Views on my blockpaving - with photo

craigmmorq4

Hi

BUying a new build home.

See the photo below of the new blockpaving they have built.

I'm not a block paving expert, do people think this is up to scratch?

I dont understand why the cut blocks increase in size as you get to where the garage door is going to be?

http://db.tt/8F4sXc74



Thanks all

warmhands.coldheart

It's block Paving, not precision engineering.

Looks like they started at the Far End (Your Neighbours garage) and worked your way. There is obviously a slight difference in the width of the paving at the Garage endcompared to the road end (Slightly wider at the garage end by 20 or 30mm) hence the increase in size.

2010

Don`t worry too much in 12 months time It`ll be full of moss and weeds.

evoke

2010 wrote: »

Don`t worry too much in 12 months time It`ll be full of moss and weeds.

I've had my block paving for over two years now and i've had very few issues with weeds. Sometimes I get the odd weed but I just zap it with a squirt of Roundup weedkiller. My driveway isn't sealed so I was expecting far more problems but they haven't materialised.

You do have to keep an eye out for weeds and just zap them the moment they appear.

anotherbaldrick

It looks to me that at the left hand side, where the row of header coursing abuts the paviour patterning there is a very narrow band of cut brick slips . These will give grief over time and when choked with weeds and moss look dead ropey . Bad workmanship in the setting out.

icyauno

I like the bit around the drain absolute class for a !!!!!. Terrible job overall, there is no need for cuts if you have space like there is in the photo.

Stooby2

That's bloody awful. If it was my new house I'd be writing to the building company stating I am not going to accept that. It seems someone can't use a tape measure.

southcoastrgi

on an existing drive if there are issues with moving the edging then yes it can sometimes have to be like that, but on a newbuild starting from scratch then no, as ab said very bad setting out & I'd want it re-done

jcb208

Cant believe the paving is done before the garage is built.Wont notice much once its covered in Muck

keystone

warmhands.coldheart wrote: »

There is obviously a slight difference in the width of the paving at the Garage endcompared to the road end (Slightly wider at the garage end by 20 or 30mm) hence the increase in size.

More likely that the garage isn't square to the pavement IMO.

Cheers

keystone

and it's been done like this because it's been done to a price. Like most stuff in newbuilds.

Cheers