So, I'd just spent an age choosing the colour [multi pewter with a charcoal corder] and then everyone [incl my builder] I know comes out of the woodwork and shouts from the rooftops...
..."don't doo 50mm moite, ya need 60mm, don't cha?".
Apparently with an A6 and Rover 75 60mm thk is a wise move so fine, no problem.
So I speak to my B-I-L at Keyline who points me to a 60mm keyblock and yes, you've guessed it, I can get every colour of the driveline 50 range except multi pewter.
A couple of words immed. sprung to mind at the time but based on form rules I'll stick with "...Grrrrrr".
Anyone know of a 60mm multi pweter on the market?
I've tried Brooke and Hansen without success.
If I have no luck it'll be burnt ochre and bracken; to match my Mr Average personality
"Pewter" is a colour specific to Marshalls. Other companies do multi-greys but give them different names such as "Slate" and these may not be to your liking.
So, which is more important to you: the colour or the block depth? In all honesty, 50mm blocks are fine for a residential driveway. I admit to preferring 60mm if they are available, but I would never go with a second choice colour just because I couldn't get the colour I wanted in a 60mm format.
Tony McC wrote:"Pewter" is a colour specific to Marshalls. Other companies do multi-greys but give them different names such as "Slate" and these may not be to your liking.
So, which is more important to you: the colour or the block depth? In all honesty, 50mm blocks are fine for a residential driveway. I admit to preferring 60mm if they are available, but I would never go with a second choice colour just because I couldn't get the colour I wanted in a 60mm format.
I've yet to find a multi-grey from a source other than Marshalls, maybe I'm not looking right but to be honest, I've spent too long looking.
Colour is now the first priority; thanks for the advice.
R.
So rob, why call yourself Will Hay? Will Hay was an outstanding comedian, his films are hilarious if you ever get a chance to watch one, they come up from time to time on the box. Convict 99 and the lighthouse crack me up.
Nothing wrong with 50mm blocks. Used them on many many drives, never had a problem, even with heavy vehicles when we've been back to do follow-on work for the clients. It's probably slightly more important to get a consistent sand bed depth, i.e. a nice and even sub-base surface, than it is with 60mm blocks, but the contractor should be aiming for that anyway...
Drop me a private message with your email address, general location and size of the drive in M2. I'll have the chaps take a look round our closest stock yard. It's not impossible we've got a few Pewter 60's in stock - when we make the product for the photoshoots we'll use whatever depth of mould's on the machine at the time.
If I've nothing in and you want 100m2 or more; I'll make a batch for you. Anything less and the setup time's going to cost me more than you'll pay.
If that all fails I agree with the above (as always); get the sub-base right and 50mm is perfectly adequate for a domestic application.
If you're set on 60's then I think your second choice of bracken is a good one; it always looks better in the flesh than in the photos and it's my personal favourite.
DS (Marshalls)
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seanandruby,
Always been a will hay fan, way back to 1990 when, as a 19 year old I stumbled across his finest work, Oh Mr Porter and haven't stopped watching his films since
