Hi, I'm planning on block paving my drive and front lawn. I'm going to get lads in with a digger to do all the scraping off and then I will put the crush down myself and level it etc.
When it comes to screeding the sand, I have read the excellent site http://www.pavingexpert.com/bpvseq01.htm but one bit confuses me.
I am going to use 2m long pipe conduit as the screeding rails. How do you set them in the sand to the correct level and wack the sand without disturbing the rails ? You can't knock them in when the sand has been compacted so I assume you put them in on semi compacted sand and top it off with loose sand to level the rails to the screeding height. Then presumable only wack the sand in between the rails. But wouldn't this leave the sand under the rails, once removed, a weak point causing the bricks there to sag ?
I know you can cut a notch in a timber screeding board to support one end on a paver but the drive is wide so the other end of the board will have to run on screeding rails.
Any advice is welcome on how best to setup the rails so they are at the right height and don't move when screeding.
thanks
When it comes to screeding the sand, I have read the excellent site http://www.pavingexpert.com/bpvseq01.htm but one bit confuses me.
I am going to use 2m long pipe conduit as the screeding rails. How do you set them in the sand to the correct level and wack the sand without disturbing the rails ? You can't knock them in when the sand has been compacted so I assume you put them in on semi compacted sand and top it off with loose sand to level the rails to the screeding height. Then presumable only wack the sand in between the rails. But wouldn't this leave the sand under the rails, once removed, a weak point causing the bricks there to sag ?
I know you can cut a notch in a timber screeding board to support one end on a paver but the drive is wide so the other end of the board will have to run on screeding rails.
Any advice is welcome on how best to setup the rails so they are at the right height and don't move when screeding.
thanks