Bradstone panache help

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chequers
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Post: # 100104Post chequers

Hi all
great site and would appreciate any responses
Blockpaved the front of the house using quarry dust as a sub base ,it is similar to 5mm down and everyone round here seems to use it
Had loads left and took it to the other areas and spead it all out to make the area cleaner (two years ago)as i was intending to blockpave but now change of mind i am looking at Bradstone panache paving 40mm 450 x450 on a sizeable area but can i lay cement on top of this dust if it is whackered down or should i put some 20mm stone and wacker this in
In the dry you can walk on it and it doesnt leave footprints but ladder etc sinks in to some of the 100mm depth
In relation to the bradstone panche can i lay 10 to 1 mix on top of the dust with a min say 3mm joint and then fill the joint with a drymix or suitable material
Was thinking of the textured panache but have lots of trees and dont want to clean them all the time so maybe the ground smooth would be better but then again this may bring its own probs in the winter
Thanks all

lutonlagerlout
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Post: # 100111Post lutonlagerlout

the answer is pretty much no to all of your queries
have a read of this

the paving is your personal choice but you need a proper subbase and you need a 10mm joint with suitable pointing

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chequers
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Post: # 100117Post chequers

Ok
Thanks for this the blockpaving dust 5mm down is currently covering about 90sqm so if i blockpave i can go ahead but if use a 450 slab i would have to remove ?
Could i not add 20mm chippings and then wacker in so in effect the surface would be a 100mm of 20 down ?
Sorry bit of a beginner with all this
Thanks

lutonlagerlout
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Post: # 100119Post lutonlagerlout

I have heard people talk about quarry dust especially in the north east but have never seen it in the south and its not correct
not enough strength no matter what everybody else is doing with it
the bottom line is you can do what you like but type 1 is the correct aggregate for CBP and Patios
sorry but thats how it is
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