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Footpaths...

  • 25-05-2010 3:45pm
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    [Deleted User]
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    ...any ideas other than the bog standard concrete ones?


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  • #2
    tiocimarla
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    Tarmac, cobble, paved, decked its a vague question


  • #3
    [Deleted User]
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    Sorry, should have given more detail, paths for around a house. Driveway is gravel, and will prob remain gravel for years to come, no plans to tarmac it anyway. Think its about 42 metres, got a quote for 900-1000 for material and labour for a concerete one, and a few hundred more for one containing blocks laid in grit. Like the sound of that, as house only a few years old and built on a site that was cut and filled, judging by the lawn the area is still settling and expect a concerete path to crack. Presume the blocks (which are a about the size of standard red brick, slightly squarer) will be a bit more flexible and can warp a bit better. Just wondering if there was any other ideas out there.


  • #4
    antiskeptic
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    Sorry, should have given more detail, paths for around a house. Driveway is gravel, and will prob remain gravel for years to come, no plans to tarmac it anyway. Think its about 42 metres, got a quote for 900-1000 for material and labour for a concerete one, and a few hundred more for one containing blocks laid in grit. Like the sound of that, as house only a few years old and built on a site that was cut and filled, judging by the lawn the area is still settling and expect a concerete path to crack. Presume the blocks (which are a about the size of standard red brick, slightly squarer) will be a bit more flexible and can warp a bit better. Just wondering if there was any other ideas out there.

    Patio-type slabs? There are some pretty natural looking concrete ones around and they'd lay quicker than cobbles because of their size. I got mine from Roadstone (who have a display area showing the different varieties)


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