Advice with sandstone ? pics of progress !! - Edging with paviours ??

[Bilabonic]

Cheers DNg.

I was thinking the blue/gray would go with the blue/gray in the brickwork ?

LLL cheers again for advice

What would be your choice, been tols sawn/polished be very slippery where i am laying ?

[lutonlagerlout]

modak rose or kandla grey
but that is just my preference
LLL

[haggistini]

If its designed nice and you add a nice boarder (setts) and some say framed planters with setts most combo's will work I'd go for some brown mixed injun setts and slabs or some top end polished and bullnosed steps if tha budget allowed I'm not to far away PM me if you need some local prices

[danstan]

Hi all

Here are some better images of the York Grey you referred to earlier.

We call this Chelsea Paving, sawn on all 6 sides and honed top. 3 sizes.

Cost is approx £35 m2 inc vat (+ delivery)

http://en-gb.facebook.com/media....4607436

The image at the the end is Barley Sand, edged by a tumbled cobble in the same material. (This job has not been pointed in this image)

Both jobs have been carried out by contractors we have supplied with this material.

The material in the natural paving display - both Kotah Limestones with pretty even surface...the darker one of the 2 will fade very quickly thus sealing is necessary to help retain the colour.

regards, Dan

[Bilabonic]

Right decision made i am 100% going with Kandla Grey but finding a local supplier is difficult......Digby stone do not do it nor do Naturalpaving ??

I have found some on Fleabay but unsure of quality -

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm....wt_1037


All i need now is some form of sett/edging to finish it off

[Carberry]

Right decision made i am 100% going with Kandla Grey but finding a local supplier is difficult......Digby stone do not do it nor do Naturalpaving ??

I have found some on Fleabay but unsure of quality -

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm....wt_1037


All i need now is some form of sett/edging to finish it off

Kandla Grey standstone

[Bilabonic]

Getting stone from here -

http://www.dtstone.co.uk/patio-paving-stone-paving-slabs.html

They also do sandstone edging, what colour guys to contrast ?

:p

[lutonlagerlout]

you can lead a horse to water but you cannot make him drink....
your logic defeats me bilbonic ???
LLL

[Bilabonic]

Confused LLL

The above worked out at £15m2, i require 80m2 in total, BUT when i mailed them and asked what is 'fine' stone they replied it is 10-22mm.

[London Stone Paving]

Confused LLL

The above worked out at £15m2, i require 80m2 in total, BUT when i mailed them and asked what is 'fine' stone they replied it is 10-22mm.

I'm even more confused following this thread. Where has fine stone come from ?

And are you saying the stone they are offering is 10-22mm?

[lutonlagerlout]

Confused LLL

we are trying to help you here bilbonic
the fact that myself,pablo in belfast,carberry in scotland and dig dug dan in the dirty south have all bought stone successfully from london stone paving should be a clue
he doesnt pay us to refer him we do it because it is decent quality at very fair prices and its 25mm thick calibrated
10mm stone isnt stone its a tile

i tell people time and time again that they should go for the very best stone they can afford as the installation is the same be it for yorkstone or £2 "biscuiTs" from a DIY shed

london stone may no be the cheapest or the best ,but they do exactly what it says on the tin,and thats all i want from any supplier
good luck
LLL

[Bilabonic]

I really do appreciate the help guys...

Found an excellent local supplier with calibrated stone in Kandla Grey (Cheers Haggis), what do you guys reckon for edging then ?

Shall i go for a double width edge or single ? 100x100mm

Or use a combo of 100x100 and 200x100mm ??

Also what colour do you guys recommend ?

I did spot a mixed gray which looked nice....

Also i have attached a plan, would you edge THE LOT or just sections due to width etc

Thanks Guys, getting there now..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v662/romanski/masterplan1-001.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums....001.jpg


Ignore the falls as this is all wrong. Will towards house with proper drains.

[seanandruby]

That's some size toilet lid :laugh:

[Bilabonic]

Yes it was LP, off fleabay, no way would i lay that.

Anyway Haggistini has put me onto a a supplier who only does natural stone and wood products and it's calibrated stuff.

I am going for Kandla Grey. I have also started laying the drainage channels.

I am still unsure about what to do with the border though, unsure of colour ?

Some parts of my plan are quite narrow, do i switch between single/double border ??

I also notice some setts are more 'square' and 'uniform' than others ??

Here is the full plan, can people give their thoughts on the border please... Thanks

And YES it looks like a Bog Seat....lol

[London Stone Paving]

Hi bilbonic

I've been reading this thread and you sound like you are more confused than Scooby Doo :;):

The best advice i could give would be to take a breath and think about how you want the finished garden too look.

Your asking a lot of questions about colours and styles, all of which are personal to you.

I would first decide if you want a contemporary or traditional design.

The next question you need to think about is colour of the stone. Once you have got the answer to these two questions you will have eliminated 75 % of the daunting ranges of different stones available.

For example kandla grey is a riven sandstone which you would think should automatically be laid in a traditional garden design. The thing is though kandla grey is also consistent in colour and of all the Indian Sandstones is the least riven (very dense material). This means that if you say went for kandla grey in a single size it would work well in a contemporary garden also.

Just saying, think about the finished result before you steam in and do something you wont like at a later date.

Hope the advice is helpful

Steve