing I watched the other videos on this topic. THE SECRET IS WATER to release and lubricate the sand. The first time we did it we did it this way (ie sledge hammer etc) I watched all the videos on this topic and I simply flooded the bricks first the i was able to get the out with a screw driver. I didn't destroy a single brick (I did f-up a good screwdriver though) and was able to get 25 10 -year old pavers out in about 30 mins. USE WATER!!!

@sdseagles

6 жыл бұрын

Steve Weber Water does not work if the pavers have thin set between them. Also if they are packed in tightly together, the water will not seep between the pavers. I guess everybody’s situation is different. Mine sucked

@JP-bx1qm

5 жыл бұрын

This is hilarious! I have pulled pavers for repairs for 15 years. Guy doesnt have a clue!

@afoster1621

5 жыл бұрын

Good suggestion bro, in fact even better - jet washer. That will knock all the sand away fairly quickly so there is more of a working gap, I would recommend that from UK - and I'm not even a professional. The guy in the vid would make life a lot easier for himself if he tried that. Sometimes its easier to stop and think and save yourself some labour. Sure, with all the sand you are going to really struggle. Maybe once the sand is out its more realisic that lighter tools aren't that bad ( small screwdriver even lol)

No pavers were harmed or moved during this video

Thank you bro

You are SO RIGHT!!! And... LOVE THE JDRF SHIRT!!!

Nothing a jackhammer wouldn’t take care of. This is common sense

I can feel your frustration

DrSteve - Perhaps mileage will very. Its a very tough job, but I find two old screwdriver or trowels and patience works just fine. Takes practice and weather under 75 degrees and/or a fan so you don't lose your mind. Which it looks like you did with this task :)

@Dinoattack100

6 жыл бұрын

Screwdrivers? Are you serious Brad?! That's a sledgehammer for a nut. I use two matchsticks and a piece of bubblegum.

I would drive a Tapcon screw into the paver, then use something like a hammer to raise the paver up and out. Will that work? I'm not sure!

He was a little pissed--thought I was about to see something magical. Would have loved to see him remove paver.

Lol I’m a rookie at removing brick pavers and i could give you some advice. If you have extra bricks, then you can smash them out. If not their is a beautiful technique on getting them out.

So, exactly how do you remove pavers?

@portobelloedinburgh8891

3 жыл бұрын

NOT THIS WAY!!. Hes just breaking the top of them off this way and that makes it 10x harder to get them out. It takes just 2 wide flat head screwdrivers 1 on each side to wedge it up back n forth evenly. You wont crack the brick this way. Once you get 1 up the rest are easy.

@thomaseaton4077

3 жыл бұрын

@@portobelloedinburgh8891 Thanks. you are correct!

@portobelloedinburgh8891

3 жыл бұрын

@@sleddar a jackhammer?? Lmao. Sure if you dont care about destroying about $1000. in perfectly good bricks and spending twice the time cleaning up the mess after as well as having to re-level the ground under the pavers. This video must be a comedy skit...... 😂😂

If you have spare pavers and you need to reset a small area the best method is to crack one in half with a chisel in the area you are resetting, then remove all blocks in the area you need to reset,re-level the area, then refit blocks.

I wish I had watched this video before endevoring in my task. I needed to remove about eight 2.5" thick cobble pavers that were locked with poly seal. I soaked the area for hours before hand, and still am using power tools pick axe, sledge, crowbars etc. thank you for the truth!

It's very easy, this guy is a doctor, what does he know. Clean the groove and patiently wiggle the brick out a tiny bit on each side, all you need is two big flat blade screw drivers.

Thank you ❤

I use my power wash before to remove whatever it can be in between 🤷‍♂️. It works

@hectorduncan7449

3 жыл бұрын

That’s actually a really good idea.

could be due to pavers being placed onto a freshly cemented surface

He is telling the truth.

It says Aug '15 and I am watching it right now july '22, does that mean your not done yet, LOL

Try a farmjack and some tap con screw hooks.

Well it is masonry... what made you think it would be easy

Im trying to learn how to save my back during this project 😭

Thanks--I was worried this would be time-consuming and have to do it this weekend for 100 sq. ft patio, so I am getting my shit together early!

If one chose the right starting point and cut the slots with a thin grinding wheel that would make wonders in lifting the pavers. A home made special clamp to pick the first paver also helps a lot. Never use brure force, but vibrating the paver is much better, The greatest distraction on earth is small powerful vibrations at higher frequency. That is the reason why a grinding wheel works better than a hammer and a chisel. Just be patient, It may be a slow start, but faster in the long run.

It looks like to me that the pavers are set on concrete and they are put down with stone adhesive.. Most of your old school paver jobs were put on sand and a lot easier to get out. When we install these jobs we just glue the edge pavers and and leave the rest of them floating because the new paver sand is a hardening sand mix.. That could also be an issue you are having.

Were the pavers set with polymeric sand? that could make a significant difference in how easy pavers could be to get removed.

I have old pavers around my pool deck, I just want to pour concrete right over top of them....hate the weeds and grass/moss that grow up between them. Ruins the look of the pool. Such a chore thru the summer....got to do it every few weeks.

Its because you need to start at the outside!!!! Move the boarder then its a lot easier

@sdseagles

6 жыл бұрын

There was no outside boarder. The pavers ran right up to the wall of the house and the metal framework of the screened enclosure. There was no way to get under an edge. Believe me, we tried

@davidcrews6170

3 жыл бұрын

Just goes to show, you can be educated enough to be a doctor, but it doesn’t make you smart 😂

Too true. Those suckers are in for life.

Maybe in this case, a pressure washer to jet and lubricate the sand joints might have helped.

@_1ben

Жыл бұрын

great idea ! what about a helicopter with a skyhook and just pull them out? easy peasy

Thank you for talking me out of that task. Looks miserable.

So how do you take it out?

yep im struggling to get mine out right now.

@sdseagles

7 жыл бұрын

Finn The Human Good luck!

Use your head. Work smart. They have special tools for it.

does anyone who lives near queens ny want to do this for me need help for my mother thanks

Stick to the office Dr,they are extremely easy to take out after the first one is done and the they aren't concreted down

U need hearing protection for when you blast over 100 decibels with that hammer. Use masonry bits and a drill. U may need a hammer drill.

Use two coathangers with a bend

Use 2 stone chisels and work them on the edges and they will come up. 4 Years experience

That's weird. I just did this using two screwdrivers and some strong fishing line. 🤗

Lol. All you need to do is get one out and they will all come out.

@sdseagles

5 жыл бұрын

Nope. Clearly you didn’t watch the whole video. All of the pavers were connected by a layer of thin set.

@automstone7613

5 жыл бұрын

Yours might be but 99% or brick driveways or patios don’t use thinset

Kinda a bit complainy...I get it though. It's frustrating. Now we can truly value the Hispanic community for doing an amazing job with those papers and the rest of the construction world

only the first one of a section is hard. if you have lots of individuals (not a section) to do use a paver puller. they are cheap. maybe yours was installed wrong with cement or something.

Remember folks all other videos are liars 🤣 Here’s a pointer. Start at one corner and it’s that simple. Should only be using sand not superglue to bind your pavers together 😂

@bluebagsfishwife

4 жыл бұрын

What binds them together is poly sand, which hardens and makes it very difficult to get them out

rent a dutch guy, 2 hours work! whahah

"Its like brick" uhhhh yea it is a brick.

most people wouldnt start in the middle, far easier to start from an open side 🤨

😅😅 thank you for telling the truth. You're right all these other videos are full of shit

If your going to do that much damage to the pavers with crowbars and shit wouldn't it be easier to just drill a hole in one, put in and anchor screw and lift it out with the screw. They hold like 400kg and it would give you something to grab on to and pull straight up. If you were smart you could make sure you didn't bust through and just clean up the other side of the paver and reuse it.

@sdseagles

5 жыл бұрын

KrAyZiE JD3 Unfortunately, that wouldn’t have worked since the pavers were stuck together with thin set.

Not your typical paver job.....people lying really......some homeowner must have concreted the pavers down. Usually once you get the first one out it's piece of cake.

Those videos are for pavers that aren’t properly installed.

After the first one they come out super easy!

@sdseagles

5 жыл бұрын

Not when they’re all cemented together. :(

You don’t start in the center lol

Are you just replacing a few pavers in certain areas that cracked or are you removing them all?? If you’re removing them all why aren’t you moving from the outside toward the house?

The name of your video should be "Other Videos Are Lying About How Easy Paver Removal Is" because this is certainly not a "How To" video.

With all do respect, you are kind of going at this with brute force instead of using your brain. Just beating on them with a crow bar is about the worst way to go about this. First there are different kind of concrete pavers. If you have the modern type there are built in spacers which are designed to hold them at a fixed gap. For these it is relatively easy.. Use a margin trowel or putty knife and scrape around the parameter of the paver. Once you do this there are tools you can buy (or make) which slide down on each side of the paver (such as paver claw) and grab under the paver and let you apply an up force. Agree simply using a putty knife and prying won't work and is kind of stupid. If you have more of a brick paver without a built in spacing (which seems to be what you have) it can be a little more difficult. But still start out with a putty knife and running around parameter to try and get a clean gap. Same process, just need to work it a little..

This is my new favorite thing. You've won yourself an Internet!

What???????

He didn't actually show you how to do it. Only how not to do it!

Why not just drill into the centre of one with a masonry bit, then plug and screw it. Get a claw hammer and directly pull upwards. Then the adjacent one will left easily as it has space to move.

Ok I’m none the wiser other than knowing you’re an angry chap. Maybe you could’ve vented some of that frustration by successfully pulling out one ☝🏾 paver? Just sayin…

That’s what happens when your too cheap to hire someone that knows how to do it correctly. Stick to what you know, if not, don’t get angry and vent on KZread.

Why so angry?

@sdseagles

5 жыл бұрын

LOL. This was a while ago, but as you can see, it was a very frustrating day, lol

You don’t know what your doing . That’s why at the end you said we need to hire someone

You sound angry. I managed to lift with two screwdrivers

Rent a jackhammer.....

You haven't a clue what you're doing , a crowbar and hammer are NOT the right tools for this job , there are specialist tools for this job that would get out those 20 pavers in half an hour with no mess ..

@sdseagles

6 жыл бұрын

Mark Buckley I’m glad you think so, but since the builder used thin set underneath in between each paver, I’m afraid you’re incorrect

@sdseagles

6 жыл бұрын

Afraid not. The pavers were connected by thin set. We tried every tool under the sun and spoke with a number of "specialists" who said there was nothing we could do differently

@albertzavlunov1899

3 жыл бұрын

Why not start from the edge?? Also that is not thinset. Thats paver sand.

What value did you expect us to get from this video? That it's hard to remove pavers? Your title says "how" to remove pavers. All you did was tell us it's hard!

Lol. This guy is so angry.

Its called typing fast. That's all you can focus on? Your part of the problem

@jesusman8888

3 жыл бұрын

@John Jones ok........You win........can't argue with a wall......have fun being right by yourself......

This video must be a joke . he cant be serious here. I hope

Thanks for telling us how to not do it. Waste of time

Try removing all the sand from around a few of the pavers, and that tool your using acts as wedge in that situation your getting it into

yeah your video sucks -unless you’re throwing those pavers in the garbage afterwards ,taking a hammer and crowbar to them is not the proper way to lift them if you plan on using them again if you are raising sunken areas

Would be great if you didn’t repeat the same things so many times. It’s so irritating. It’s like talking to my Grandma - FML.

You don't know what you are doing

Dumb I’ve been removing the exact same pavers with two flat heads without damage. This guy is dense