Preserving road with setts - Setts

[GB_Groundworks]

Which road in Stockport is it?

We are in Strines near Marple but like has been said it's an expensive job to sort properly

[Edgar]

As this is a Conservation area I assume the houses and roads were built long long ago, possibly pre-dating the drainage. If so could it be that what we are seeing is settlement of the original infill over the sewer?

Edgar

[beechpave]

I've talked to our local councillor today and he says he will approach the Council to see if they will do a proper investigation so we have a better idea of what we are dealing with. I'll post their findings!

Because of the high costs of repair using original materials (which everyone here is confirming), the Council says they can tarmac the road - or we can leave it as it is. Residents have said they don't want tarmac so we are wondering if there is any repair that is not perfect but would slow down the roads failure. We may be clutching at straws but, for example, would it be better than nothing if the joints where the 'mortar' has deteriorated were repaired? I doubt the council will be able to fund this either but it may be something the residents would be prepared to finance.

[cookiewales]

ball park take out stone setts replace bad ground with lean-mix concrete relay setts slurry point aprox £225 m2 am sure cars would still get past with traffic management

[lutonlagerlout]

is it just my imagination but I dont think that the setts look original on that road?

I.e. they have been re laid at some point

maybe as Edgar alludes to it was after the drains were laid

I am probably wrong but they dont look original to me

cheers LLL

[cookiewales]

there the real deal not been touched there are alot of split ones there would say laid on ash

[beechpave]

Thanks for giving me an idea of costs. I agree that the surface is original to the houses (mid 1890's) but some areas have been repaired and some setts replaced in the past (not too well in many cases). I'll wait for the council to investigate so we know what's caused/causing the problem and then raise the question of repair with the other residents. This winter will be fun - when the road gets icy the hollow area is like an ice rink :laugh:

[seanandruby]

Roads built on PFA have a tendency to rut like that. Maybe modern heavier loads other than what it was intended for have pushed the fly ash down, sideways and up ( bulbs of pressure, plastic failure etc: ) Remember any applied load the weight has to go somewhere other than down, it goes laterally and that's why we have ring beams etc.