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rab1
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Post: # 64726Post rab1

they should also be added to phones as well :p
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Post: # 64732Post DNgroundworks

Are those walling blocks the tobermore ones?

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Post: # 64735Post Pablo

lutonlagerlout wrote:I ask this because when we knock something out by 1pm then its job and knock
so effectively 2 days for 3 men
the patio looks better than i could do bar one weird yellow flag to the left of the arched step
it looks like a 900 by 600 with 2 small cuts on top of it?
also on the 13th radius of the circle 9which looks the mutts if i may say there is what looks like a 35mm cut
I took them back to the yard to paint the Iron gates you see in the other photos I don't like knocking off too early except on Fridays. The flag you see isn't a cut it's a lovely bit of well grained stone it just hasn't come out well on the photo and that cut on the circle was needed because it was the last of the course you don't see it in the bigger scheme of things.
The retaining blocks are Tobermore Secura Minor and Secura Coping and the planter is a New product called Garden Stone by the same company. Both are great products to work with as is most of their stuff. I like Tobermore products they offer a good balance of quality vs cost and are very customer friendly. You can get better products off other companies but you'll pay a lot more for them. Acheson & Glover also offer good price and quality but they are a nightmare to deal with you never get someone on the phone who can take your order and they ask you to call back or forget to call you back very sloppy.
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Job I have just finished Also thought it was about time I tried to post an image. Not sure if it the right size or if it will work so here goes

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Yeah I can do it. All that worry for nothing. Its dead easy really ha ha :D
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Post: # 64747Post lutonlagerlout

top quality work guys
i alway aimfor nothing less than half on block paving
so that block on course 13 could have been a half and a 3/4 rather than a quarter
but that is being arsi
very nice work guys
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Nice work Inj!
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these are not entirely Recent I have done quite a few paving and landscaping displays for a well known BM throughout NI. Completed these 3 at various stages over the course of this thread but wasn't able to post cos I'm a numpty. The displays consist mainly of Marshalls/ Tobermore and Kilsaran paving and Finforest timber. Everything was done by our fair hands no subbies used. A couple of them must hold the record for the numer of cuts on a single job LOL
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They're the best adverts I have and generate a lot of work for us along with several others I've done. I do the odd free design day there to which can lead to some good full garden builds.




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ilovesettsonmondays
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Post: # 64779Post ilovesettsonmondays

top class work pablo. must be a massive builders merchants too .looking at the size of the brilliant display

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The merchants are Ireland wide and owned by Saint Gobain they have very well laid out yards and plenty of room.
Did these two in April the sandstone circle has calmed down and is a good match now.
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And this was the sum total of my work in December that was a tough month.
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Thats all for now get more on soon. Thank you for your comments it feels good to finally put my money where my mouth is and post some shots.
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Post: # 64782Post lutonlagerlout

all high quality stuff there mate,and nice design touches too
it all gives me great ideas for plagarising when i do stuff
i think st gobain own my local merchant " gibbs and dandys" too
that tobermore stuff to my mind has a much richer clour range than most of the stuff we get here,looks great quality too
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Lovely work, that BM has a great display area!
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Post: # 64793Post jonnyboyentire

Great advertising that fella, well done. Am gonna do a couple of hours planting today, will take some pics if my headache goes and I remember!!
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Post: # 64795Post cookiewales

very nice work there pablo just a tip for you dont use squareing off kit put single or double row of cubes arround then cut outer paving to it allways looks better :D :D
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Post: # 64800Post Pablo

I totally agree cookie but it's what the client wanted I'd quoted for trimming it with either Tegula or rose granite setts. I don't like the way they spoil the pattern and tbh they aren't any quicker or easier to lay.
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