Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 4:32 pm
Hi, I hope you can help with my prehaps somewhat basic query. I've trawled through your excellent site but still have a few niggling doubts in my head which I'd like to iron out before I set about ripping up the front garden and block pave it as a short drive/car standing area.
My first question is regarding tree roots. There is a well established Sycamore tree in the front garden close to where I want to lay the paving. When clearing the ground of weeds (soil to be used in back garden) I discovered that some of the rrots are fairly large in size - one fork already broken! Obviously I'll have to remove the roots but my question is - will they regrow and disrupt the paving? I don't want to go through the hassle of laying paving if I'm going to have to relay it all in a few years time.
Secondly, I've rang round the local building supliers for prices and the average price for "MOT roadstone" (which they all said I needed) is £30/tonne plus VAT. By way of comparison, skip hire companies have said that "Type 1 crushed hardcore" is suitable and costs only £5/tonne. Will I be ok using the cheaper option?
Finally, Looking through the brochures I quite like the look of some of the tumbles sets which are laid in a random pattern of three different sized blocks. Will this be strong enough for a small car standing area (only 6m from front booundary to house) and adjoining patio, or will I have to use standard bricks in a stronger herringbone pattern? The reason I ask is I'm unsure if the tumbled type sets are regarded as "interlocking".
Grateful for any advice you can give and sorry if these queries are are a bit low level.
Many thanks,
Dafulang
My first question is regarding tree roots. There is a well established Sycamore tree in the front garden close to where I want to lay the paving. When clearing the ground of weeds (soil to be used in back garden) I discovered that some of the rrots are fairly large in size - one fork already broken! Obviously I'll have to remove the roots but my question is - will they regrow and disrupt the paving? I don't want to go through the hassle of laying paving if I'm going to have to relay it all in a few years time.
Secondly, I've rang round the local building supliers for prices and the average price for "MOT roadstone" (which they all said I needed) is £30/tonne plus VAT. By way of comparison, skip hire companies have said that "Type 1 crushed hardcore" is suitable and costs only £5/tonne. Will I be ok using the cheaper option?
Finally, Looking through the brochures I quite like the look of some of the tumbles sets which are laid in a random pattern of three different sized blocks. Will this be strong enough for a small car standing area (only 6m from front booundary to house) and adjoining patio, or will I have to use standard bricks in a stronger herringbone pattern? The reason I ask is I'm unsure if the tumbled type sets are regarded as "interlocking".
Grateful for any advice you can give and sorry if these queries are are a bit low level.
Many thanks,
Dafulang
