Browse Forums Paving & Concreting Re: I think I regret paving 2Jun 23, 2011 4:47 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: I think I regret paving 3Jun 24, 2011 7:44 am Planned Landscape Constructions http://www.plannedlandscape.com.au Find us on facebook http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id= ... 9907611509 Re: I think I regret paving 10Jun 26, 2011 12:16 pm Planned Landscape Constructions http://www.plannedlandscape.com.au Find us on facebook http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id= ... 9907611509 Re: I think I regret paving 12Jun 26, 2011 8:17 pm Planned Landscape Constructions http://www.plannedlandscape.com.au Find us on facebook http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id= ... 9907611509 Re: I think I regret paving 13Jun 29, 2011 2:45 pm Quote: If you have not wet polymeric sand at the end of the job, then it can blow out before it is set, or when it next rains it may splash the sand out of the gaps, and it will set on top of the pavers and require subsequent cleaning. We definitely did. We are sure to clean the pavers free of paveset before wetting them. I think I've discovered what happens is due to the weather at the moment, it hasn't had time to set and so along comes a downpour and hence why it's being washed back out and onto the pavers. I asked the guy at the paving place and he suggested this and that it's probably an idea to wait until warmer weather. The pavers are brick size, the gaps are small, there aren't large gaps between pavers but I think given the style of pavers they have a rounded edge at the top therefore this creates a large gap of say 1cm at the top of the paver where sand sits as it's being swept in. I think this is a problem too. Once you wet it, it stays there but because it's not 'set" due to weather or the like (aparently takes a few days for paveset to harden) along comes rain and washes that top larger gap onto the surface of the pavers. After having cleaned it, most of it has washed out of that top section where the rounded edges are and is looking fairly well settled in the lower part of the paver which I think it what is meant to be. I dont think that top gap of the paver is meant to have sand. I think I'll just leave it for now and tackle again later in the year. Thanks for thoughts. No. It's not original. Circa early to mid 90s would be my guess and maybe even as late as early 2000s 1 6636 I had 28m2 of engineered pavers laid six months back and it was difficult to find someone not taking the pi$$. Internet suggested it should be $85-100/m2 to lay them.… 3 12412 As most others have posted above the install isn't compliant. The pipe is meant to be covered in loose soil or sand, the pipe has holes in it that leaks out a termicide… 10 5730 |