Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design Re: Landscaper about to finish his paving work. Acceptable? 3Aug 18, 2013 11:22 pm The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Re: Landscaper about to finish his paving work. Acceptable? 5Aug 19, 2013 6:02 am The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Re: Landscaper about to finish his paving work. Acceptable? 8Sep 13, 2013 6:34 pm Building with Jandson Homes - Eclipse 18. http://adgnetworks.blogspot.com/ Re: Landscaper about to finish his paving work. Acceptable? 13Oct 08, 2013 9:57 pm Wow as a landscape contractor, this is an embarrassing piece of work. Even the Haunch is inadequate. Just to answer your question on material thicknesses etc. There are 2 standard paving installations - Rigid & Flexible. Rigid 100mm minimum reinforced concrete slab 50mm Maximum sand cement mortar mix We also have a very particular cement paste and technique Grout Joints and clean and seal pavers Flexible(Pedestrian) excavate area and compact with vibrating plate compactor Import roadbase 75mm min and compact again Test compaction rate Import 25mm course washed riv sand (Important for concrete pavers as limits efflorescence) Lay pavers and fill joints with gap sand then compact (With carpet on you compactor so as not to damage pavers Re fill joints and compact again Clean and seal pavers Being concrete pavers, the white mark are efflorescence, google this to research as it is an in depth subject. Sinking in the middle is no good as water will not only pool there but leach down into the bedding layer and cause further damage/sinkage and (Efflorescence) The lines are terrible and stains all over pavers, he should have covered the job and sealed at the end to protect or at least inform you that you would need to seal. Better stop now....... "Losers" "humanity" "off time" "your" "top notch" "love symbol" Sounds like ponzo is done using other people's toilets 37 23730 Unless there were unforeseeable issues with the site, I dont think you should have to pay for contractors errors or poor planning. I'd probably try and be reasonable and… 5 4496 Hi, Wondering anyone has any recommendation of good landscaper for new home in southern Sydney? My land is a bit sloppy down need a good design. Thanks. 0 2030 |