Herringbone - How to change direction...

[BtheC]

I'm about to lay my driveway using brick pavers using herringbone set at 45 degrees straight down the middle.
My problem is when I get to the carport the angle changes.
The way I see it is....
1. Seeing as the driveway is long, then set up the paving to the centre of the drive way and let it run “crooked� through the carport.
2. Do the opposite and keep it at 45 degrees in the carport and let it run “crooked� down the drive.
3. Put a border through the junction of the two angles. Not keen to do this as my vehicle is pushing the recommended weight that the pavers are rated for so I believe this would then be a week point, I could be wrong!
4. Using maths to work out angle and then the cuts required to slowly turn the angle around. I do fancy this one but 1. I don’t know how to do it and 2. The amount of cutting required might be ridicules. Should someone know the maths then I use CAD and should be able to work it out, hopefully 
All thoughts would be appreciated.

[surreyhillslandscapes.com]

Do you have any photo's? As a rule , herringbone is usually laid using a line parallel or at right angles to the house and what ever the cuts are, they are.. There is a page on this website that goes into more detail.

[lutonlagerlout]

well normally you take your longest edge ,this is usually the front of the house or the side of the drive and you use that as a starting point
your pattern runs along that and the rest you must just follow the herringbone no matter what happens
i always tend to lay right up to the kerb then get a straight edge or chalk line and mark a line 205 mm away which is the line of cuts for the soldier or detail around the edge
it takes a bit of practise to get cuts right but take your time and you will be alright
if you are measuring cuts with a tape and the tight measurement is 170mm i would cut this at 165mm
better 2 mm big than 1 mm small
cheers
LLL

[sting-a-ding]

Just wondered if you have used a strecther course or not

[BtheC]

I really would like to thank you guys for your help and suggestions and boy what a lot of information this site has.
From your answers I think it’s clear that I have not been making myself clear so I did do a drawing of what I wanted to achieve but then could not work out how to upload the picture. I did search the site for help on this but found nothing (except even more good ideas)
Anyway I completed the screeding of the carport area yesterday and so I am committed now to option 2 (Put a border through the junction of the two angles) as I see it as the best option, I have payed particular attention to the compaction of this area and will lay the course on a small concrete footing.
If anyone can tell me how to upload the picture I will do anyway just to clarify the situation, however if anyone has the answer then I don’t want to know it because as I said I’m committed now

[Tony McC]

The paving should be laid so that it is aligned to the main property. You then have the choice of maintaining that pattern alignment into the carport or introducing a break band and re-aligning within the carport area.

Aligning the paving with the carport and allowing the pattern to be misaligned to the main property is bad practice. It's not the end of the world and it won't fall apart or have a shorter service life, but it will look bloody odd!

[IanMelb]

If anyone can tell me how to upload the picture I will do anyway just to clarify the situation, however if anyone has the answer then I don’t want to know it because as I said I’m committed now

Uploading piccies is covered in the first article in the Noticeboard section of the forum. A direct link to said article is also (currently) visible next to the Noticeboard title on the frontpage of the Brew Cabin



ATB

Ian