Sandstone driveway - Want to put in a sandstone driveway

[bvond]

Hi there,
I want to put in an indian sandstone driveway, but I'm worried that the weight of a car could cause the stones to break. Are there thicker stones than the samples I've seen in the stores? or do I need to change the base that is under the stones? any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
-B

[Pablo]

You can use sandstone flags for a driveway but best to stick to the darker ones they're stronger and don't show the tyre marks so much. You need to lay the flags on 100mm of concrete/screed possibly with an sbr bondbridge too. It used to be easier to do than it is now because the flags tended to be thicker but now they're a lot thinner so they can save on shipping. The base under the bedding needs to be 100-150mm of well compacted type 1.

[London Stone Paving]

In the past Indian sandstone has always been 25-40mm thick. However the current trend has moved towards 22mm calibrated as Pablo says. 22mm is pushing your luck for a driveway. Also need to consider that the technical spec will actually be 22mm +/-2mm. This means that some slabs may be as low as 20mm thick with the occasional real thin one thrown in there.

Try and find a supplier with some thicker stone. I have PM'd you with some info

[lutonlagerlout]

not hijacking you steve but stone block paving is available
the smaller units IMHO should guarantee a greater success for a driveway
maybe something for you to look into on your trip LSP

IIRC about 40-45 per m2 +VAT

LLL

[ispaving]

They look nice, are they riven and tumbled?

Bit overpriced IMO though.

[GB_Groundworks]

Tony that the unit cost or installed cost?

[London Stone Paving]

Think there

Calibrated underside
Sawn edge
Natural top
Tumbled

But Danstan is user of this site so I am sure he will tell me if I am wrong.

[cookiewales]

Think there

Calibrated underside
Sawn edge
Natural top
Tumbled

But Danstan is user of this site so I am sure he will tell me if I am wrong.

the ones i used on boston spa job are the same spec 22poundm2 http://s742.photobucket.com/albums....237.jpg laid on 150mm type1 50mm 4to1 sharp sand cement then bond bridge cement slurray plus sbr then pointed with instarmac gunpoint cheers cookie :;):

[lutonlagerlout]

were they accurate enough to lay as standard block paving cookie?
I imagine the labour cost of laying them as setts would be considerably higher than doing them as for block paving
I like the look of these sanstone block paviours
LLL

[cookiewales]

they were tony but no nibs there the same sizes as tegla 3 days 110m2 to lay 3 days to point with gunpoint can get you a good price if you need any also good for arround patios and paths look new but tidy cheers cookie :;):

[Bob_A]

So they haven't got nibs.
Does that mean you can Wacker them down in the normal fashion, or do they move without the nibs?
Who sells them?

[cookiewales]

So they haven't got nibs.
Does that mean you can Wacker them down in the normal fashion, or do they move without the nibs?
Who sells them?

if you leave a 3mm gap and brush in sand before whacking they wont move stonevalley stoke sell them tell martin you know cookie he will look after you :;):

[Bob_A]

Cheers Cookie
What method did you use in your picture as the gaps look bigger and you say you used gunpoint.

[cookiewales]

Cheers Cookie
What method did you use in your picture as the gaps look bigger and you say you used gunpoint.

we laid them the same way as we lay setts lay outside bands first then line across as laying bricks :;):

[danstan]

Hi

All explained here:-

http://www.pavingexpert.com/blocks_stone01.htm

These are sandstone pavers designed to lay the same as concrete pavers - interlocking. NO pointed joint.

My brother laid this one (one of the first to be laid in the UK)

Made a big impact on the market about 4 / 5 years ago and is still sold and developing through a network of suppliers and stockists, including ourselves. Not cheap but not everybody wants cheap.

Dan