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Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 6:12 pm
by goodfellaz
I am trying to locate dentate shaped paving blocks to replace a few that were broken on my neighbours property when build a rear extension. The blocks that I am looking for are brown in colour and are prictured on the pavings expert website (under the section choosing shape ) at the following location (see first photo).

Dentate Blocks

Any help in locating these blocks is greatly appreciated.:)

Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 1:31 pm
by Tony McC
If you don't bother with the request not to send the same question by email and simultaneously post it to the Brew Cabin, you end up waiting for a benevolent mood to descend before I can be bothered to provide an answer.

Shaped blocks are not available off-the-shelf in Britain for silly historical reasons. They are a special order item.

Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 10:23 pm
by goodfellaz
Thanks for the response, sorry for doubling up your workload. Can you suggest where I might make that 'special order'.:)

Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 1:49 pm
by Tony McC
Do you really need a wagon load? That's the sort of quantity in which they're sold. Unless, by some sort of miracle, you find a contractor/civils merchant with a small quantity of surplus stock, most regular suppliers would have to buy in from one of the European manufacturers, and they wouldn't be interested in small orders. I know of a job in Runcorn where just less than a pack of the Rima block was needed and the contractor paid 900 quid in delivery charges.