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Layingblockpaving

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Layingblockpaving

STEP1DESIGN:Youwillneedtodraw upadesignthatsuitsyourown requirements. Areyoureplacingorextendingyour existingdriveway? Areyoucompletelylandscapingthe frontofyourhousetomakeitlow maintenance?.Oncethesedecisions havebeenmade,youcandecideon thetypeofblockyouwishtouseand thecolour. Colourisimportantbecauseyoudonot wantittoclashwiththehousebricks. STEP2EXCAVATION: Dependingon thesizeofthejob,youmaywanttouse aminiexcavator,orhireaJCBto excavatetheexistingdriveway,asthis willsaveyoutimeandalotof backbreakingwork. Thekerbunitoredgerestraintwill sitontopofthisattherequiredlevel. Thisshouldbedoneusing astringline andspiritlevel. Mortarthekerbunitsoredge restraintstothefoundationusinga trowelandrubbermallet. Oncethekerbsareinposition, haunchthebackoftheunitssothatthe concrete reacheshalfwayuptherearof thekerb. STEP4SUBBASE: LaytheMOTType1Roadstoneinside oftheedgerestraintsandraketothe desiredlevelinlayersof50mm. Levelandcompactusinga vibratingplate. Theroadstoneshouldbeatleast100mm thickaftercompaction.Thevibrating plateshouldbepassedovertheareaat least7timesensuringitsthoroughly compacted. STEP6PAVINGINSTALLATION: Alwaysbeginlayingblockpavingfrom thebottomofaslope,preferably startingfromarightangleorastraight edge.Placetheblocksontopofthe layingcourseensuringblocksare around45mmabovethedesired finishedlevel. Continuewithyourdesiredpatternwhile makingsurethatyouareusingblocks frombetween35packsatonceto minimiseanycolourbanding.Whenthe fullblocksarelaid,youwillneedtocut anamountofblockstofillthesmaller gaps.Thiscanbedonebyusingeither theblocksplitterorthediamonddisc saw.Youshouldavoidmakingacut blocklessthanathirdofitsoriginalsize.

Markouttheareathatneedsto
beexcavated.
Digouttheareatothedesiredlevel,
(whichdependsonyourexistingsurfaces)
whilemakingsurethatyourproposed
finishedlevelis150mmbelowthedamp
proofcourseinthebrickofany
adjoiningbuildings.
Iftheexcavatedareaappearstobe
flat,itwillbenecessarytocreateaslight
slopetoaidthedispersionofstanding
water.Thisshouldbeconstructedwith
1:40fallacrossthewidthofthedrive,
anda1:80fallalongthelength.
STEP3EDGERESTRAINTS: Usingaconcretemixer,mix1part cementand6partsballasttocreatethe concretefoundation,whichshouldbe 100mmthickindepth.

STEP5SCREEDING:Oncethishas beendone,alayerofslightlydamp sharpsand,tothedepthof50mm, needstobeappliedandcompacted withthevibratingplate. Asecondlayerofsharpsandtoa levelof20mmthenneedstobeapplied ontopofthis.Usingthestringlines, screedingrailsandstraightedge,this secondlayerofsharpsandneedstobe levelledtothecorrectfalls.

STEP7FINISHINGTOUCHES:Once alloftheblockshavebeenlaid,sweep thedrivethoroughlytomakesurethat thereisnodebrisleftontheblocks.Then applykilndriedsandandsweepacross thewholeofthedrive,makingsurethat thissandfallsdownbetweenthejointsof theblocks.Afterdoingthis,thedrive needscompactingwiththevibrating plate.Youwillthenneedtosweepmore kilndriedsandoverthedriveand compactagain.Keepdoingthisuntilall ofthejointsarefullofsand.

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