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Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 6:57 pm
by ambient
romex easy would be good quick and simple for the pointing and you can get it off ebay its only in wigan like rich says it will be full of weeds in no time shame to spoil it, bedding could be a moist sand and cement screed no wacker needed just walk it in you might have to tap them down with a rubber mallett to get them bang on but its quicker than laying them individually???
looking at how well youve stoned up ive every confidence in you
Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 11:59 pm
by n0chex
Anyone got a Cement Mixer they want to sell 
Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 6:21 am
by msh paving
i do , electric bell mixer on stand pm me
Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 8:52 am
by n0chex
YGPM....kings lynn norfolk that's a bit far for me to travel mate but thanks unless you travel to this neck of the woods.
Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 9:12 am
by Rich H
You can rent one for next to nothing from Brandon or HSS.
Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 8:10 pm
by n0chex
£15 a day to hire one when i enquired robbing feckers........
I have managed to lend one from a mate so i am all set to go now as well as my flags and block arrived this morning and now its in my yard and already looking at what designs i can do but i think simple is nice like below and i might leave the odd flag out along one edge to allow for coloured pebbles and a plant pot so it has good drainage and it will not stain the flag under it.
I have placed a few flags a pavers to give myself some idea on what i am looking at .
Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 6:17 am
by mickg
that will look very nice n0chex 
you could lay the flags half bond instead of having straight lines in both directions which will make it look nicer and only entails a few more cuts
Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 7:17 pm
by n0chex
Thx for the comment and i am unsure what layout i am going to do and was thinking along the lines of the above picture and in the patio area put the block paving in between each flag.
Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 10:59 pm
by rab1
noticed how expensive it is to hire things when I got a whacker for the first time, catalog price. Spoke to our buyer and found out that my employer gets a 65% discount from all 3 major hire companies. Used my sites job number as a cash hire, the delivery of the rotovator cost more than the weeks hire. :p
Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 4:15 pm
by Dave_L
rab1 wrote:noticed how expensive it is to hire things when I got a whacker for the first time, catalog price. Spoke to our buyer and found out that my employer gets a 65% discount from all 3 major hire companies. Used my sites job number as a cash hire, the delivery of the rotovator cost more than the weeks hire. :p
Indeed - retail plant hire charges are very steep.
Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 4:34 pm
by Rich H
Those blocks aren't just sitting on the scalps I take it?
Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 9:59 pm
by jay-Manor Driveways
that what i was thinking lol
Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 10:40 pm
by mickg
hehe I saw it but did not like passing comment
Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 12:05 am
by n0chex
Hey guy's ........have faith in me will ya and no they are not just sat on the MOT1 they are bedded down on sand/cement wet mix as you will see if you look close at the ones along the fence as i have pointed them in also as the was a 20mm gap or so between the block and the concrete fence panel.
Sureley the cement all over the white painted breeze block gives it away ? .......
