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PRO MemberPermalink Reply by Phil Voice on September 14, 2011 at 12:15

Good points.

 

BTW Marshalls have uploaded a full set of paving laying patters. I assume they can be applied to any brand of paving?

 

http://www.landscapejuicenetwork.com/forum/topics/paving-laying-pat...

Permalink Reply by Boxelder Landscapes on September 14, 2011 at 12:15

I'm the same, I would never lay a pattern with cross joints, it looks unprofessional in my opinion. The random patio generators available on various site always throw out designs with cross joints but they can be altered. If I have a large space to pave I tend to draw up a pattern and laminate it, once at the end of the pattern I flip it over so as not to reproduce the same pattern. I'm sure we can all lay random patterns freehand so to speak but having a pattern drawn out, I find, help saves time over large areas.

PRO MemberPermalink Reply by Kieran Ray on September 14, 2011 at 12:25

I lay all of our random lay paving free hand, and I'm the same as you guys, I always try to avoid the cross appearing.

I was taught it was the best laying practice so have always stuck to it.

I was re pointing a patio a few weeks ago and on a 30m2 patio there where 7 crosses. But then it seemed to be laid on sand with a dusting of cement over the top!

Permalink Reply by Clive Dearden on September 14, 2011 at 13:48

ouhhh Kieran lets not lower the tone with mention of such laying methods. You will be telling me next you've seen some 5 spotters.

A trick I use for getting the layout...dry lay then take a pic on your phone. You can lift and refer back to it.....Not advised on big Yorkstone though :-/

 

Clive

www.thehandmadegarden.com

Permalink Reply by Clive Dearden on September 14, 2011 at 14:09

Philip

Just checked out the link and that raises another point, Sometimes you would want to lay in a repeating pattern and that I would say looks wrong when you get the repeat wrong.

When laying block paving to an edge the 'correct' method is to turn the blocks, so you don't get any block less than one third the original. that again to my eye looks wrong as it breaks the pattern.  Particularity so when laying over a recessed cover where having the pattern flow though helps the disguise.

 

Clive

www.thehandmadegarden.com

 

Permalink Reply by duncan ross on December 9, 2011 at 16:12

We having given the customer the choice, normally lay our mixed sized paving in courses. I personally think it is a cleaner, less fussy than "random", afterall this is the original way of laying stone, hence why sizes are 1',2',3' multiples of. In tight areas, it can also be an easier pattern to work your way out of.

PRO MemberPermalink Reply by Kieran Ray on December 21, 2011 at 0:06

Do you mean in the same way as you would tegula block paving? Or am i miss interperating you?

Permalink Reply by david procter on January 26, 2012 at 16:03

personal preference but also mine too  more professional

 

 

Permalink Reply by Tom Aquaflora Landscapes on January 28, 2012 at 11:14

Hi Clive,

I lay freehand and also avoid long straight joints and crosses, it's how I was trained and I think it looks much better too.