The Brew Cabin

Pablo wrote:Is that a beamlock Garage Dave I have a brand spanking single car one going super cheap if anyone wants it. Those type of block patterns are the bain of my life there's no fast way of laying them and they normally can't be moved by a cart. They easily take 3 times as long to get down but the dart and slip thing doesn't ever concern me I've yet to see one fail on a well built drive and I prefer to see the pattern continued it just looks so much better. Did you lay from the garage out or just get lucky and not have to cut the last course.

the regatta mentioned are 60mm quality block i might add. but i have sent the drawings to the gaffer to try and cut out the...erm cuts ??? p.s. what is super cheap may have a customer for one of those ..

GB_Groundworks wrote:so you posted it on some boy racer pocket rocket forum but not here hahaha

nice work lads,dave your always on bloody facebook so no excuses for no photos heheh

No no I just use the gallery there to host my various images!!!

I agree, got decent phone/camera but just don't take enough pics!

lutonlagerlout wrote:is there a name for that pattern dave? i like tegula with those jumper blocks,it adds a bit of character

Was the first time we've laid a drive with these 320x240 jumper blocks, I was slightly apprehensive.

It was an absolute sod to get started, lots of head-scratching ensued but once we got going, it wasn't too bad.

Laid to the pattern as supplied by Marshalls.

I laid every single block you see, started the jumper pattern in the lower LH corner as I thought it would look best that way - and it did. The customer was over the moon with the outcome.

haggistini wrote:what blocks are they dave i got about 450M2 of brett regatta 4 size block pattern.. thing is to maintain the pattern you have to have some slips and darts

They are Marshalls Drivesett Tegulas in 4 sizes.....bit of a headscratcher!!

Also all had to be loaded out by hand from inside the job, (couldn't compromise the shared access roadway) had to be careful we didn't have too many packs in on the job. Think this job took 18 packs in total.

More info here:-Marshalls Drivesett Tegula with Jumper Blocks

Pablo wrote:Did you lay from the garage out or just get lucky and not have to cut the last course.

I laid out from the garage up the driveway.......was a ballache of a job to get started though. Trying to visualise the pattern and get it started was hard work.

Right lads I suppose it's about time I threw my hand in here's a few bit's n bobs I've been up to the last few weeks.
I completed this one in October but only planted it last week. Everything barr the plants and the bark was craned in including 45 tons of fill in mortar tubs. The old timers will spit their tea over the PC when they see the decking but I like it and was the best use of the sapce and levels. There's a bit of exposed aggregate porn for Luton it's dyed black and we used basalt grit and sand as the binder to keep it dark along with a nice pebble.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/59020777@N07/sets/72157625828991253

This is a Sawn sandstone patio that we did couple of weeks back. I've pesuaded them to switch the copings for buff granite and there's some super fancy plants planters on there way to sit on the gravel and various bits of even fancier furniture. the garden beyond is about to be started I'm waiting for the builder to make access so I can level it and get stuck in. This will also need and crane.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/59020777@N07/sets/72157625954335048

This is a job I'm currently on it's fairly basic the fence and soil need finishing on the driveway but it was fun to do. The path is being retained with sleepers and surfaced with gravel trimed and crossed with 2x4 to prevent migration. The slope is steeper than it looks so I let one of the lads drive just incase the digger fell. I'm good like that.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/59020777@N07/sets/72157625828849529

I find this helps me concentrate throughout the dayLOL
http://www.flickr.com/photos/59020777@N07/sets/72157625954594418

Can anyone tell me where I'm going wrong with the picture code I can't get it to work although I've had no problems in the past. Just copy and paste the links into your address bar to see them until I get it sorted. Cheers.



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With flickr you need to go to the drop down menu top left then all sizes then like the 800x600 one then right click and copy the URL use the post a reply button and then the image button easier than doing the
Or share this, grab HTML/bbcode select the bbcode check box then copy the code in the box and paste it here you get

<img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5052....mg]

As you can see that doesn't work very well so the top way is the way I do it

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