Laying Driveline blocks radially
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Radial Dave
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I will be paving 30 m2 of my front garden to park two cars. I want to start with a Driveline 50 circle pack and then use normal driveline blocks to keep building the circle larger. Will I get enough interlock on a 5° slope? Would I be better off keeping the outer bricks the same orientation as the inner bricks (i.e. lengthways along the radius) or turning them through 90° and having them lengthways around the circumference?
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A circular layout generally gives sufficient interlock for a typical residential driveway.
How you choose to lay the additional circles is up to you. The first couple of courses may need some trimming to keep joints widths reasonable, but after that, the full blocks usually fit quite well.
Here's an image of your options....
...if you intend using the same colour, then laying the additional courses lengthways (as on the left hand side of the image) looks better to my eye, but if you plan to change colour, then laying the blocks widthways can help emphasise the change.
How you choose to lay the additional circles is up to you. The first couple of courses may need some trimming to keep joints widths reasonable, but after that, the full blocks usually fit quite well.
Here's an image of your options....
...if you intend using the same colour, then laying the additional courses lengthways (as on the left hand side of the image) looks better to my eye, but if you plan to change colour, then laying the blocks widthways can help emphasise the change.