The Brew Cabin

Posted: **Thu Sep 01, 2011 11:49 pm**

I plan on using Tobermore Tegula setts as an edge course (double row) for my paving job. Tobermore Roma for the rest.

Following the advice on this website the edge couse will be bedded in and haunched with concrete.

Unlike the Roma blocks the tegula setts have no nibs and very smooth faces so will butt up very close together as in the photo below. Is it advisable to set them this way in the concrete or should I be looking to leave a few mm spacing between each block. If spacing is left what should it be filled with, jointing sand or a cement/sand mix.

Posted: **Fri Sep 02, 2011 3:50 am**

good choice of paving i like the Roma although it's slow to lay. Don't bother spacing the setts sand Will still get between them when you compact it. May i suggest you lay a stretcher course of Roma to the outside of the setts it'll be stronger quicker and look better. Setts are a nightmare to lay neatly on concrete as the edging. Do not use cement in the kds it'll ruin your paving

Edited By Pablo on 1314931989

Posted: **Fri Sep 02, 2011 10:16 am**

Nice idea Pablo on the extra Roma stretcher course. Agree it would set off the setts much better.

However I'm trying to match the width of the paving to the width of an adjoining section of concrete pavement and don't think it would look very good if the block paving was wider. At 1.2M width I'm not sure it would look great either if I moved the setts over a bit to accomodate a Roma stretcher course. I'll offer it up when I get my hands on the blocks to see what it looks like.

What makes laying the setts a nightmare on concrete. Do they move about when trying to get level or is it just the time consuming element of laying all those smaller blocks.

Posted: **Fri Sep 02, 2011 10:36 am**

yes they're very time consuming and it's hard to avoid dips on the course not on the line.

The Brew Cabin

Tobermore tegula