Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2017 10:06 am
Dear Members
Has any driveway specialists had problems with laying Basketweave for driveways? We laid a drive last year in the Basketweave and unfortunately it has dipped slightly in certain places with gaps opening up down the straight lines, we have laid hundreds of drives using herringbone in the past and never a problem but this was the first time we have laid basketweave so I am confident the base is fine. The garden does border lawn both sides and the customer requested a running band around the perimeter instead of a soldier course which in hindsight I think might be the problem even though it was huanched right up on one side. The customer was very specific in her design and we basically installed it to her drawing. We are obliged to go and fix the driveway through our guarantee which we are happy to do so and prepared to take all the blocks up and relay it, I have suggested relaying the drive in herringbone with flat top path edgings down the sides then a soldier course however she is having none of it and wants the Basketweave style, do any members think if I run flat top path edgings then a soldier course and then the basketweave it will defiantly hold up? I am conscious of offering a 5 year guarantee on Basketweave and it failing again? Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
Has any driveway specialists had problems with laying Basketweave for driveways? We laid a drive last year in the Basketweave and unfortunately it has dipped slightly in certain places with gaps opening up down the straight lines, we have laid hundreds of drives using herringbone in the past and never a problem but this was the first time we have laid basketweave so I am confident the base is fine. The garden does border lawn both sides and the customer requested a running band around the perimeter instead of a soldier course which in hindsight I think might be the problem even though it was huanched right up on one side. The customer was very specific in her design and we basically installed it to her drawing. We are obliged to go and fix the driveway through our guarantee which we are happy to do so and prepared to take all the blocks up and relay it, I have suggested relaying the drive in herringbone with flat top path edgings down the sides then a soldier course however she is having none of it and wants the Basketweave style, do any members think if I run flat top path edgings then a soldier course and then the basketweave it will defiantly hold up? I am conscious of offering a 5 year guarantee on Basketweave and it failing again? Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.