The Brew Cabin

hi im having a patio laid and today he has laid a few slabs but with no gap is this correct please help befor he comes back tommorrow to lay the rest

bob the builder can he fix it bob the builder no he carnt lol

it depends on what you want, are they rustic slabs or smooth i have seen some paving with no joints but they are usually smooth industrial style slabs

p.s please tell me where you got this guy from i bet it was from the local paper or a news agents window.

its like the old saying you pay peanuts you get monkeys

(Edited by Manx guy at 12:11 am on June 4, 2004)

he said that way was maintinece free and iv got to say it does look very neat

There is no such thing as a maintenance-free pavement. None. It's a myth. I know that the PIC boyoes like to peddle this untruth, but don't believe them, or anyone else that tells you a particular type of paving is maintenance free. If it was true, it would be a miracle, but it's not true: it's bollocks.

If your man is laying these flags with tight joints (butt-jointed) then as long as they are the right type of flag for that method of laying, you've no problem. However, even small element flags designed for tight-jointing really ought to have a 2-4mm joint that is filled with jointing sand. this allows adjacent flags to move relative to their neighbours without causing spalling or other damage.

So, what type of flags is this miracle flagger laying?

what is spalling please help i thoght this was a good site to get sound advise. sometimes workmen think they can tell women anything and we will believe it but i wanted to get your advise as i dont have the knoladge so please help me thank you

Spalling is damage caused to the surface of a paving unit (flag or block paver, etc) when adjacent units 'press' against each other.

Here's an image of a spalled kerb....

thank you