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How We Construct Your New Driveway
Step by step guide on how we construct a block pave driveway
Once you have contacted us we will come to your property and
discuss your requirements. We will explain how long the job
will take and how soon the work can be commence and answer
any of your additional questions. We will leave you with a
free quotation and a list of our previous customers who you
can contact or call and see the high standard of our workmanship |
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The first stage is to remove your existing
driveway, this could be either concrete, tarmac or concrete
flags. The use of a mini digger makes this easier and is
normally completed within one day with all the debris placed
into a skip and taken away
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We cover the total area of your driveway with
a geotextile which helps prevent the intermixing of the
sub soil or clay and the hardcore yet still permits water
to flow freely.
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MOT type 1 hard core is laid to the total area of your new
driveway to a minimum depth of 100mm, your hardcore now needs
to be compacted to give a stable sub base for your new block
paving, this can be achieved with either a vibrating roller
or a vibrating plate. On larger areas or where heavy vehicular
access is needed we always use the vibrating roller |
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For smaller areas where the large roller can't
access a vibrating plate is used to compact the hardcore.
The compacting of the hardcore is completed when we are
satisfied that the sub base of your new drive is firm and
has no soft spots
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Any area of your block paving must be surrounded by a firm
edge restraint to prevent the blocks and the sand on which
they are laid from creeping, either the house walls, fence
base panel or new edgings along any side which require the
paving to be held in place. |
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Using a tight string line to keep the front
edge of the edging block in a straight line, the blocks
are laid on a semi dry mix of 3 parts sand to 1 part cement
and hauched front and back to hold in place
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Zone 2 grit sand is laid to the entire area approx. 30mm
higher than the finished height to allow for compacting. Different
parts of the country have different grades of sand and as
a rule of thumb get the coarse grit sand rather than a fine
grain sand |
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Using a spade we level the sand roughly to
the correct height
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And continue over the total area until we have covered all
the hardcore |
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When we have covered the entire area with sand
this needs to be compacted with a vibrating plate, we continue
compacting the sand until it is firm all over, then it is
ready for the next stage
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To get the finished height of your block paving we use
a block as a guide and push it back and forwards and down
into the sand until it is 5mm higher than the finished height
to allow for the final compacting |
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Using a tight string line to get the pole to
the correct finished height prior to screeding the sand,
they are checked for being level or falling towards any
drains, 1:60 fall is required, that's 1" in height
to 60" in length minimum fall to ensure any surface
water disburses into your drainage system or soak a way
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Once the steel poles are in place we begin to screed the
sand to the correct height prior to laying your blocks. When
the screeding is finished we remove the poles and fill this
gap with sand using a steel trowel to give a smooth flat finish |
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The next stage is to commence laying the block
paving, the full blocks are laid first to a straight line
either using a string line or an aluminum straight edge
and then continue laying the blocks until the total area
of your drive is completed
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When we have completed the laying of your full blocks we
then proceed to cut in the edges of your new driveway, this
is carried out using diamond precision cutter for the optimum
finish |
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Kiln dried sand is brushed over the entire
area making sure all the joints are full to the top
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The vibrating plate is run over the total area 2 to 3 times
to ensure the blocks are fully bedded into place and any surplus
kiln dried sand is removed |
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The driveway is now completed and ready for
you to use immediately and we remove all the debris leaving
your home clean and tidy. This driveway took 7 days to complete
from start to finish and was 120 m2 using Marshalls clay
pavers
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Curved block paved border with edging detail |
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Our Friendly Personal Service
We believe in providing our customers
with a fast & friendly but above all a professional
service at all times, and we make sure this happens
We have over 30 years building
experience and from start to finish you can rest assured
we will transform your home with the highest standard of
workmanship using the best materials with the minimum amount
of inconvenience
For further details regarding all our products
and services or to arrange a free no-obligation survey and
written quotation - Contact
Us today by email or Phone
01942 840109 or 07730 938253
Call now for your FREE no obligation quotation
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