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Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2013 8:59 pm
by sparkey
just moved into a new place, it has existing block paving on the driveway and all around the side of the house, we would like to park 2 cars but unfortunately there is flower bed and bushes in the form of a circle in the paving about 2m diameter it looks to have been done properly and is a perfect circle, right where we need to park the car!
we will never match the existing paving, so i thought leave the circle there and fill it in with a contrasting colour.
my question is what base do i need, and also i think that normally you would do the circle 1st then go on with the rest of the drive, so what is the easiest way to fill the circle in with pavers so it looks right,without loads of cuts. the existing pavers are done in a heringbone pattern....any help appriciated!
Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2013 8:34 am
by local patios and driveway
i reckon you cant avoid loads of cuts here, removing the border and carrying the herringbone pattern through with contrasting blocks will look awful maybe install one of those slab circle sun design things?
Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2013 11:20 am
by rimexboy
Either as said above or remove the circle and carry on with the pattern you have already, cuts are not that hard or bad to do with a wet still saw, don't make the mistake of renting a manual block cutter as they are pants
Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2013 11:32 am
by seanandruby
How about a photo? We need to ready eye some things before commenting.
Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2013 7:00 pm
by KLS
What about a block paved circle kit? if you look about there should be a 2m one about, 1.8 or 2.4 will be more likely.
Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2013 7:01 pm
by KLS
KLS wrote:What about a block paved circle kit? if you look about there should be a 2m one about, 1.8 or 2.4 will be more likely.
something like this.
http://www.marshalls.co.uk/homeown....-circle
Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2013 8:34 pm
by sparkey
thanks for the replies so far. i'll take a photo tomorrow, and once i get the tree out, i can get a proper measurement, would be great if i could get one of those round patterns to fit, but sods law it will be too big or small! i have also seen the slabs type, will those take a car parked on them? thanks all
Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2013 9:19 pm
by local patios and driveway
done right, yep no probs
Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2013 6:54 am
by Dave_L
Fill the area with red tamac, job done, no awkward cutting! 
Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2013 5:16 pm
by sparkey
here is a photo of the affending tree and the paving...apart from filling the circle, whats the best way to clean these pavers...jetwash?
http://flic.kr/s/aHsjEUQAhh
thanks
Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 7:28 am
by local patios and driveway
you do have the option of moving paving from in front of the house in to the circle and avoid cutting and it wouldnt stand out, then use maybe a tegula or something totally different in front of the house seperated with another border, i have done this before and it looked pretty good
Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 9:40 am
by ringi
I would not like to try to compact the MOT and sand so as to get block paving level in the circle like that, however I am a DIYer not a professional. I would also expect the circle to sink more or less than the rest of the paving, so always look different. So I would be thinking of making a feature of it.
Small granite setts could be used; given the size of the area it may be affordable to get a professional in to install sets. Also have you considered “resin bonded gravel� or “pebble paving “. A reclaimed mill wheel with pebble paving round it could look great depending on how the rest of the garden looks.
Gravel is the easy option (on a MOT base) and you can replace it with something else easily at a later stage.
Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 4:33 pm
by local patios and driveway
done right with a bit of terram any sinkage would be minimal, maybe 2mm at most. you would never tell
Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 5:33 pm
by ringi
local patios and driveways wrote:done right with a bit of terram any sinkage would be minimal, maybe 2mm at most. you would never tell
That assumes the current paving does not sink more than the new paving….
Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 6:19 pm
by sparkey
i spotted some block paving circles on ebay, which can be altered for size from the standard sizes sold in the sheds...so i might give that a go.....thanks everyone for the advice