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Uses for leftover paving stones

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  • 28-05-2020 10:30pm
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    flogen
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    I know the answer to this is likely ‘not much’ but worth asking anyway.

    I have about 15 60x30cm paving slabs left over from my garden that I’m trying to find a use for, rather than letting them go to waste.

    There’s nowhere left that needs to be paved, nor do I need them as a base for a shed or anything like that... so is there anything creative or ornate I could use them for?

    I’ve looked for a few suggestions online but most of the useful ones are for brick-style pavers, which obviously lend themselves to a few things... not much for flat stones, though


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    Harry Palmr
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    Get a small pick axe, matic type tool and break them carefully into interesting shapes for a vertical edging to a border.

    Stack some them within a strong timber frame as shelving if not too heavy.


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    CJhaughey
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    Make some stepping stones out to a clothesline?


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    Class MayDresser
    Closed Accounts Posts: 395 ✭✭Class MayDresser


    I had some leftover as well, ended up using them, on edge halved, as a border of a flowerbed.


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    flogen
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 10,247 Mod ✭✭✭✭flogen


    Harry Palmr wrote: »
    Get a small pick axe, matic type tool and break them carefully into interesting shapes for a vertical edging to a border.

    Stack some them within a strong timber frame as shelving if not too heavy.
    Class MayDresser wrote: »
    I had some leftover as well, ended up using them, on edge halved, as a border of a flowerbed.

    Thanks.

    I do have border stones around the edge of the paving - though there is a part of it where I could do with going up a bit higher... I might see how they look stacked on their side behind the border that’s there, though I’ve a feeling it will look crap. Worth a try though!


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    flogen
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 10,247 Mod ✭✭✭✭flogen


    CJhaughey wrote: »
    Make some stepping stones out to a clothesline?

    There’s a relatively small patch of grass so don’t really need them for that, thanks for the suggestion though


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    endacl
    Registered Users Posts: 22,305 ✭✭✭✭endacl


    Build a fort?


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    flogen
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 10,247 Mod ✭✭✭✭flogen


    endacl wrote: »
    Build a fort?

    Your ideas are intriguing to me and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter...


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    New Home
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    You could also "glue" five of them into a cuboid shape, drill some holes into the bottom slab, and voilà, you've got yourself a plant container!


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    crossmolinalad
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    Sell them


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    upupup
    Registered Users Posts: 605 ✭✭✭upupup


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    rje66
    Registered Users Posts: 1,240 ✭✭✭rje66


    flogen wrote: »
    I know the answer to this is likely ‘not much’ but worth asking anyway.

    I have about 15 60x30cm paving slabs left over from my garden that I’m trying to find a use for, rather than letting them go to waste.

    There’s nowhere left that needs to be paved, nor do I need them as a base for a shed or anything like that... so is there anything creative or ornate I could use them for?

    I’ve looked for a few suggestions online but most of the useful ones are for brick-style pavers, which obviously lend themselves to a few things... not much for flat stones, though
    Local allotment users would love these for paths between beds. I donate loads to my local one.


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