Can anyone identify this? - Too thin to be a block....

[PavingSuperstore]

Can anyone identify this paver sized flag? I don't think it's current and looks a bit like 'thin bricks' used to cover a wall rather than a floor.

[PavingSuperstore]

Ooops, any ideas how to get the photos up? I've added the image urls to the image button

[Tony McC]

I think the hashtag in the url is the problem

[PavingSuperstore]

Is there any other way of posting them?

I'll just add a link in the meantime instead.
http://www.appleassist.macmate.me/gallery

[Tony McC]

Are they concrete or fired clay? They look too thin to be concrete, but that could be an illusion due to the weird angle and scale.

[PavingSuperstore]

I don't think these pavers are anything we can supply the customer, but at least I might be able to point him in the right direction. The size of the blocks is 190mm x 390mm x approx. 350-400mm thick. Seems quite big, but if you look at the toe shot, it's about right. The customer thinks they are concrete.

[lutonlagerlout]

350 -450 mm thick ????

not a barn dance george

do you mean 35 - 40 mm thick?

nothing is 18 inches thick,well except my waist maybe ???
LLL

[PavingSuperstore]

Yep, spot on 35-40mm thick! Been a long week!

[lutonlagerlout]

they looks like some sort of clay fired paver
never seen them before
what is that in the bottom corner of the picture 1 when you open it up?
i can see a dressing gown and summat else :laugh:
looks like a painted toe nail
LLL

[PavingSuperstore]

Yep, it's a toe.
I have found that whenever we are sent photos of paving, we can be guaranteed a foot will be in the photo. We can often psychoanalyse the customer from the type of footwear they choose! In this case, I would assess free spirited and extrovert. Maybe I should start a shoe gallery as a separate thread!

[Tony McC]

I think they are clays, too. There may be a maker's stamp on them somewhere. Ask the customer to turn them over and check the base.

[orson]

They look like a salt glazed paver I remember laying with my dear old dad in about 1975, can't remember the actual name, they may have been Staffordshire Blues or something like that. They were absolute murder to cut as well, as hard as iron.

[Tony McC]

They're not Staff Blues. I think you might be thinking of the Southport Pavers.

[PavingSuperstore]

Customer has checked and there's nothing on the reverse. He's looking to get some to match in - I wouldn't know where to start looking for these. Maybe if it's a local material used in a specific area of the country he might find them at an architectural salvage yard. I cannot think of anything close to these in appearance as a result of the size. I guess the only other option would be to move them all up a bit to fill the gaps and then use a contrasting material for an edge. Might look better than a poor match or a lifetime of looking for the right material.

[Tony McC]

Staff Blues *would* make a good contrast, and they are relatively easy to obtain. I would only use a clay or a stone paver, definitely NOT a concrete paver or flag, which are always embarrassed when placed next to clays.