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Sunday 19 August 2012

Out With the Old

This is a job we undertook for the father of a friend. The property was a sizeable new build with a reasonable large garden on the outskirts of York.
After several meetings and discussions and designs and re-designs the client decided on a fairly simple layout of two large curved patios connected with paths.


The old patios were square and finished in a concrete paver. For added interest and a contrast to the square edges of the house we decided to curve the new patio and use real stone.



With large jobs like this there can be an awful lot of barrowing of materials!! Especially if there has been a new driveway installed, which the delivery trucks are not allowed on!!


Drains sometimes need to be modified for ease of laying the new pavers. In this case the rodding point needed to be raised and we decided to change circular drain tops to square tops.



More materials being delivered!!!


Its always wise to start laying pavers with the right angle of a building if you can. This eliminates the need for a builders triangle as you can set your string line off the lie of the house wall.


When laying curves we always lay over and then cut the final curve at the very end. This gives a smoother, straighter cut than trying to cut each individually and match to the next.


Curved steps keep the theme consistant and look lovely.


Cutting the curve.


We always edge our patios with brick. The contrast of materials looks fantastic and they give the eye a finishing boundry.

The planting areas will bush out in no time. We used flowering shrubs as the clients brief for planting was low maintenence. These will need trimming once or twice a year and not much else.

The finished job








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