Warrington job sawn granite driveway - Sawn granite driveway stack bond

Carberry · Post: # 70296Post **Carberry** Sat Nov 12, 2011 12:40 pm

Not bad for amateurs :p

You using anything to space them?

mickavalon · Post: # 70298Post **mickavalon** Sat Nov 12, 2011 1:11 pm

Probably bits of bone carved into spacers, from the meat their "not" eating

Sat Nov 12, 2011 4:22 pm

i can see the tolerance issues from the photos
methinks a bigger joint would have alleviated that a bit
10mm joint would have made life a lot easier
installation looks good but not sure if it goes with the house very contemporary paving for such a period looking house
LLL

ilovesettsonmondays · Sat Nov 12, 2011 5:25 pm

think your right luton . lovely job but wrong materials for house . home owners choice end of day . laid them a few years ago on a new rbs bank . they were up to 4mm difference on that job.these setts are allways laid small joints and never half bond for some reason tony dont know why.

haggistini · Post: # 70360Post **haggistini** Mon Nov 14, 2011 8:02 pm

GB_Groundworks wrote:whats with the right angle must make driving to the house more awkward wanted a 45 across that corner

Customer informed us today that the root system of the tree that has a preservation order restricted the drive entrance.

mickavalon · Post: # 70363Post **mickavalon** Mon Nov 14, 2011 8:12 pm

I think we see things a lot different to the "civies", they'll love that, and won't notice any joint variation or anything else. I send myself mad with details such as that, and the clients just look at me with a vague expression as if i'm deranged(hum), it's what marks you above the shoddies.

bodgeitandscarper · Mon Nov 14, 2011 9:38 pm

I get that look from the boss! If I can see a fault in anything, I will always try to rectify it no matter what! because it will just pi55 me off every time I look at the damn thing, and give me nightmares!

haggistini · Post: # 70405Post **haggistini** Tue Nov 15, 2011 10:08 pm

Good start to the week 21m2 Monday ...28M2 today that's 4,655 if my mathematics are correct..

Oooffff!

Wed Nov 16, 2011 6:56 am

those blocks look really nice in the close up
looks like the piano lessons are out for a while haggis :;):
LLL

haggistini · Post: # 70496Post **haggistini** Sat Nov 19, 2011 7:46 am

Mega effort this week about 90m2 layed and the weathers been very kind to us.

Galv retainer installed to threshold

Just a few cuts left and pointing next week!

mike builder/landscaper · Sat Nov 19, 2011 7:38 pm

loverly work there haggi, but i bet its a bit monotonous laying all them little blocks.

ambient · Post: # 70776Post **ambient** Sat Nov 26, 2011 8:46 am

what kind of mix are you laying them on ???

haggistini · Post: # 70777Post **haggistini** Sat Nov 26, 2011 10:33 am

4-1 sharpe sand and cement.

local patios and driveway · Sat Nov 26, 2011 11:22 am

Looks like you use a pretty dry mix, would they lift easily?

haggistini · Post: # 70779Post **haggistini** Sat Nov 26, 2011 1:31 pm

We had to change a few before pointing as they had slight variation in the flame texture finnish or half textured due to the cutting process? you could only spot them after it was dark , whilst wet and the reflection of the gazebo lights but they had to be smashed out due to the tight joints. After pointing with romex D1 You could track a 14t excavator on it no probs!