Can anyone recommend a decent block paver basildon

mitrepooc · Post: # 60650Post **mitrepooc** Mon Mar 14, 2011 12:23 pm

Hi Chaps,
I'm in Laindon nr Basildon ss15 area need a decent block paver can anyone recommend a decent bloke?

Tue Mar 15, 2011 2:27 am

try bretts or marshalls register , ask to see recent work and make sure the quote is as detailed as possible
you need 3 quotes for comparison
LLL

mitrepooc · Post: # 60680Post **mitrepooc** Tue Mar 15, 2011 7:01 pm

lutonlagerlout wrote:try bretts or marshalls register , ask to see recent work and make sure the quote is as detailed as possible
you need 3 quotes for comparison
LLL

Cheers matey,
Looks like "reliable" block pavers are rarer than rocking horse $hite around here. (Bazo i mean)
Thanks for the heads up
Tim.

haggistini · Post: # 60687Post **haggistini** Tue Mar 15, 2011 8:18 pm

well you've come to right place to ask and you will be well informed when the quotes come in send some pics if its a huge job i might be interested im a month or so.

rimexboy · Post: # 60698Post **rimexboy** Tue Mar 15, 2011 9:08 pm

im no paver but i done mine myself as a DIYer with the great help off the guys/forum users fantastic advice and tips...

i cant get my old posts up as im not sure how to....

simon

local patios and driveway · Tue Mar 15, 2011 10:06 pm

not offering but we charge about 75 per square meter. i think thats fair money and anyone doing it for less must be cutting corners.

williams · Post: # 60788Post **williams** Thu Mar 17, 2011 10:52 pm

Hi

I'm near to Basildon (south woodham ferrers)

If you click my website link i hope you can appreciate the nice work i do :p

If your interested best bet is to call the mobile during the day.

Thanks
Jasper

mitrepooc · Post: # 60807Post **mitrepooc** Fri Mar 18, 2011 12:40 pm

Thanks for all the replies lads much appreciated.
I registered with Marshalls & have had 1 quote already with another bloke coming to quote on Saturday morning.
The existing drive is block paved already & is knackered (been down since 1992ish) about 70sq meters.
I want it extended to about 80sq meters & the quote i have includes Marshalls standard Driveline series 50mm blocks on lean mix & sand.
Again any help & advice appreciated before i make my final decision.
Tim.

Fri Mar 18, 2011 4:35 pm

shouldnt use leanmix under block paving
LLL

Post: # 60825Post **msh paving** Fri Mar 18, 2011 6:18 pm

lutonlagerlout wrote:shouldnt use leanmix under block paving
LLL

Any reason why Tony,i have been putting lean mix sub-base down for years in some appilicatins such as wet ground and clay etc etc,2 contractors in my area do it on every job and give 10 year garantee against sinking.....,100mm lean mix fixed cost no over dig MSH

Fri Mar 18, 2011 7:19 pm

I know blokes that do it too mark but according to this site if you use leanmix it becomes a rigid construction
apparently there can be problems with the laying course liquefying
I use geogrid if its bad ground to stabilise the sub base
its a hard call but officially its wrong,although I have seen it work many times
cheers LLL

local patios and driveway · Fri Mar 18, 2011 10:29 pm

we never lay a lean mix. can look rough as a dogs arse after 10 years. kinda defeats the point of block paving to me, the forgivness of a floating block is the advantage