I've been looking at the Marshall's pavers. Seems like a great option. It's a shame they don't do any in old red hand-made brick style, but I will pick one of the three colours they have.
What do you think. Path the same colour as the new patio, or path a different colour?
I'd keep it the same dominoman. Always limit the colours and styles of your hard landscaping to about three items. In small spaces keep the colour similar and use different textures if you want some variety. In bigger spaces you can mix it a bit more.
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I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Avoid the 5 dabs method. It was done on my paving stones out front, thanks to the gap in the mortar I cracked my paving stone by just (accidentally) dropping a Christmas tree on it! Laying down a dollop of wet mortar is the way to go.
Also, dominoman, I used https://anybrick.co.uk to buy bricks. They have a pretty big selection although I'm sure not all of them are their own. I actually used them to match some very old bricks I had. They couldn't find an exact match but they tinted them and it worked out well. Easier than trawling through reclamation yards!
Do I need what Monty Don calls "Scalpings" before laying the sand on top, or is Ballast purchased from a builders merchants just as good?
Scalpings are a fairly ungraded material so the bearing will be variable. For a good path you need 'type 1' granular sub-base. It will be graded and a good mix of aggregate and fines so it bonds well to form a solid base. Ballast is a mix of sharp sand and stone for making concrete. You can make a base out of it but type 1 is the proper stuff.
Have you dug your soil to the base depth to see if it looks soft or if it's solid enough to lay onto?
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If you are looking at Marshall’s have a look on eBay for Marshall’s clearance. You will be able to get the pavers at a fraction of the catalogue price. I had this path put in last year. Probably a bit wider than you want and edged. The construction consisted of laying the edging first with was just roughly cemented into place. Then a layer of type 2 compressed down with a wacker plate, then a layer of marine sand again compressed with a whacker. Then the bricks put in place, sand brushed over the top and then run over with the whacker plate.
This was all part of a larger job as I had a patio and driveway done with the same method at the same time. Ran out of Marshall’s brick for the path and had to order a pallet and a half from the local builders yard. That came to around £700 when I only paid £4K delivered to Marshall’s clearance for 58 pallets of clearance pavers. That was over 19000 bricks do a lot cheaper.
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Ah. Missed that. Thanks.
I've been looking at the Marshall's pavers. Seems like a great option. It's a shame they don't do any in old red hand-made brick style, but I will pick one of the three colours they have.
What do you think. Path the same colour as the new patio, or path a different colour?
I'd keep it the same dominoman. Always limit the colours and styles of your hard landscaping to about three items. In small spaces keep the colour similar and use different textures if you want some variety. In bigger spaces you can mix it a bit more.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Thanks Fairy. Good advice. Once I've drawn up my plans I'll post them here.
my paver did the 5 dabs method and I not have ants nests everywhere
I think the Marshal paving bricks upside down look more like old bricks.
Some architectural antique yards have stacks of recycled bricks. Also seen some on line for sale.
Also, dominoman, I used https://anybrick.co.uk to buy bricks. They have a pretty big selection although I'm sure not all of them are their own. I actually used them to match some very old bricks I had. They couldn't find an exact match but they tinted them and it worked out well. Easier than trawling through reclamation yards!
I had this path put in last year. Probably a bit wider than you want and edged.
The construction consisted of laying the edging first with was just roughly cemented into place. Then a layer of type 2 compressed down with a wacker plate, then a layer of marine sand again compressed with a whacker. Then the bricks put in place, sand brushed over the top and then run over with the whacker plate.
This was all part of a larger job as I had a patio and driveway done with the same method at the same time. Ran out of Marshall’s brick for the path and had to order a pallet and a half from the local builders yard. That came to around £700 when I only paid £4K delivered to Marshall’s clearance for 58 pallets of clearance pavers. That was over 19000 bricks do a lot cheaper.
You can see part of the patio in this photo using Marshall’s pavers