Browse Forums Paving & Concreting 1 Feb 25, 2011 10:41 pm i got a lot of leftover bricks from our house build. am planning to buy a shed from bu....ings. anything wrong using the leftover bricks as the base for the shed? also, can i use the bricks as pavers for a not so high traffic footpath? Oxford 22 @ Stage12a Point Cook Site Cut : 05/03/2010 Slab Pour : 24/03/2010 Frame Inspected : 06/04/2010 Pre-plaster Inspection: 22/04/2010 PCI: 16/07/2010 Final Inspection: 30/07/2010 Landscaping: who knows??? MyHomeoneThread Our Oxford22 Blog Re: house bricks as pavers 2Feb 26, 2011 7:01 am Both are good uses for Bricks I also have used bricks for
Lawn edging regards 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: house bricks as pavers 3Feb 26, 2011 12:02 pm thanks bashworth.. yeah, i also used them for edging on the footpath around the house but it didn't turn out too good.. can't get them straight and level Oxford 22 @ Stage12a Point Cook Site Cut : 05/03/2010 Slab Pour : 24/03/2010 Frame Inspected : 06/04/2010 Pre-plaster Inspection: 22/04/2010 PCI: 16/07/2010 Final Inspection: 30/07/2010 Landscaping: who knows??? MyHomeoneThread Our Oxford22 Blog Re: house bricks as pavers 4Feb 26, 2011 1:45 pm For edging, and for use as pavers I usually bed the bricks on a sand bed with 5% cement added. Helps to get them properly set and once the cement goes off they don't move. I tend to go for curved pathways so a little bit of movement doesn't matter. 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: house bricks as pavers 5Feb 26, 2011 1:55 pm the path to our front door has been made with house bricks. because we have a huge area to eventually pave we have done this for the moment. ( ok for the past 18 mnths) Driveway is next and then we start saving for pavers. All up areas of more than of 200 m2 ATM we are considering 2 different sorts of pavers. One for the front of the house, main path and entertaining area and a different cheap brand for elsewhere. This would mean we could buy the pavers in 2 separate batches and not have to worry about colour differences or availability. 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)… 10 14377 Those span tables can be pushed a little for a low deck if you dont mind a little flex. Last deck I did, I pushed it a little and it was still rock solid - no noticeable… 6 11364 |