The brief
A tired slabbed yard between the house and the boundary wall, used for parking and bins, to be made into something that looked like it belonged to the house.
Challenges
- Access through a single gateway for the machine and the muck-away
- An existing manhole to lift and set into the new level
- Falls to an existing gully with no option to add a new one
Preparation
Slabs and bedding lifted and carted out, levels reduced with the 1.6t excavator, 150mm MOT type 1 in two compacted layers, manhole raised to finished level.
Materials
- Autumn-blend concrete block paving
- Soldier course to the boundary and the house
- Sharp sand laying course
- Kiln-dried sand jointing
Installation
Laid in a 45° herringbone so the pattern locks under a car, soldier course to the perimeter, cut to the house with a wet saw, compacted and jointed.
