Recent work

DNgroundworks · Mon Feb 06, 2012 11:21 am

I do like your brickwork Mr Pink, mine is only good for the odd man hole, whats the planning issue?

dig dug dan · Post: # 73246Post **dig dug dan** Mon Feb 06, 2012 11:48 am

*cough* drainage *cough, cough*

Carberry · Post: # 73247Post **Carberry** Mon Feb 06, 2012 11:58 am

Driveway and wall look nice but seem way over the top for that area and doesn't look right for that house.

DNgroundworks · Mon Feb 06, 2012 1:30 pm

dig dug dan wrote:*cough* drainage *cough, cough*

oh..

Pablo · Post: # 73253Post **Pablo** Mon Feb 06, 2012 2:10 pm

In all honesty even if you bothered(and why would you given the lack of enforcement) where could you put the soakaway it's to close to the house to be digging holes for water. Lets stop being a bunch of pedants and agree to ignore the elephant in the room. I like the wall and it's nice to see properly mitred block trim Mr Pink to many folk fall on their face with lazy cutting when doing the trim.

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Mon Feb 06, 2012 3:08 pm

they are enforcing it in luton pablo
but i agree a soakaway would cause more harm than good that close to a house
I can appreciate the craft in the wall but it is a trap i have fell into in the past of being overcomplicated
plus they look like LBC regencys ,not the greatest brick for freestanding walls
however overall it looks a nice tidy well installed drive
and that what people want for their dollar
LLL

dig dug dan · Post: # 73263Post **dig dug dan** Mon Feb 06, 2012 6:02 pm

they are enforcing it round here too. although all you have to do is put a channel in. it does not have to connect to anything

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Post: # 73265Post **msh paving** Mon Feb 06, 2012 6:31 pm

not round my area MSH

local patios and driveway · Mon Feb 06, 2012 8:00 pm

Pablo. When i posted pics of my work and it was slagged off hard ranging from a tea cup in the picture to a few large darts.. I was told this is paving "expert" and thats what we strive towards. So fair enough.. Now i get the fun of picking fault too. :laugh:

haggistini · Post: # 73281Post **haggistini** Mon Feb 06, 2012 8:39 pm

I'm always on the recieving end of constructive criticism and i show worts and all photos. It makes you better, safer and more professional.

haggistini · Post: # 73283Post **haggistini** Mon Feb 06, 2012 8:40 pm

Nice work BTW mr Pink cracking brickwork!

mickg · Post: # 73285Post **mickg** Mon Feb 06, 2012 8:59 pm

nice work mr pink and pablo excellent work indeed now you have mastered the art of posting your photos

LPAD . . . yeah but yours was crap all over the pavement too ???

Mon Feb 06, 2012 9:21 pm

we may be in the gutter,but we are looking at the stars

summat like that?

LLL

Thepinkpavingco · Mon Feb 06, 2012 9:22 pm

Always open to any kind of criticism from anyone
Who knows what they are talking about.
The main reason there were no channel drains or a soak away
Was purely because the existing driveway was all concrete
And I was under the impression you didn't need to compensate
For rainwater if you are basically just renewing what was always
There.
Thanks for the comments though.

dig dug dan · Post: # 73293Post **dig dug dan** Mon Feb 06, 2012 9:28 pm

And I was under the impression you didn't need to compensate
For rainwater if you are basically just renewing what was always
There.

no. one of my neighbours replaced his small drive from tarmac to blocks. some bloke from the pub did it.
The council made him put a drain in.
Its the owner of the drive they go after, not the contractor in any case