Basket weave block pattern

[nashy]

Hi all, i'm currently in the middle of clearing concrete/flags from my drive.My intention is to block pave it but i'm not that keen on attempting to lay any other pattern than basket weave,due to the ease of it.As my car only rests on the first ten feet of the drive is basket weave applicable?and will the rest of the drive need 100mm sub base,40mm sand as it is only ever likely to see pedestrian use?i'm thinking more in the region of 50mm sub base,40mm sand,in attempted to cut down on costs/a bad back.

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What makes you think basketweave is easier than any other pattern? It's just as hard to lay as a 90 herringbone (which is structurally better because it gives a full interlock) but I'll grant you that it is simpler than a 45 herringbone, if only because of the cuts.

It's your drive: you have to live with it, not me nor any other 'professional', so choose the pattern you want. I honestly believe a herringbone, particularly a longitudinal 45, presents the bricks in their best light on almost any driveway, but if you want basketweave, then you have basketweave. :)

[nashy]

Fair comments,my main fear is confidence i'm more at home with a spanner in my hand.
So herringbone i'm gonna tackle with the help of this site,my main fear is that the first 12ft of the drive one edge is against the garden(turf).
I'm going to approach this by staking into the ground a wooden marker/guard rail to which i'll lay the block up to.Then i'm proposing to remove the rail and cement in one row of block as edgings.
Am i on the right lines or should i begin by cementing in block as edgings first?

[84-1093879891]

Lay the edge courses first. They should be laid on and haunched with concrete, as shown in the Block Laying section. You can then use these edges as a level guide to screed off for the rest of the paving.

The best method is to lay all the edge courses before laying the body blocks.