I have finished the main body of my paving today of which I am very proud !
But I have had a nightmare trying to split blocks to fill in the gaps
I have worked on this project too long and hard to mess it up now I bought a manual block cutter and it just feels all wrong I am struggling to cut the blocks straight and thats when I manage to cut them at all
Can anyone please advise me what is the best way for me to cut blocks as you can see from the photos I have a lot to do
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On your right hand edge, close to the garden wall, you've gone for the classic 'amateur' cutting-in method of using small triangles. While this may seem OK to a non-professional, these 'darts' are, in fact, a weakness and, on a pavement subjected to vehicular traffic, a major cause of problems with settlement and movement.
In essence, you have summat like....
...a professional would use a technique known as "Inboard Cutting" which eliminates any pieces that are less than a quarter of a block in size, and also any pieces with two acute angles (which are notoriously prone to breaking).
You need to remove the full blocks that are just touching the edge course, and replace them with half-blocks. This then means that the cut pieces are considerably bigger and have just ONE acute angle corner (and one obtuse).
...and when you were sat there, tucked in behind a desk, daydreaming and suppressing the urge to scream, you never realised just how useful that information would be!
Next week: Pythagoras' theorem and its usefulness when setting out.
Okay I think I have done the photos right this time
Completed Job attached deffinitely not as good as an expert could do but I am still proud of it
Ended up doing the darts accross the garden wall as it is only foot traffic but did the other way accross by the main walkway
