The Brew Cabin

Posted: **Mon Apr 10, 2006 4:23 pm**

Good afternoon,

First time posting so I hope I do it correctly. I have read lots of information in other postings and hope you can give me some info/advice.

We are having our driveway, down the side of the house and patio area at the back. I liked Pavestone Tumbled Paving in Autumn Brown, but have read on a previous posting that the quality and colour etc isn`t that good. Don`t want to be paying out over Â£3000 if I should maybe looking at a different manufacturer (liked the colour of the Autumn Brown as they are a bit different!) My other dilema is edging, I didn`t want to do a complete contrast and wanted the edging to be in the same paving, was going to use the largest one of the three all around, but not sure which way round it should go, as need it to look slightly different to the pathway, and not blend in ie all the joins level (sorry its a bit hard to explain myself.)I appreciate it is personal choice but any guidance or help would be much appreciated, I have only ever had flags re-laid in the back garden before.

I don`t want to end up with a costly mistake that looks silly.

Thanks for any help and advice you can give me
PS: Hubby is not good at DIY so he hasn`t got a clue to help me out.

Posted: **Wed Apr 12, 2006 6:34 pm**

Even though it means I always get a frosty reception from Mr Pavestone, my opinion is my own and it's never influenced by how the company involved treats me. Even if he bit his tongue, swallowed his pride and made a pretence to be polite, Mr Pavestone could not persuade me that his tumbled blocks are as good a quality as other tumbled products. If I said any different, any credibility I have would be lost.

However, if you like the blocks, go with them, It's you that has to look at them every day, not me, so you should choose what appeals to you. It's like choosing a car - you could splash out and get a Merc or a Jag, but at the end of the day, a Cinquecento will get you just as far. It's all about balancing aesthetics with quality and cost - only you can choose what's best for you and the reluctant husband.

If you want to have an edge course in the same paving, go for it! There's nowt wrong with that, and no-one should tell you otherwise. However, for best effect, you should have the edge course laid at 90Â° to the direction of coursing - so, if your courses are running across the driveway, have an edge course that runs up-and-down. If you were to have an edge course that was perfectly aligned with the coursing, it would look strange (IMO), but, as ever, it's what you like that counts....

...which do you prefer?

Posted: **Thu Apr 13, 2006 6:17 pm**

Thanks Tony, I`ve put flagger on hold whilst I have a good hunt round. The edge course is better at 90` if I did it across I would have to make sure that the gaps/lines did not line up with the edges, if you know what I mean.

Tobermore are opening a flagging and wall centre not too far away and I am going to go and have a look at their tumbled paving etc and might get some ideas.

They said it was due to opend next week, but havn`t been specific. But would rather wait a few weeks than make a big mess of it.

Posted: **Sat Apr 15, 2006 11:35 am**

The Tobermore Paving Centre near Preston was supposed to be opened by Easter, but even I haven't been told whether that is definite or speculative. Still: at least they aren;t trying to keep it a secret like the Marshalls' centre at Wilmslow(ish). I asked Marshalls' Marketing Department for info over a week ago and still no answer!

Posted: **Sun Apr 16, 2006 4:25 pm**

I have just layed 50m/sq of pavestone in brindle and it looks A1 If you live in northwest you are wellcome to come and have a look

Brendan Mcloughlin

The Brew Cabin

Pavestone tumbled paving