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Ben G

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27th Feb 12 at 14:20

does anyone have any experience of this or had it done?

i'd guess it's cheaper than brick paving, but is it as good as it, if not better?

need to do my front ''garden'' which just has some chipped bark

i like this kind of style:

old pic, but it shows the size of the area needing to be done. 12'x13' (156 sq ft).

[Edited on 27-02-2012 by Ben G]

Liam-Wilko

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27th Feb 12 at 14:46

i like the look of that top pic that drive way is really smart.

i havnt got any experiance to advice though

Whittie

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27th Feb 12 at 14:46

So much better to pave it. Took me and my old man less than a day to do our old house.

Conway563

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27th Feb 12 at 14:56

Any pictures that aren't photoshops?

Ben G

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27th Feb 12 at 15:05

just some off google:

not sure if i've seen anyone with this done around here, though from a distance it does look like normal brick/block so may not have noticed.

Dom

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27th Feb 12 at 15:16

A friends folks had it done, something similar to the picture of the English Slate, and they just said it got a bit slippery when wet. It did look good though.

Liam-Wilko

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27th Feb 12 at 15:54

that english slate looks really nice

Tomnova16

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27th Feb 12 at 16:17

was going to say the english slate looks slippery as feck

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Ben G

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27th Feb 12 at 16:32

it does, can't be that bad though or people wouldn't get it done.

Cavey

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27th Feb 12 at 16:58

Horrible things, stupidly slippy with a coat of rain on them, better than gravel drives tho

AndyKent

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27th Feb 12 at 19:15

Not a fan of faking effects, and its not like your garden is big.

Do a proper job, will look far nicer.

Matt H

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27th Feb 12 at 19:17

Must be a lot cheaper though!

VegasPhil

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27th Feb 12 at 19:33

They look great I think. Better than shitty block paving.

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27th Feb 12 at 19:42

quote:
Originally posted by VegasPhil
They look great I think. Better than shitty block paving.

I had it done at our old house, far better than block paving. It's harder wearing as its a foot deep, nothing grows through it like with block paving and there is an endless choice of styles and colours. Ours always looked wet and glossy but was never slippery. It's not cheap though!

Ben G

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27th Feb 12 at 19:43

quote:
Originally posted by AndyKent
Not a fan of faking effects, and its not like your garden is big.

Do a proper job, will look far nicer.

the problem is it's not level so will take time to get it all done properly.

whereas this will be much cheaper and faster.

Ian

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27th Feb 12 at 19:46

Won't need weeding either unlike block paving or slabs.

AndyKent

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27th Feb 12 at 20:04

quote:
Originally posted by Ben G

quote:
Originally posted by AndyKent
Not a fan of faking effects, and its not like your garden is big.

Do a proper job, will look far nicer.

the problem is it's not level so will take time to get it all done properly.

whereas this will be much cheaper and faster.

Same could be said for spray on render, still looks crappy.

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27th Feb 12 at 20:28

My boss had his drive way done a few years ago, it can be slippy but your not really going to be sliding down your drive are you really,he got told every so many years reseal it to keep it looking new

Does look better than block paving though

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Bonney

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27th Feb 12 at 21:24

Pros: Looks modern and clean, Low maintenance, Doesn't sink like block paving and flags,

Cons: Slippery when wet, If they cut corners the dye comes out and it looks patchy, can be expensive

SXi_Tim

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27th Feb 12 at 21:35

Grandparents had this done about 7 years ago, patio and driveway. Still looks like new and is never slippery at all.

Nismo

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27th Feb 12 at 21:36

quote:
Originally posted by Ian
Won't need weeding either unlike block paving or slabs.

If done right paving and slab wont, when I re-did my garden I used the right fabric weed control and in 2 years never had 1 weed come up through.

Daniel_Corsa

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28th Feb 12 at 19:43

Probably cheaper to lay sets than have that done and will look better / last longer.

[Edited on 28-02-2012 by Daniel_Corsa]

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Chris

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28th Feb 12 at 21:05

How stable is the ground in the area, slight movement of sub base and the top cracks. Or is it covered for 30 years against that?

Ben G

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28th Feb 12 at 21:25

daniel, my other half likes the sets you can get but it's getting something in 12'x13' that's the problem.

and then getting my dad over for a days hard graft