Pattern on granite - How to apply feature

[Pezza]

how to apply feature pattern (wave effect) to polished 500x500x40mm Granite paver on drive way

[Pablo]

Can you elaborate please

[London Stone Paving]

Pezza.

1. Is the granite already installed?

2. Polished granite sounds very slippy for exterior.

I've been over in India watching them make all sorts of wierd and wonderful features on the surface of the paving. In my experience the Indians have very different tastes to us in The "West". One of my suppliers once showed me paving with Polka dots on, absolutely horendous.

In India they will use different surface finishes to create the surface features. So if for example you wanted to put a wave onto a piece of polished granite they would get a steel stencil of a wave and then clamp it to the paver. They would then sandblast the section not covered by the stencil.

[haggistini]

Tricky one! Sketch up what you mean ,scan and post a pic

[Pezza]

The stone is not installed yet has not left factory in china.

The pattern will waves in areas of 3x5m waves need to follow through each Paver (500x500x40)

[London Stone Paving]

If its not yet left the factory in China they should be easily able to supply the waved finish.

One option would be to ask them to polish the waved area more than the none waved area. The problem with this is the contrast between the two polished areas might not be profound enough. Also granite is a dense material and when polished could cause a slip hazard.

the best option would be to lightly hone one side and use the flamed finish to create the wave. This method would provide a very clearly defined wave and would also reduce the potential for a slip

[haggistini]

Any images of what it may look like?

[ilovesettsonmondays]

i have seen granite laid in waves in guernsey . the total area was about 180 m and it gave the portuguese mason a nightmare.it took him about 4 days to sort the crates out.same as when we done a job in shaftesbury ave in granite , the crates were all fecked up . took about two weeks to lay 30 m of granite . sometimes its not the laying of expensive stone that takes the time its sorting the stone out.

[London Stone Paving]

Sorry Hagg, got no photos. To be honest its not really my cup of tea, so never took too much interest in it.

Everytime I go abroad to see the suppliers they show me all sorts of new styles of paving. I've not seen the next big thing yet when I've been on my travels.

Cant really see this wavy paving taking off, seems like innnovation for the sake of it

[GB_Groundworks]

Interesting Read

http://roc2c.blogspot.com/2010/09/stone-pavement-as-art.html

Just looked through the rest of the site, they've got some great sett work, although don't seem to joint them





Edited By GB_Groundworks on 1305671358

[local patios and driveway]

what are those guys laying that stone on? some really nice work very decorative but looks like they are laying on soft oil in some of the pictures