Italian style street paving

[lutonlagerlout]

thought these may be of interest to some of you,4 different kinds of paving in italy,gota love the first one though,all the pebbles are naturally different colours
some work involved there!






as you can see i was busy in italy :;):

LLL



Edited By lutonlagerlout on 1208987135

[lutonlagerlout]

looks like i misjudged the brew crew
LLL

[matt h]

not bad for a weekend's work

[Tony McC]

Cobble laying is incredibly labour intensive and there aren't many that can lay it well, especially to a standard suitable for public use. I've been involved in a couple of similar projects over the last 4 years, and both have been extraordinarily difficult. I think it fair to say that neither would have utilised cobbles had it not been a requirement of the heritage police.

The 4:1 ratio pavers have been spoiled by the botched attempt to mortar wider-than-ideal joints. This format of paver is quite popular in mainland Europe but less so in Britain because it doesn't meet the maximum 2:1 plan ratio of the British Standard, which is a shame because it's incredibly attractive, so much so that it's what will be used when I re-pave the front of Borlochs Hall this summer.

The pitched-stone paving is rarely seen in modern Britain. It was a cheap, utilitarian surfacing widely used up until around 100 years ago, but because it was so haphazard, so uneven, and so bloody uncomfortable for both feet and wheels, it was often surfaced over with bitmac as a priority. There are still examples to be spotted, if you keep your eyes open. I saw sections of Kentish Ironstone used as pitched paving in Sevenoaks only last month.

[lutonlagerlout]

all these pavings bar the top one are in general road use so they stand the test of time,mind you there is plenty of rock about in northern italy!
LLL