Barleystone paving

[jonsey24]

Has anyone heard of these as i am about to lay them on my driveway, i have opted for 60mm thick cobbled effect and the name of the paving is Kingspave cobble, i have gone for the chestnut colour scheme on a 70sqm L shaped Driveway

[Bob_A]

Here's the website
http://www.barleystone.ie/
They look good

[Tony McC]

They are one of the medium sized manufacturers in Ireland, looking (like many of their compatriots) to sell product in Britain because there's buggerall demand in The Republic.

They're not bad to be fair to them, Colours are stable; the blocks are dense and hard-wearing, but the range is limited, which is always the case with smaller manufacturers.

The Kingspave Cobble is probably my favourite from their range, but there's a lot to lay and I'd urge you to see other similar projects before you commit, as so many small elements in a large-ish can have a different visual impact than what might be expected. Given that most of their work is in Ireland, you may have to rely on photies.

[jonsey24]

I have opted for the Kingspave cobble in the chestnut colour scheme, i have chosen just the one size of block which is 215mm wide by 170mm deep as i didnt want lots of different sizes in the final end product

[seanandruby]

I was laying a load of these on a job in Slough. Apparently i was'nt quick enough, so they got a subbie in. once i can upload photos i will show you the absolute mess they made of them, biggest bodge i've seen.

[jonsey24]

What do you think of them as a product though Sean? will they look nice if laid correctly, i have ensured that i have laid 150mm of MOT crusher with 30 - 40mm sand and the blocks are 60mm thick

[seanandruby]

They look good on a drive, the ones we did where on a footpath. Must post them up.

[haggistini]

what pattern are you going for half bond stretcher ? i like mixed lenths coursed stretcher classy

[jonsey24]

I am having them laid horizontally the same pattern as when you build a brick wall (Staggered)

[mickg]

It should look good, post some photos of the finished work

[jonsey24]

Has anyone got any images of the Kingspave Cobble laid out on a drive or path? im curious to see how they look as the pictures on the Barleystone website dont do them justice

[jonsey24]

The driveway is nearly finished now with the Barleystone paving, it looks nice and the chestnut colour scheme works really well against the existing house brick.
I will take some photos when complete and post up

[Tony McC]

With Barleystone being new to mainland Britain, there won't be many photos this side of the water, but I'd have thought some of the Irish contractors would have photies of completed jobs.

The two photies I have are pretty poor, to be honest, and both show unfinished jobs, so I'll be really happy to see what you've managed to achieve.

[pickwell paving]

laid some of the barleystone kingspave cobbles today in damson colour not bad blocks they cut well with a block splitter, can grab them with a block barrow and they come 3 sizes ready mixed in a pack. If i remember my camera tomorrow i will take some pics its just a basic drive on a new build site not the colours i would of chosen but i'll post it anyway

[pickwell paving]

the other lads went to finish the job off today but i'm back there in a week or so to do another 2 drives in the same blocks, 1 in a different colour so i'll take some pics of them all in one go