I have dug up most of my patio (pictures 1 to 3) and put a conservatory up.
I am now relaying it (picture 4) but need to get an extra row of just 15 slabs and would like them to match - so I want to try and find out what they are and where to get them from as I can't find my original receipt!!
I bough them probably about 10 years ago .. they are 18" square, pressed concrete (bubble holes showing underneath) light grey riven with a straight edge but the edge is slightly bevelled / sloped so that you get a gap that needs pointing once they are down. The gap in the first three pictures is deliberately bigger than it needs to be (just how I decided to do it at the time! - the gap in the last picture is with them butted up as they are now)
Hopefully the pictures are good enough to show what I mean.
Really appreciate any help anyone can give me .. been driving round and surfing the web but not found them yet!
Anyone know what these slabs are? - Need an extra row!
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The B&Q ones don't match at all unfortunately .. will look at Wickes again but pretty sure I did a check there. The hard bit is finding ones with the sloped edge rather than a square edge.
The base is a decent layer of scalpings with sharp sand on top, slabs then on 5 mortar dabs .. same way I did my others and haven't had one move in over 10 years so happy that way.
The B&Q ones don't match at all unfortunately .. will look at Wickes again but pretty sure I did a check there. The hard bit is finding ones with the sloped edge rather than a square edge.
The base is a decent layer of scalpings with sharp sand on top, slabs then on 5 mortar dabs .. same way I did my others and haven't had one move in over 10 years so happy that way.
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sadly the big sheds can change suppliers of utility paving at will,normally on a price basis
your only other chance is to look on ebay or gumtree for some second hand ones
alternatively you could use something completely different to make a border
best of luck
LLL
sadly the big sheds can change suppliers of utility paving at will,normally on a price basis
your only other chance is to look on ebay or gumtree for some second hand ones
alternatively you could use something completely different to make a border
best of luck
LLL
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