Block paving on a slope - Slope problem

[Frazer]

I have used your advice and successfuly completed a natural stone patio with drains etc and now am into phase 2 of the project. It is a roughly triangular area with the wide end nearest the house and the pointed end at the top of another drive about 3m wide. The top of the triangle is about 12m wide and the other two sides are roughly equal at about 14m. The whole area is about 100 sqm. The problem is that the area slopes down from the house to the top of the drive by about 1m (drainage is not my problem!). I am planning to use blocks from Bradstone Woburn range which come in 3 possible sizes. My question is "what kind of patern would look best and if one of the stretcher bond type is suggested which direction should the continuous joint line run?". I should say that as you come up the drive the house is not directly in front of you so at some point the stretcher joints will be either atan angle to the house or to the drive. I would send a diagram but I do not think this forum has that facility. It is a big area to get wrong!

[Tony McC]

Send/post a diagram - there's guidance on how to post piccies here

[Frazer]

I am not very good at techie things but I think this will link to a drawing of the drive/patio which I described in my first post.

It says it is less than your 720 x 600 limit so I hope it is!

If this doesn't work (it took me an hour) I will send by snail mail or ordinary email (if you send me a valid email address). Your help much appreciated.



Edited By Tony McC on 1203360613

[Frazer]

I forgot one other question - in an area this size and shape will it need an expansion joint and if so where and in what direction? I an going to use your flexible technique for construction.

[Frazer]

Has anyone got any suggestions for this paving problem?

[surreyhillslandscapes.com]

Personally I would fan the front of the driveway round until the stretcher was parallel to the house,i have some pictures of a driveway we laid using this technique somewhere so I will try and e-mail them to you, either that or I suggest using just the large blocks and lay a 45 herringbone, you won't need an expansion joint.

[Tony McC]

I can't get your link to work - my email address is on the main website

[Frazer]

I have sent a link to my drive diagram via the email form in your contact pages.