Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 4:06 pm
my general opinion is that blocks paving by its very nature is not suitable for steps,no matter how good you make them,those chamfered edges and bullnoses create slip hazards.
1 kerb high to me is fine,this involves a step of between 150-200mm high and can be cut in,once you get into the realms of 3-4-5 steps,it gets harder to make it look right,better off with 2 225mm walls and straight steps in between.
i am not condoning the steps,but as my old guvnor used to say
" its easy to criticize"
most of us could pull apart 99% of jobs,my biggest fault as a young bricklayer was being a perfectionist.
bricks,mortar,scaffolding,drawings,site agents are all imperfect things.
for all we know the guys that did this drive have done EXACTLY what anglian told them to do.
I'm sure all of us here would like to be the "gordon ramseys,or damien hirsts" of the paving game.
it seems there was a brakedown of communication on this job
LLL
1 kerb high to me is fine,this involves a step of between 150-200mm high and can be cut in,once you get into the realms of 3-4-5 steps,it gets harder to make it look right,better off with 2 225mm walls and straight steps in between.
i am not condoning the steps,but as my old guvnor used to say
" its easy to criticize"
most of us could pull apart 99% of jobs,my biggest fault as a young bricklayer was being a perfectionist.
bricks,mortar,scaffolding,drawings,site agents are all imperfect things.
for all we know the guys that did this drive have done EXACTLY what anglian told them to do.
I'm sure all of us here would like to be the "gordon ramseys,or damien hirsts" of the paving game.
it seems there was a brakedown of communication on this job
LLL
