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Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 7:14 pm
by carlbeardsmore
Will this paving look good in a few years time with the edges just on sand? It seems an easy way of doing it.
or will the edges settle at different rates.
Cheers Carl
Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 7:22 pm
by lutonlagerlout
you really need to screed the sand before laying any blocks carl, also if you lay your edges first a line is invaluable ,laying to an existing wall is asking for trouble really
what exactly are you doing with that mallet?
if you compact the sand then screed it there's no need to tap the blocks down
oh and it will be fine as you have walls etc. retaining the blocks
hope this helps
LLL
Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 7:29 pm
by carlbeardsmore
Thats not me.... lol I have been looking at example of block paving to give me ideas for my next drive. I came across this and it seemed too good to be true.
I normally lay the edges on concrete but this sand idea seemed a faster way.
It did seem like a bodge.
The pic came from www.claronbuilders.co.uk
Have a look.
Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2008 2:32 am
by lutonlagerlout
some of it looks good some looks terrible
but that drive looked a shambles in your pic but in the end it looked ok
LLL
Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2008 6:18 am
by seanandruby
It might be deceiving me but are they 150 below damp?
Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2008 10:38 am
by matt h
what drainage has been catered for? looks like water will pool against the adjoining plinth, and the blocks are definitely above dpc :rock: There would be no need to bed edges in this section in concrete as the house brickwork and adjoining plinth would retain them imho
Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2008 10:41 am
by matt h
PS it looks like they have just loose laid sand over existing screed/surface and are individually bedding blocks...bodge comes to mind! 
Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 9:38 pm
by williams
carlbeardsmore wrote:Thats not me.... lol I have been looking at example of block paving to give me ideas for my next drive. I came across this and it seemed too good to be true.
I normally lay the edges on concrete but this sand idea seemed a faster way.
It did seem like a bodge.
The pic came from www.claronbuilders.co.uk
Have a look.
if thats what they put on their site i dread to imagine what else goes on.