Uploaded December 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Our garage is getting way too full, so we’re building a shed for the stuff we don’t use (in the next episode). In this video we lay our first paver foundation so we have a place for our shed.
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Hep Cats by Kevin MacLeod
Our garage is getting way too full, so we’re building a shed for the stuff we don’t use (in the next episode). In this video we lay our first paver foundation so we have a place for our shed.
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■ Weed Barrier low.es/2BpS7ge
■ Sand low.es/2Ln4Rc4
■ Pavers (concrete patio stone) low.es/2Ext9PR
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Hep Cats by Kevin MacLeod




![BUY vs DIY - Recreating This Viral “Cat Ball”
For this Buy vs DIY we tried making this viral cat ball product! Thanks to our sponsor Squarespace, go to https://www.squarespace.com/evanandkatelyn for 10% off your first purchase. Check out the tools we used below! 👇
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0:00 Intro (to stretching)
1:17 Gameplan!
4:03 Evan goes engineering mode
5:03 Cardboard as a cat ball?
6:48 27 cuts later
8:02 49 cuts later
8:30 There’s another snag…
10:28 73 cuts later
11:20 Shoving the pipe in there
12:20 A miscalculated “egg”
13:06 Evan, the lollipop protector
14:08 Joob, the suppurrvisor test
15:30 Making the legs
17:24 oh yeah Its all coming together
18:15 The “Buy”
19:15 Joobie tests
23:10 Joobie likes… trash?
24:00 Why did we do this :D
24:10 The verdict BUY vs DIY - Recreating This Viral “Cat Ball”](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/l0BRfWCxTzY/mqdefault.jpg)





