Is this efflorescence - A question about white marks

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Dalbuie
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Post: # 12842Post Dalbuie

Hi,
Been reading this site for a while now in preparing to lay my 155sq mtr drive - and there is some great advice :-)

I'm about 40% through laying the drive now and wanted to check that this was efflorescence, and would eventually disappear, before continuing further.

I've posted a picture of the bricks @ http://www.dalbuie.com/garden/p7090003.jpg

Many thanks.
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Tony McC
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Post: # 12868Post Tony McC

Yes - that's eff ... and put some shoes on when you're working with block pavers!

Whose blocks are those? They're heavily affected for this time of year. If it was March I could understand all that eff, but in July, I'd expect it to have all but disappeared.
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Dalbuie
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Post: # 12872Post Dalbuie

Cheers.

They are Marshalls Driveline 50s from the Marshalls ebay shop - so they've probably been about for a while.
They have been in my garden for 12 weeks wrapped in polythene which probably hasn't helped.
Do you think it will all clear in time?

Only took the photo in bare feet - I work in steel toecap flipflops :D
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Post: # 12935Post Tony McC

Having them cocooned on placky-wrap for the past 12 weeks has probably made it worse, but, as with all eff, it will clear ... eventually. :D
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waynefeltham
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Post: # 12957Post waynefeltham

Dalbuie wrote:Cheers.

They are Marshalls Driveline 50s from the Marshalls ebay shop - so they've probably been about for a while.
They have been in my garden for 12 weeks wrapped in polythene which probably hasn't helped.
Do you think it will all clear in time?

Only took the photo in bare feet - I work in steel toecap flipflops :D
blimey, never realised they had an ebay shop...bloody marvellous! :)

Just goota wait for the right stock/qty to come up so I can put in me bid :D

Cheers


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waynefeltham
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Post: # 12958Post waynefeltham

waynefeltham wrote:
Dalbuie wrote:Cheers.

They are Marshalls Driveline 50s from the Marshalls ebay shop - so they've probably been about for a while.
They have been in my garden for 12 weeks wrapped in polythene which probably hasn't helped.
Do you think it will all clear in time?

Only took the photo in bare feet - I work in steel toecap flipflops :D

blimey, never realised they had an ebay shop...bloody marvellous! :)

Just goota wait for the right stock/qty to come up so I can put in me bid :D

Cheers


Wayne
mind if I ask how the purchase process went...were they quick with delivery etc?

Any issues with buying via ebay as opposed to buying direct?

Cheers


Wayne
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