Discussion
I'm wanting something that looks pretty good obviously BUT:
Block paving: seems to sink badly and now it looks crap plus it gets weeds coming up and looks very dirty all the time
Pattern imprinted concrete: I was keen on but next door had there's done in the last 8 month and it's a poor job with the surface fading or been damaged with their car tyres
Resin drives: do these stand up to the test of time? Do they crack often as I know of one that has cracked but he was parking a 4.5 tonne van on it
So which to go for? I've just had my pillars done and a new fence in preparation for a electric gate but what drive would complement my house and have you guys got pictures of yours?
Fishing for pics and pattern ideas and your experiences
(My facias are booked in to be done in the new year so yes they look scabby at the mo)
Block paving: seems to sink badly and now it looks crap plus it gets weeds coming up and looks very dirty all the time
Pattern imprinted concrete: I was keen on but next door had there's done in the last 8 month and it's a poor job with the surface fading or been damaged with their car tyres
Resin drives: do these stand up to the test of time? Do they crack often as I know of one that has cracked but he was parking a 4.5 tonne van on it
So which to go for? I've just had my pillars done and a new fence in preparation for a electric gate but what drive would complement my house and have you guys got pictures of yours?
Fishing for pics and pattern ideas and your experiences
(My facias are booked in to be done in the new year so yes they look scabby at the mo)
I had the electricity fail to the house a few yrs back and murphys who are contracted for northern powergrid took up the right hand side of it to fit a new cable and they said it was badly prepped and they would at least get their side perfect before they left, and it was! 3yrs later it's all over the place 
Next year I'm starting to put pillars round all my garden perimeter and joining front and back garden so my drive will extend over to the left hand side of my front window then a path will go round to the back, my initial thoughts are resin for long term
Next year I'm starting to put pillars round all my garden perimeter and joining front and back garden so my drive will extend over to the left hand side of my front window then a path will go round to the back, my initial thoughts are resin for long term
CharlesdeGaulle said:
I can't really help with the drive, but can I ask why you're having electric gates there?
How will they open - roller uphill, or swing in or out?
Going to slide on a runner, I'm having a gate for privacy, bit of car protection and so my kids can play out and no danger of running into road hence why the wall and pillar has a fence on it as it had a bad drop to next doorHow will they open - roller uphill, or swing in or out?
m3jappa said:
This is one of my favourite concrete block drives we install. Marshalls drivesett argent in dark with a light border.
Due to the extra aggregate on top they weather really well, better than pretty much any other concrete block imo. Joints are fairly tight so weeds not so much of an issue as opposed to tumbled blocks which due to having tumbled edges means more space for stuff to be trapped in and get more weeds.
Block paving is fine if done properly or if the ground doesn't having underlying ground movement issues.
Resin is nice but i wont be getting involved, too much to go wrong and too much to repair if it does. I've got a mate who does it and he's had to replace several jobs (fair play to him for replacing them?) at a cost of thousands. cracking, peeling, fading all stuff he mentions. He even had one recently where he used a plastic permeable crate underneath and the shape of the crates is now showing through.
It can't be done if its too hot, too cold or wet. So basically as a commercial interest in this country it isn't really that feasible imo. Everyone who does it is an expert, which is confusing as it hasn't been about that long and it appears everyone is jumping on the bandwagon. Everyones product is the best because of xyz. I expect to see a lot being ripped up in future. It can be a real good earner if everything goes well.
When i can afford to do mine one day ill probably use sawn granite blocks laid on a wet bed with a proper solid joint, basically modern day granite setts. But thats only because i can do it myself, doing that for a customer is no where near cheap hence why you don't see it a lot. I also park my fully loaded van on it which most people don't.
What sorts of cost are you talking for granite setts? Due to the extra aggregate on top they weather really well, better than pretty much any other concrete block imo. Joints are fairly tight so weeds not so much of an issue as opposed to tumbled blocks which due to having tumbled edges means more space for stuff to be trapped in and get more weeds.
Block paving is fine if done properly or if the ground doesn't having underlying ground movement issues.
Resin is nice but i wont be getting involved, too much to go wrong and too much to repair if it does. I've got a mate who does it and he's had to replace several jobs (fair play to him for replacing them?) at a cost of thousands. cracking, peeling, fading all stuff he mentions. He even had one recently where he used a plastic permeable crate underneath and the shape of the crates is now showing through.
It can't be done if its too hot, too cold or wet. So basically as a commercial interest in this country it isn't really that feasible imo. Everyone who does it is an expert, which is confusing as it hasn't been about that long and it appears everyone is jumping on the bandwagon. Everyones product is the best because of xyz. I expect to see a lot being ripped up in future. It can be a real good earner if everything goes well.
When i can afford to do mine one day ill probably use sawn granite blocks laid on a wet bed with a proper solid joint, basically modern day granite setts. But thats only because i can do it myself, doing that for a customer is no where near cheap hence why you don't see it a lot. I also park my fully loaded van on it which most people don't.
BERGS2 said:
Cheers for that just downloading the app,
Won't block paving on concrete cause flooding and standing water issues
blueveloce said:
Id have thought so,the water on my drive soaks away very well with no standing water......another reason not to have imprinted concrete unless you have drainage channels but they soon block if you have local trees which i do.
Before the block paving was done we had crazy paving......oh i hated that
Yeah I'm not going pattern imprinted, even after looking on that app and Pinterest nothing's jumping out at me atmBefore the block paving was done we had crazy paving......oh i hated that
m3jappa said:
This is one of my favourite concrete block drives we install. Marshalls drivesett argent in dark with a light border.
Due to the extra aggregate on top they weather really well, better than pretty much any other concrete block imo. Joints are fairly tight so weeds not so much of an issue as opposed to tumbled blocks which due to having tumbled edges means more space for stuff to be trapped in and get more weeds.
Block paving is fine if done properly or if the ground doesn't having underlying ground movement issues.
Resin is nice but i wont be getting involved, too much to go wrong and too much to repair if it does. I've got a mate who does it and he's had to replace several jobs (fair play to him for replacing them?) at a cost of thousands. cracking, peeling, fading all stuff he mentions. He even had one recently where he used a plastic permeable crate underneath and the shape of the crates is now showing through.
It can't be done if its too hot, too cold or wet. So basically as a commercial interest in this country it isn't really that feasible imo. Everyone who does it is an expert, which is confusing as it hasn't been about that long and it appears everyone is jumping on the bandwagon. Everyones product is the best because of xyz. I expect to see a lot being ripped up in future. It can be a real good earner if everything goes well.
When i can afford to do mine one day ill probably use sawn granite blocks laid on a wet bed with a proper solid joint, basically modern day granite setts. But thats only because i can do it myself, doing that for a customer is no where near cheap hence why you don't see it a lot. I also park my fully loaded van on it which most people don't.
So job might be more than I thought, how much would something like that be on roughly 85sq meterDue to the extra aggregate on top they weather really well, better than pretty much any other concrete block imo. Joints are fairly tight so weeds not so much of an issue as opposed to tumbled blocks which due to having tumbled edges means more space for stuff to be trapped in and get more weeds.
Block paving is fine if done properly or if the ground doesn't having underlying ground movement issues.
Resin is nice but i wont be getting involved, too much to go wrong and too much to repair if it does. I've got a mate who does it and he's had to replace several jobs (fair play to him for replacing them?) at a cost of thousands. cracking, peeling, fading all stuff he mentions. He even had one recently where he used a plastic permeable crate underneath and the shape of the crates is now showing through.
It can't be done if its too hot, too cold or wet. So basically as a commercial interest in this country it isn't really that feasible imo. Everyone who does it is an expert, which is confusing as it hasn't been about that long and it appears everyone is jumping on the bandwagon. Everyones product is the best because of xyz. I expect to see a lot being ripped up in future. It can be a real good earner if everything goes well.
When i can afford to do mine one day ill probably use sawn granite blocks laid on a wet bed with a proper solid joint, basically modern day granite setts. But thats only because i can do it myself, doing that for a customer is no where near cheap hence why you don't see it a lot. I also park my fully loaded van on it which most people don't.
Yorkshire resin company are coming to quote on Wednesday morning,
I reckon they're going to say between 7000/10000 which might make me wait till late next year or year after,
It has to be as maintainance free as possible but still look impressive, I like that granite sett BUT would a dark drive suit my house? I was hoping for something fairly bright so when you see it you go wow rather than thinking it looks dull
I reckon they're going to say between 7000/10000 which might make me wait till late next year or year after,
It has to be as maintainance free as possible but still look impressive, I like that granite sett BUT would a dark drive suit my house? I was hoping for something fairly bright so when you see it you go wow rather than thinking it looks dull
Could you lay blocks or granite setts on top of Tarmac so thee would be no standing water issues?
I'm liking the look of these granite setts
These 2 driveways look nice if you had a nice border
So over 85 sq meters and then an extra 10sq meter down my side path how much is it going to cost me?
I'm liking the look of these granite setts
These 2 driveways look nice if you had a nice border
So over 85 sq meters and then an extra 10sq meter down my side path how much is it going to cost me?
Well had my quote this morning from a local resin company,
He's measured 71 square meters as the wife has decided she wants to keep our silver birch, nice step and at the front of the drive some nice black block work then block work at the point where paving would take over
He's quoted me £8700 from start to finish and said it comes with a guarantee of 10yrs, they do a 250mm sub base with tarmac on top then resin on top of the tarmac
He's measured 71 square meters as the wife has decided she wants to keep our silver birch, nice step and at the front of the drive some nice black block work then block work at the point where paving would take over
He's quoted me £8700 from start to finish and said it comes with a guarantee of 10yrs, they do a 250mm sub base with tarmac on top then resin on top of the tarmac
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