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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Rockfordk on 20 February 2009, 16:28:54
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My drive consists of slabs (in many broken pieces!) either side of a grassy bit in the middle (resembling a ploughed field!). My carpets are also now begining to resemble the same ploughed field so action needs to be taken.
Any ideas of a cheap way to put a new one in? Nothing to elaborate. Just anything to quieten the wife down a bit!
Nick
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Best site on the web for such things is here:
http://www.pavingexpert.com/
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Cheers. Will take a look
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my drive is very similar mate and have the same problem with the mud walkinginto the house
im planning on getting the old slabs up and puting unbroken new slabs down
plus gotta replace the fence the t**ts round here broke
only being able to do bits at a time tho
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Not the best time of year for it!
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The slabs break because the drive has no base......
And you needs a proper base, not just a few borken slabs :y
Here are the specifics for slabs!
http://www.pavingexpert.com/pccflag1.htm
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Concrete it mate, thats what i did. saves alot of hassel. :y
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Cheers.
It has been down longer than I have been there (20 years). I have been 19 years in the planning stage on this one!!
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Don't you need planning permission for concreting thesedays?
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Redrow's tarmac driveways aren't recommended, esp on the warmer days....
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Cheers...we have warmer days...excellent!
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Cheers.
It has been down longer than I have been there (20 years). I have been 19 years in the planning stage on this one!![/quote]
I think that planning is very important ::) ;D ;D
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Don't you need planning permission for concreting thesedays?
Not for replacement of existing.
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If you are going to park a Omega on it you need to spend money on the base. I did mine years ago - but by the time you have hired a heavy duty wacker plate and roller - you are better off getting somebody in for that part of it. Thing is - you need a good depth of base in which to put scalpings and whack them down - if you just leave it to a cowboy he may not go down deep enough if you are not watching over. When digging out you also have the cost of skips - so try and find someone with all the gear but give the impression you know what you are talking about and insist on seeing the depth they dig to. Why is hiring gear so expensive???
When you have done all this - lay block paving.
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want something simply ,light,easy to do with no planing issues?
of course you do
answer
GROUNDGUARD
look at machine mart /screwfix site
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Cheers guys. Lots to think about at the weekend. Have a good one!
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thanx for that web site mark...i`ve got a few uneven slabs where i park the beemer so i really need to get them done as my dad tripped over them yesterday and went flying on his face..... :-[
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My driveway was in the same style you describe when I first moved in, 33 years ago. Two strips of slabs with gravel down the centre. I then removed the gravel (kids throw it everywhere) and replaced with grass. Trouble is that gets churned up by the car if you have a curved drive like me. So many years ago I slabbed the whole drive using the originals plus new one's, been a good job but you need to make sure it's compacted down properly or it will sink, especially with something as heavy as an Omega going over it. My neighbour had his brick paved ten years ago and he's had had it relaid twice, plus all that moss he keeps having to remove down the cracks, that sound painful :'(
Mick
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My drive is 2 1/2' by 2' imperial size 2" thick paving slabs bought via a mate who used to pave for the council. Grand price of £1 each plus what he charged for laying them. Plus point is that any marks caused by trolly jacks etc are not noticed! :y
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Best site on the web for such things is here:
http://www.pavingexpert.com/
Brilliant site :y
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Certainly is......
I used thier advice when doing mine over 4 years ago.
Only thing I hired was 3 skips....bought a wacker off ebay and broke the concrete with a 14ld sledge, the rest was dug by hand!
Will post some pics later
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(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b394/Marks_DTM_Calib/Driveway/SCAN0027.jpg)
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(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b394/Marks_DTM_Calib/Driveway/SCAN0031.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b394/Marks_DTM_Calib/Driveway/SCAN0032.jpg)
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(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b394/Marks_DTM_Calib/Driveway/SCAN0035.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b394/Marks_DTM_Calib/Driveway/SCAN0036.jpg)
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(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b394/Marks_DTM_Calib/Driveway/SCAN0038.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b394/Marks_DTM_Calib/Driveway/SCAN0039.jpg)
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(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b394/Marks_DTM_Calib/Driveway/SCAN0041.jpg)
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..... and broke the concrete with a 14ld sledge, ....
What's one of them? :-/
::) ::) I'd stick to Metric Mark ;D ;D ;D ;D ..... around 6 & half kilos ;) ;)
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Isn't there a joke about parking a bike ........ ? ;) ;)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b394/Marks_DTM_Calib/Driveway/SCAN0039.jpg)
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And still looks as good today!
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And still looks as good today!
Bit dirty now!
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Ok, its still flat to the untrained eye ;D
and a damn site better, and nicer to lie on than my wonky slabed drive ;D
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...... My neighbour had his brick paved ten years ago and he's had had it relaid twice, ......
My neighbours block drive had been down for a winter before they came back to relay the blocks infront of his garage. He uses his garage and had 2 troughs leading to it, like you find on hills on motorways from HGV's. It's al moved again since.
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...... My neighbour had his brick paved ten years ago and he's had had it relaid twice, ......
My neighbours block drive had been down for a winter before they came back to relay the blocks infront of his garage. He uses his garage and had 2 troughs leading to it, like you find on hills on motorways from HGV's. It's al moved again since.
Typical crap job, not done right.
One of the key reasons I did mine myself is because I had not at any point found any 'pro' doing the job right!
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Mark
Thanks for the photos.
You are going to cost me! Its looks great, maybe a quick patch up is no longer going to be good enough!
Nick
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Mark
Thanks for the photos.
You are going to cost me! Its looks great, maybe a quick patch up is no longer going to be good enough!
Nick
72m2 cost me 2000 quid all in.........and thats for clay pavers not block pavers......and a lot of graft
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When can you start!!
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The slabs break because the drive has no base......
And you needs a proper base, not just a few borken slabs :y
Here are the specifics for slabs!
http://www.pavingexpert.com/pccflag1.htm
That is the second ;) best site on the net.. :y
Well worth a visit for anyone planning a paving/block paving etc. project.