Concrete setts

[seanandruby]

They look like the carpet stones we used on a lot of the thresholds between kerbs and landscape area at t5 there were literally thousands of them. I think they were imported from China. They were laid on semi dry concrete and the joints just filled with grano chippings. They did indeed look shite on such a prestige job. Got photos somewhere I will try and find don't hold your breath.

[Tony McC]

Carpet Stones had that mesh linking them together.

Try as I might, I can't find the other version of CobbleTech/Renaissance in my library. I'm wondering now if it was a small independent or local manufacturer rather than on of the nationals that had them in their range about 10 years ago.

They could well be, as lemoncurd has mentioned, stray pre-Marshalls CobbleTech, but that still doesn't salve my mind. I won't be able to sleep until I find out who it was that had those blocky-base units all those years ago.

On with the search......

[digerjones]

hi all, been to look at job today and they like the marshalls cobletech, has anyone had much to do with them also with it being a flexible paving how can they use a non flexible joint compound.
what do they cost?
thanks

[lemoncurd1702]

Hi Diger,

I've done a small driveway with them, 35m2 and found them easy enough to install. Paid £42.35+vat direct from Marshalls.

If you're familiar with block paving you should have no problem. It would be worth reading the Marshalls installation guide though, particularly noting that cobbletech cannot be used as an edge restraint. You'll need to use path edgings/kerbs or concrete some Tegula in as a border.

The cuts can spoil the effect a little, I wiggle the saw to achieve an irregular edge to the block.
As for the compound, I don't know. It's pretty much like using weatherpoint and I assume it must have some flexibility to it. Seems to work

[Tony McC]

The jointing jollop is NOT non-flexible. The whole point of the system is that it's a flexible mortar.

Don't go thinking it will bend in your hands, it's not *that* flexible, but it has sufficient flexural strength and capacity to move with loads as they pass across the pavement and rebound to its original state, and all without cracking.

If you were to impose an excessive load onto it - let's say you allowed the central heating oil tanker to drive onto it - then the mortar probably would break; either snap within itself or de-bond from the paver units, and the surface would probably sink under the load as most Cobbletech pavements are not designed to carry such loads, but that's besides the point.

[digerjones]

thanks for the info, will see what my local bm can get them for. did your price for blocks include the jollop
thanks all

[lemoncurd1702]

Yeah the jointing compound is included. Every 5.5m pack comes with a tub which covers that area, JUST!
So be sparing and top up with what's left.

[mickg]

everyone pays the same amount £42.35+vat ordered through a merchant but direct to site from Marshalls

also remember you can't purchase small amounts its full pallet only minimum order 5.46m2

[digerjones]

cheers all. not sure if i like the product or not, looks ok when down. seems dear for concrete block paving.

[mickg]

it is expensive if you just look at it as concrete block paving but its more than that its a paving system what has the look of cobbles with a rigid jointing product so you don't get any weeds growing in the joints but is installed as fast as block paving can be installed

[digerjones]

cheers mick.

[lutonlagerlout]

that drive i started this thread with looks great 10 years on
at a glance it looked like granite setts
cheers LLL