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Max23

20 November 2023

Re: Expertise on keeping large pavers in place drivewayRenovation + Home Improvement

Nov 19, 2023 11:25 pm

Appreciate that Chippy. I won’t do sand under pavers and will connect all up under pavers, however I was going to do: 1) Roadbase compacted with manual hand tamper 2) Then add concrete (mixed by hand) and lay paver. 3) Ensure wet concrete covers width of pavers ave between the 50mm gaps so all conne...

Appreciate that Chippy. I won’t do sand under pavers and will connect all up under pavers, however I was going to do: 1)...

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Max23

18 November 2023

Re: Expertise on keeping large pavers in place drivewayRenovation + Home Improvement

Nov 18, 2023 12:02 am

Hi Chippy, Today I’ve gone and bought road base, manual tamper and concrete mix bags so I can do this properly. My question here is, a lot of places mention haunching edges as a way to keep pavers in place. If I was hainching both sides of each paver, do I still need concrete mix underneath each pav...

Hi Chippy, Today I’ve gone and bought road base, manual tamper and concrete mix bags so I can do this properly. My quest...

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Max23

15 November 2023

Re: Expertise on keeping large pavers in place drivewayRenovation + Home Improvement

Nov 15, 2023 7:06 am

Fair call re doing it properly first time round. Was hoping to avoid pouring concrete footings as I’ve never done it before, but guess that’s the proper way of you want to be certain no movement under pavers. Thanks everyone for the contributions! @Max23 If you want to do it properly I'd run 600 wid...

Fair call re doing it properly first time round. Was hoping to avoid pouring concrete footings as I’ve never done it bef...

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Max23

13 November 2023

Re: Expertise on keeping large pavers in place drivewayRenovation + Home Improvement

Nov 13, 2023 10:23 pm

Hi, Yes picture is the current driveway and paver layout I’m trying to achieve. Yes the 2 rows to the left of image are 600x600 square concrete pavers 50mm thick (looks rectangle due to wide angle photo). Thanks Max, yes understand re concrete underneath (insane cement still suitable from your under...

Hi, Yes picture is the current driveway and paver layout I’m trying to achieve. Yes the 2 rows to the left of image are ...

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Max23

13 November 2023

Re: Expertise on keeping large pavers in place drivewayRenovation + Home Improvement

Nov 13, 2023 6:41 pm

Thanks Max, yes understand re concrete underneath (insane cement still suitable from your understanding?). The challenge then remains as so mailijgnin the turf around and in between the pavers (concrete or hardened sand / cement, I would imagine won’t allow artificial turf to be nailed down like hav...

Thanks Max, yes understand re concrete underneath (insane cement still suitable from your understanding?). The challenge...

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Max23

13 November 2023

Re: Expertise on keeping large pavers in place drivewayRenovation + Home Improvement

Nov 13, 2023 7:24 am

Any thoughts on the below? Would be very much appreciated :) Hi everyone, Long time reader, first time poster. Hoping to get some expertise on the following: I have 600 x 600mm concrete pavers on my driveway and I am wanting to lay the right material underneath / around to ensure they don’t move whe...

Any thoughts on the below? Would be very much appreciated

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Max23

10 November 2023

Expertise on keeping large pavers in place drivewayRenovation + Home Improvement

Nov 10, 2023 9:12 am

Hi everyone, Long time reader, first time poster. Hoping to get some expertise on the following: I have 600 x 600mm concrete pavers on my driveway and I am wanting to lay the right material underneath / around to ensure they don’t move when driven over. I will then install artificial turf around and...

Hi everyone, Long time reader, first time poster. Hoping to get some expertise on the following: I have 600 x 600mm conc...

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