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Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 9:17 am
by MsCabbage
This is my first block paving project and I have absorbed loads of info from the website associated with this forum. I have a patio about 40m2 and have just finished getting levels correct.
I am going to use a soldier edging course around the perimeter with a 45 degree herringbone. The thing is I couldn't help but notice how there doesn't seem to be many straight lines going on. The fence has a butterfly effect and interestingly the house does to...
So with my edging course will it look better if I just follow the natural lines of everything and cut my herring bone to suit? Or do my soldier course as true as I can get it and cement/pea gravel against the offending not straight wall/fence?
Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 8:44 pm
by mike builder/landscaper
lay them out dry and see which looks the best
Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 9:39 pm
by seanandruby
Is the wall designed to be skewdewifty, or is it rough workmanship? how much is it out of line? if it's not too much, maybe you can offset your string line, work out the longest soldier, then lay to the string line, with cuts against the wall. make sure the cuts won't be too small though.
Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 9:52 pm
by MsCabbage
Good advice the both of you thanks.
But I guess I thought this must happen a lot and there must be a 'best way' to deal with.
The wall of the house with the butterfly effect or 'skewdewifty' is embarrasingly down to me building an extension and being so obsessed with getting a 90 degree on outside edge of extension didn't realise the wall was no longer running in line with existing. I have had to persuade myself it adds character :p
Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 10:03 pm
by seanandruby
MsCabbage wrote:Good advice the both of you thanks.
But I guess I thought this must happen a lot and there must be a 'best way' to deal with.
The wall of the house with the butterfly effect or 'skewdewifty' is embarrasingly down to me building an extension and being so obsessed with getting a 90 degree on outside edge of extension didn't realise the wall was no longer running in line with existing. I have had to persuade myself it adds character :p
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Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 10:11 pm
by Dave_L
A picture would be well handy here I reckon.
Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 10:39 pm
by MsCabbage
Good idea pictures.
But I can't post them directly here can I? So put it up on some other website and link to it? If so never done that before and is it easier enough to do with google as my guide?
Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 11:07 pm
by msh paving
