Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2010 1:37 pm
Hi Guys,
thanks for having me on the forum - it's nice to be amongst people who obviously care about what they do.
Could you help me, please? I cannot find the answer to my query, on the site. I am in the process of laying block paving on my drive (Tobermore Tegula 50mm small and large). I've laid about 10m in length by about 4.5m in width and, have completed all of the cuts, along this length.
I now find myself doing battle with the weather (rain) combined with the expense of hiring the compactor (whacker). I've covered all of the work so far, under a plastic sheet. I want to move to the top of the drive (garage), to complete this screeding / laying, whilst protecting this new work.
My query is, is it permissible to compact the area already completed, knowing that the 'sides' (garden wall on one side and house on the other) offer support against spread but, the top and bottom areas - yet to be continued, don't?
I figure, if I can whaker what I've done so far then, drag the sheets over to protect my new work - leaving the compacted (completed area) exposed, I can make good progress. However, if I need to complete to the top by the garage (ie. solid surroundings on 3 sides - top + 2 sides) then I might need to find more sheeting.
I've only tried to protect the work so far, because of the rain and, the length of time it's taking for me to move the job on (2 weeks, so far).
Other than that, for the moment, It's great seeing the project move on.
Many thanks for any advice, guys!
H.
thanks for having me on the forum - it's nice to be amongst people who obviously care about what they do.
Could you help me, please? I cannot find the answer to my query, on the site. I am in the process of laying block paving on my drive (Tobermore Tegula 50mm small and large). I've laid about 10m in length by about 4.5m in width and, have completed all of the cuts, along this length.
I now find myself doing battle with the weather (rain) combined with the expense of hiring the compactor (whacker). I've covered all of the work so far, under a plastic sheet. I want to move to the top of the drive (garage), to complete this screeding / laying, whilst protecting this new work.
My query is, is it permissible to compact the area already completed, knowing that the 'sides' (garden wall on one side and house on the other) offer support against spread but, the top and bottom areas - yet to be continued, don't?
I figure, if I can whaker what I've done so far then, drag the sheets over to protect my new work - leaving the compacted (completed area) exposed, I can make good progress. However, if I need to complete to the top by the garage (ie. solid surroundings on 3 sides - top + 2 sides) then I might need to find more sheeting.
I've only tried to protect the work so far, because of the rain and, the length of time it's taking for me to move the job on (2 weeks, so far).
Other than that, for the moment, It's great seeing the project move on.
Many thanks for any advice, guys!
H.
