The Brew Cabin

Posted: **Sun Apr 22, 2007 10:09 am**

Hi,
As a DIY'r I am replacing my block pave drive (40sq m). Went to Lunts heath looking for Clays and one of the staff suggested natural stone as an alternative, but said it would need to be laid on a full bed (of mortar?)

I've dug out 200mm below the finished level, expecting to lay 100 MOT1, 50 Grit and 50mm Clay block.

How difficult would it be to lay the thin(ish) stone. Surely the sub base has got to be better than a patio if it's taking cars so I wondered if the semi-dry mix method would be OK. Don't fancy going to full rigid construction but then thats for blocks right?

Rob

Posted: **Sun Apr 22, 2007 11:06 am**

wrong! if you are going to lay " thin( ish ) " flags for a drive then you want 100 type one and concrete bed. clays need to be 65ml on a grit sand for a drive way.

Posted: **Sun Apr 22, 2007 12:17 pm**

The sandstone from Lunts Heath is really only suitable for patios. If you want to use it for a driveway, then the only way to give it a chance of lasting more than a year is to lay it on at least 100mm of concrete, preferably 150mm. It can only be laid as a rigid construction: flexible simply will not work with those flags and vehicular traffic.

On the other hand, clay pavers are capable of flexible construction and will give a better level of service.

Posted: **Sun Apr 22, 2007 9:52 pm**

Thanks Guys,
Thats a lot of mixing on site! (I assume you can't order in ready mixed and lay all the damned things and do all the cuts before the whole lot goes off) Sounds like to much hard graft for me. I think I will stick with clays.

Talking of which I still haven't found a clay that 'does it' for me yet. Wrong forum I know but can any one recomend a clay that can be laid random (3 sizes?) and has not been tumled. Still trying to get to a stockist to view some of Blockleys range but filling skips with mud is using up the weekend fast.

The Brew Cabin

Stone flags for a driveway - Laying on a full bed