Patio - working out meters square MORE HELP PLEASE

Plasterer

meerustar wrote: »

..and I didn't even sense a hint of sarcasm in that reply :rotfl::rotfl:

Thanks guys, you're all stars xx

Sorry Couldn't resist it

iamcornholio

meerustar wrote: »

if the paving I want is sold in 10sqm packs, 4 of these will do the garden .. right??

It depends what paving it is.

If this is block paving or just plain square slabs then yes, four packs

If the paving is random slabs or rectacngular ones, or to be laid in a pattern other than a grid or 1/2 bond, or there are curves, then you may find that you need a few more more to allow for cuts - as the offcuts may not be useable for other cuts

As four packs gives you a a little over then, don't order more yet, but see how you go

meerustar

iamcornholio wrote: »

It depends what paving it is.

If this is block paving or just plain square slabs then yes, four packs

If the paving is random slabs or rectacngular ones, or to be laid in a pattern other than a grid or 1/2 bond, or there are curves, then you may find that you need a few more more to allow for cuts - as the offcuts may not be useable for other cuts

As four packs gives you a a little over then, don't order more yet, but see how you go

After reading that they will all be square and not laid in any fancy way

27col

Yep, the area is 38.5m2. I had to reactivate a few unused brain cells, but I always liked geometry.
When we were building our house. My wife worked out the area of the roof so that we could order the roof tiles. When I double checked the calculation prior to ordering, I discovered that her figure would produce enough tiles to pave the whole garden. A good job that I rechecked.

meerustar

Problem number 2 and again this involves Maths

Okay, so I have 38.5 m2 to cover .. and the flags are 600mm x 600mm each.

How many do I need, lol. I'm clueless when it comes to this .. and there is an offer on for buying pallets of 20 at a time.

Thanks

macka0

107 flags if all the cuts work :P

meerustar

Thanks, massive help

Took you 3 minutes to work that out ... took me over an hour and lots of paper to not work it out, lol. Cheers

macka0

don`t forget to get extra flags...that 107 was tight

DVardysShadow

macka0 wrote: »

don`t forget to get extra flags...that 107 was tight

116 flags, converting each dimension of the original plan to the next number of flags up.

ormus

takes 5 seconds in yer head.
100 slabs will cover 36 sq m.
therefore 110 slabs will be ok.