Zero experience, took me a few weekends. I used paver base(step 1), brock paver base and sand to level. Any feedback on what I need to fix or redo is welcome!
Fix that tripping hazard by the end of the wall/corner and you should be fine.
Ideally you want water to run away from your house but you can install a curtain drain to help mitigate that. Unless of course there is a drain at the bottom of that step.
MaxUumen
Uhh. What did you do?
dearfellow909
I mean visually it’s painful. But practically it works.
Neat-Beautiful-5505
He found a way to use all the scrap pieces in the garage.
Openborders4all
Dude this looks terrible and it’s a booby trap of trip hazards.
justbclause
If you enjoyed doing it, it felt rewarding, and you are happy – then you did a good job!
If you want a more professional hardscape, take it all out and start over. Throw the black pavers on the side of the house for trash cans or something and just use the large grey squares. Then put a brick border around the whole thing to tie all the brick together. Soldier Course. Build a proper step at the top of the existing brick steps so the long walk can be level. The timber border is not needed or aesthetically pleasing.
WilkieTwycross69
It’s so bad that once the wood rots and the pavers settle it might actually get better.
Boring-Knee3504
Worried about the tripping hazzards and unlevel bricks/pavers.
EvanBetter182
That is.. not great. You seem to have a big mix of looks there. The red bricks really do not work.
frakenspine
trip hazard bro. redo it or at least make it level and smooth
LosAngelesHillbilly
Not good. Start over, nobody nails it on their first try.
loosesealbluth11
Why is it so ugly?
Many_Mud_8194
Is that ragebait ?
Big_Lumpia_Dick
My OCD is flaring up.
motorwerkx
This is really bad. I’m not talking about visually, it is, but that can be subjective. You have 2 ramps that should be steps, there’s a trip hazard built into it, nothing appears to be level or made to exist on the same plane, the timbers aren’t buried or even straight. What are those timbers even supposed to be doing?
You actually have enough materials there to make a decent walkway. This was all you needed to do. https://imgur.com/a/3jBr6Uz then you’d have a flat walkway with 2 perfectly safe steps in it.
AdmiralWackbar
Buy a string level and a 3’ level. Make it flat
Less_Mess_5803
Put in a ramp or make a proper step, don’t do a trip hazard. In the dark that’s a smashed face waiting to happen
ThisAppsForTrolling
Really great effort!
Revolutionary-Gap-28
I think it’s cool. Like a Picasso for the yard. Modern yard e art
Piece73
Might want to post this on OSHA.
Traditional_Post6232
Someone will be hurt
G0nzo165
No bueno amigo.
Ok-Resort2364
Did I miss something? Some aesthetic classes?! Or do we have the turned-upside-down-world-day?
pierrrecherrry
Very cool!
jennuously
You are removing the wood posts right? That’s just your mold and support? I’m going to hold on to my other thoughts.
basicKitsch
i love it. amazing these people that can’t step over a brick, they should see the bricks half buried in my yard
watch out the drive-by emotions coming at you
TheTimeIsChow
I applaud you for putting in the work and giving it a go. It’s not easy.
Don’t listen to the haters stressing about the look… if you like how it looks? That’s all that matters. If you don’t, then just re-do it. Everyone starts somewhere.
That said, I do have some serious concerns about how this will effect drainage. And I’m not harping on you here. This is a common first time DIY landscaping ‘mistake’ that’s discovered/learned over time.
People have something in mind that’s aesthetically pleasing, they put in the work, and then find out months later that they’ve caused issues with how the property handles water runoff.
At first look, based on what we can see of the property, I think you might have a problem here too.
You have a very steep negative grade leading to the house. Rain water has to run somewhere. Ideally, the base surrounding the home was built to direct this water away from the foundation. So, by design, it would be anything but flat and usable as a walkway.
Leveling off a substantial section of this, and essentially paving it, is asking for water to run down the hill, across the pavers, and up against the home. Or, rather than dispersing, it’ll essentially create a river down those steps.
Something like what you have done *can* work. But the water runoff needs to be considered further up the property/hill. Usually in the form of drains or further grading of the hill.
Again – This is simply based on what I can see. Maybe you have considered this or considerations were made in the past and this won’t change a thing. But i’d absolutely keep an eye on the area as things settle in and it deals with a few major rains/snow melts.
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Fix that tripping hazard by the end of the wall/corner and you should be fine.
Ideally you want water to run away from your house but you can install a curtain drain to help mitigate that. Unless of course there is a drain at the bottom of that step.
Uhh. What did you do?
I mean visually it’s painful. But practically it works.
He found a way to use all the scrap pieces in the garage.
Dude this looks terrible and it’s a booby trap of trip hazards.
If you enjoyed doing it, it felt rewarding, and you are happy – then you did a good job!
If you want a more professional hardscape, take it all out and start over. Throw the black pavers on the side of the house for trash cans or something and just use the large grey squares. Then put a brick border around the whole thing to tie all the brick together. Soldier Course. Build a proper step at the top of the existing brick steps so the long walk can be level. The timber border is not needed or aesthetically pleasing.
It’s so bad that once the wood rots and the pavers settle it might actually get better.
Worried about the tripping hazzards and unlevel bricks/pavers.
That is.. not great. You seem to have a big mix of looks there. The red bricks really do not work.
trip hazard bro. redo it or at least make it level and smooth
Not good. Start over, nobody nails it on their first try.
Why is it so ugly?
Is that ragebait ?
My OCD is flaring up.
This is really bad. I’m not talking about visually, it is, but that can be subjective. You have 2 ramps that should be steps, there’s a trip hazard built into it, nothing appears to be level or made to exist on the same plane, the timbers aren’t buried or even straight. What are those timbers even supposed to be doing?
You actually have enough materials there to make a decent walkway. This was all you needed to do. https://imgur.com/a/3jBr6Uz then you’d have a flat walkway with 2 perfectly safe steps in it.
Buy a string level and a 3’ level. Make it flat
Put in a ramp or make a proper step, don’t do a trip hazard. In the dark that’s a smashed face waiting to happen
Really great effort!
I think it’s cool. Like a Picasso for the yard. Modern yard e art
Might want to post this on OSHA.
Someone will be hurt
No bueno amigo.
Did I miss something? Some aesthetic classes?! Or do we have the turned-upside-down-world-day?
Very cool!
You are removing the wood posts right? That’s just your mold and support? I’m going to hold on to my other thoughts.
i love it. amazing these people that can’t step over a brick, they should see the bricks half buried in my yard
watch out the drive-by emotions coming at you
I applaud you for putting in the work and giving it a go. It’s not easy.
Don’t listen to the haters stressing about the look… if you like how it looks? That’s all that matters. If you don’t, then just re-do it. Everyone starts somewhere.
That said, I do have some serious concerns about how this will effect drainage. And I’m not harping on you here. This is a common first time DIY landscaping ‘mistake’ that’s discovered/learned over time.
People have something in mind that’s aesthetically pleasing, they put in the work, and then find out months later that they’ve caused issues with how the property handles water runoff.
At first look, based on what we can see of the property, I think you might have a problem here too.
You have a very steep negative grade leading to the house. Rain water has to run somewhere. Ideally, the base surrounding the home was built to direct this water away from the foundation. So, by design, it would be anything but flat and usable as a walkway.
Leveling off a substantial section of this, and essentially paving it, is asking for water to run down the hill, across the pavers, and up against the home. Or, rather than dispersing, it’ll essentially create a river down those steps.
Something like what you have done *can* work. But the water runoff needs to be considered further up the property/hill. Usually in the form of drains or further grading of the hill.
Again – This is simply based on what I can see. Maybe you have considered this or considerations were made in the past and this won’t change a thing. But i’d absolutely keep an eye on the area as things settle in and it deals with a few major rains/snow melts.