I swear I’m not overly critical or maybe I am but does this look right? This is AFTER removing the pavers and re-leveling the sand because it was already falling apart prior to this. This is a warranty repair in progress and I can’t help but think that this is already not going well.
It doesn’t look straight and the edge doesn’t seem to be very level. Half the reason I got this paver patio was for drainage so high spots at the edge doesn’t seem like it’ll drain effectively or could create low spots on the patio.
What do y’all think? I try not to be overly picky but I feel that I paid for a premium product and did not get what I paid for.
by Shit_My_Ass
38 Comments
This is rough. Gl
If you did it yourself then it’s a great first try. If you paid for this……
It’s way off, not only the edge but whole thing. Doesn’t matter though cause without bracing the edge it will fall apart anyway.
The pavers need to touch the string line…
Doesn’t seem like this is going to work out as it is. Is he finished?
This looks terrible. Not even close to the line
The biggest issue is the base needs to extend beyond the finish grade boundary. I typically go an extra foot because the base is the cheapest, easiest part to over engineer. In other words for a 12×12 patio, I do a 13×13 base. All the cosmetic stuff looks bad but doesn’t even matter if corrected because that base won’t ever sustain.
The misaligned pavers are shoddy craftsmanship, but the corner being six inches in the air with no bracing will simply erode the patio base away is a much bigger issue. I’m sure the base itself has issues as well if this is what we can see.
I’m assuming “warranty repair” means a professional initially installed and is back to repair work. If that is the case this is less than subpar work, I could be wrong but it looks like the border and field pavers are pitching at each other for starters. The cuts are absolutely horrid for a professional and I’d like to know why the border paver is exposed on what looks to be some kind of a cement wall. All and all not a professional job.
It’s doesn’t look right be cause it’s Not !
This doesn’t look right because it isn’t. Are they installing on a concrete patio – that’s not inherently a problem unless it’s not sloped correctly? The edges still need restraint and how that’s going to work is a mystery eith it up so high, let alone the level and drainage reqs. Get a long level and figure out which direction it’s going to drain to. Then fire these yahoos and sue them and get a professional in there.
this definitely fails my “i’m paying you to do a better job than i can” test.
it’s not that i can’t do it. it’s that i can’t do it *well*.
Good lord my guy, DO NOT pay for this. Take as many pictures as possible and document as much as you can in case the contractor wants to take you to court (you will win)
I think it would look better if they squared it up and took the row that’s cut out from what I see but that could not be the case in person
I’m sorry. This is horrible.
Wow, I just finished a large DIY paver area today and I was kind of embarrassed about some of the work. This makes me feel a lot better about my work
You’re just gonna have to be the site supervisor from here on out. This is gonna end badly otherwise.
Im an amateur and build my own patio myself last year… I feel like mine looked even better than this… not by much.. but holy crap if I paid for this i would not be pleased.
Why did he put a string line if he wasn’t going to follow it .
Looks crooked in photo one.
Also the part that is raised above grade needs to be stabilized so it doesn’t wash away from underneath.
Sorry 😞
Any way you can reach out directly to the head honcho? If they have good reviews then something is amiss because this is shit work. Either the reviews are made up or this is not their normal quality of work and the boss man needs to know.
This will fail again, soon. If they didn’t do a proper job on the initial install, they will certainly short cut the repair…they prioritize money over quality.
Looks good from my house
There is no edging, nor landscaping holding the sand under the pavers.
This will collapse so fast, like the first time someone steps on the outside run of dark pavers.
This should be built mostly flush to the ground, and this involves digging out the trench accounting for crushed stone depth, sand depth, and paver thickness.
And even with the trench, it should have a staked edge.
They didn’t spend enough time making sure it was square before starting to lay down the pavers. This would have been easier to finish if they would have done the base a little longer than needed. Now, not only it’s awful because it’s not square but they don’t have a base to nail down the edger for the pavers…… the last row will move if the edger is applied on soil. This is a bad job.
frustrating, when you pay for something premium you expect it to actually look right
Shitty work for sure
He couldnt even follow his string 😅im sorry fella redo
Sorry man, if that’s a warranty repair from the same guys that did it the first time it’s going to be shit again, going to have to switch to a professional company because that is amateur work for sure
The soil should be graded away from the foundation to prevent water from pooling and potentially causing damage
That is some absolute trash work
What’s that silly pink thing?….
Under excavated based on the visible edge- the install did not square things before starting and did not use string lines to stay true. Not being picky it is way off and I wouldnt allow this to happen on my jobs or at my house
Paver guy here 12 years. This is a tear out and relay. Sorry bro, there is no “fixing” this.
Hiccup!
That pattern they laid on pavers does not look correct either.
This is legitimately terrible. Lines are way off, crooked, disjointed pavers. Level is off, paver base should extend out beyond the pavers and not stop at the edge of the patio. You’re not being overly critical at all, and if it was me I’d do anything I could to get my money back for this hunk of shit and hire a reputable company to re-do it.
On a scale of 10, its a 0.5. Typical of many contractors these days as prices have soared.
I appears that it was never plate tamped into the subbase or…there is no subbase. Hard to tell.
It also looks like the beginning row wasn’t square/straight. These pavers are all about the prep—minimum 4 inches of crushed gravel tamped with 1 inch of washed 3/8 chipped that’s screeded on rails for a perfectly flat surface. After it’s laid it gets plate tamped with a rubber foot or cardboard to protect the surface.
The first 2 sides that get laid must be laid meticulously. THey HAVE to be straight.