50mm or 65mm clay pavers for drive ? - Is 50mm clay paver adequate for drive ?

[jd451]

I just had a contractor in to quote for completing the job that I wrote about in my previous posting "letter of complaint".

This contractor tells me that he uses 65mm clay pavers for his jobs, and that I will have to sell on the 750 or so clay pavers I have from the halted job.

pavingexpert.com says 50mm are fine for a residential drive.
http://www.pavingexpert.com/clays01.htm#thick

I guess he is aiming to do the best possible job. But is it overkill ?

Any comments ?

Jim

[Stuarty]

He may feel 65mm are the only suitable pavers. Everyone has their own reputation to look after, and i guess he just wont want to do a "sub standard" job in his opinion. Ask him for a detailed reason why he uses 65mm's

[Mick Leek]

I used 50mm clay pavers 6 years ago.

Still look good after driving 2 cars over them

[lutonlagerlout]

i dont like 50mm pavers full stop.
they just dont feel right IYKWIM
i always use minimun 60 mm concrete,just got a better feel to it
cheers LLL