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Thepinkpavingco
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Post: # 74633Post Thepinkpavingco

Totally agree and see the benefits of inboard cutting but on certain jobs when there is less than 3 meters of paving between borders it just never looks right IMO
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DNgroundworks
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Post: # 74635Post DNgroundworks

i dont like inboard cuts on much other than commercial installations.....flame me at will...nice work pink

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Post: # 74650Post lutonlagerlout

1 slips and darts
2 dapplelights in a retaining wall?
3 100mm retaining wall?
4 no weep holes
5 no land drain
6 bottom of gate ??
7 need a shoe on that downpipe,having it like that it will block with leaves

:laugh: :laugh: I am taking the pesh of course beautiful job mr. pink,you have a style all of your own there TOWIE
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Thepinkpavingco
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Post: # 74654Post Thepinkpavingco

The fellow we did it for was quoted for a 225mm wall but said it too expensive we put ties in the wall and concreted behind it just below the soldiers everything else I'm guilty as charged :(
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Post: # 74661Post local patios and driveway

Must say i dont have any issues with darts etc, never seen them fail in anyway in the past. It keeps the pattern and looks like you went for the easy option when you lose the pattern

mickg
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Post: # 74663Post mickg

nice work pink

the only change I would make is instead of having the front of the brick forming the step risrer in line with the house wall I would of lined the back of the brick in line with the inside edge of the drainage channel so the border would flow instead of having a gimp

very neat work though :)
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DNgroundworks
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Post: # 74678Post DNgroundworks

wtf is a gimp Mick?

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Post: # 74684Post lutonlagerlout

Image

LLL :;):

still a cracking job
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Post: # 74689Post local patios and driveway

Thats a gimp? In that case my mask is faulty.... ;)

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Post: # 74691Post local patios and driveway

And call me pedantic but where the tight curve of the paving border is i would have cut the angle instead of square. Same time, looks better

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Post: # 74693Post mickg

i dont agree as the border follows the shape of the wall and thats exactly how I would of cut it in too, but hey what do I know :;):
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Post: # 74696Post local patios and driveway

Yeah you got to follow the curve mick but by cutting the blocks at an extra 5 degees they fit the space perfectly rather than gaps on the outer edge of the curve

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Post: # 74698Post lutonlagerlout

personally i think it looks a cracking job
sadly once the frost gets in to those dapplelights they will blow but hey! the customer is always right
as i said mr.pink has a rather bling style all of his own :)
*pimp my patio*

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Post: # 74699Post mickg

right my mistake, yeah I would of tapered the half blocks to give a 1 - 2 mm gap between each cut instead of the taper on the sand
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Post: # 74704Post London Stone Paving

Bloody hell, I appreciate the workmanship but thats gbh to the eyes. Mr pink, you must have the patience of a saint :)

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