Marshalls fairstone driveway setts

[mickg]

New driveway using Marshall's Fairstone Driveway Setts

[haggistini]

Sweet mick!

[DNgroundworks]

Really beautiful work Mick, impressive!

[mickg]

thank you haggi

thank you Dan

[bodgeitandscarper]

That is the dogs doo daa's!

The lines are clean and the detailing around the step is orgasmic! The blue's set off nice against the setts.

[Pablo]

Mick that's a superb finish I'd love to get stuck into a job like that although I'd not be upset if there were a few less cut to do. Are they a standard thickness or were they all bedded individually if so I bet that took a good few days to get down. Thanks for posting.

[local patios and driveway]

Quality work. Im looking trying to fault it but i cant!

Any idea on pricing for those?

[mickg]

thank you bodgeit

[mickg]

thank you Pablo

the overall time from start to finish was 15 days but we lost 5 days within that time through the bad weather, best day we laid 15m2 and others not much volume due to the amount of cutting and detailing work involved like the step and the border around the step took a full day

they are calibrated to 50mm ish so every block is individually tapped down into the concrete to a line then every 4th block I tapped flat with a piece of 3 x 2 along the row then cross checked with the previous row of paving to make sure its perfectly flat in all directions, as you can imagine it makes it more time consuming to lay but in my opinion gave a better finish with this premium product

the border detail is 200mm x 100mm Fairstone autumn bronze sawn and tumbled cut down the centre making 2 pieces 200mm x 50mm and bedded on their edge, for any of the tight curves
they was cut in half again

because of the small units being vulnerable and could be knocked out of place until the work was completed we jointed all the border detail before the main area was started

[mickg]

thank you Dan

I have already checked the job and the photos too for any defects or faults and could not find any either

it was one of those jobs where I knew it was not going to be installed quickly due to the amount of detailing work but was a lot of fun doing it instead of being the normal block slave and banging down 40m2 - 50m2 in a day

It is a Marshall's premium product and as such commands a premium price too but the colour tones and variation is just superb and gives us the opportunity to install outstanding driveways for our customers

[Carberry]

6th photo, outermost curve, 3rd block in from the bottom looks like it could be turned clockwise 1mm. :p

On a serious note, lovely work. It's always nice when you get a customer who is happy to pay for quality every step of the way instead of constantly looking for ways to do it cheaper.


What did you point them with?

[mickg]

lol

the driveway was jointed using Marshall's Weatherpoint 365 and struck off with a brick jointer

[lutonlagerlout]

I'll stick my head above the parapet :;):
about 1.5m to the left of the 450 by 600 recess cover there is what looks like a water stop cock cover
in the past i seem to recall you having special small recess covers made for bits like that mick?
or cutting it tight into an internal curve?
just wondering
how did you find the sizing in general?
excellent work of course ,if i dreamed i did that i would wake up and apologise
LLL

[mickg]

I have had man hole covers specially made in the past to suit the bond but this is a water meter cover and for ease of access for the meter reader I left the old cover in place otherwise it could be an issue getting access if they needed to have recess cover lifting keys plus the existing cover was weathered and faded slightly which blended in better than a brand new shiny black cover

the sizing can vary plus or minus 3mm, i did start off with a 170mm gage on my lines leaving a joint of approx 10mm but ended up at 167 to the outside of the line which kept everything that bit tighter, I don't like large joints when the blocks are under size

>>>>or cutting it tight into an internal curve?
I dont understand this comment ?

[lutonlagerlout]

i cant find the picture but i recall you cutting millimetre tight around a rodding eye that was oval
i had an idea that any stone would have a tolerance ,unlike block paving which is near as perfect
anyway just breaking your balls mick looking for any thing that you yourself would pick up on
:;):
those water covers when tight can be a pain to get out,veolia have a special tool for it, i made one out of 15mm copper pipe

btw i guess the pink hue to the mortar on the step is just your local sand?
all our sand is bright yellow down in the dirty south so never see pinkish joints
cheers LLL