The Brew Cabin

Posted: **Wed Sep 10, 2014 5:16 pm**

I have dug up most of my patio (pictures 1 to 3) and put a conservatory up.
I am now relaying it (picture 4) but need to get an extra row of just 15 slabs and would like them to match - so I want to try and find out what they are and where to get them from as I can't find my original receipt!!
I bough them probably about 10 years ago .. they are 18" square, pressed concrete (bubble holes showing underneath) light grey riven with a straight edge but the edge is slightly bevelled / sloped so that you get a gap that needs pointing once they are down. The gap in the first three pictures is deliberately bigger than it needs to be (just how I decided to do it at the time! - the gap in the last picture is with them butted up as they are now)
Hopefully the pictures are good enough to show what I mean.
Really appreciate any help anyone can give me .. been driving round and surfing the web but not found them yet!

Posted: **Wed Sep 10, 2014 6:53 pm**

just look like generic 450 by 450 riven grey slabs
wickes B and q and all major merchants will stock something like this

what are you laying them on mark?

if you have butt laid them only kiln dried sand will do
too tight for mortar

LLL

Posted: **Thu Sep 11, 2014 9:29 am**

Thanks
The B&Q ones don't match at all unfortunately .. will look at Wickes again but pretty sure I did a check there. The hard bit is finding ones with the sloped edge rather than a square edge.
The base is a decent layer of scalpings with sharp sand on top, slabs then on 5 mortar dabs .. same way I did my others and haven't had one move in over 10 years so happy that way.

Posted: **Thu Sep 11, 2014 9:02 pm**

bedding techniques

sadly the big sheds can change suppliers of utility paving at will,normally on a price basis

your only other chance is to look on ebay or gumtree for some second hand ones

alternatively you could use something completely different to make a border

best of luck

LLL

Posted: **Thu Sep 11, 2014 9:33 pm**

you could try travis perkins, from this distance they look similar.

Posted: **Fri Sep 12, 2014 9:36 am**

Thanks to everyone for their help on this .. finally found some yesterday afternoon from Mogul Stone (a Stonecraft Paving centre). Slightly thinner slabs but a really good match .. and less that Â£2 each too which was a major bonus!!!!!

The Brew Cabin

Anyone know what these slabs are? - Need an extra row!