What is the best pattern for block paving?

All block paving for areas carrying vehicular traffic, such as driveways, car parks or access roads, should be laid in a fully interlocked pattern. The most popular such patterns are 45° or 90° Herringbone patterns.

Is Marshalls Tegula permeable?

Marshalls’ Tegula Priora Permeable Paving range is a SuDS-compliant surfacing solution, ideal for use in rural, rustic projects. With the same finish and look as our popular Tegula range, Tegula Priora is lightly weathered, multi-size and long lasting.

Is stretcher bond OK for driveways?

Marshalls Drivesett Savanna block paving is ideally suited to this type of driveway pattern. Stretcher bond is the simplest offset block paving pattern and is also known as a running bond or half bond. Herringbone is an interlocking laying pattern which is used for all trafficked areas such as driveways.

How many Tegula are in a m2?

51 blocks
50x140x140mm Tobermore Tegula Paving m2 (51 blocks per m2) Vintage themed Tegula is a popular and versatile product that provides an antique appearance, evoking timeless style and elegance. Tegula is created using an innovative aging process and comes in a wide selection of vibrant, long-lasting colours.

What are the steps to block paving?

Constructing the step: Lay the kerb units on a bed of C20 equivalent concrete that is 75-100mm deep. Check the alignment before haunching to the rear, leaving the backing concrete low enough to accommodate the tread paving. Point the joints if required. Lay the lower-side soldier blocks.

How deep should block paving be?

The typical excavation depth is 200-250 mm below the finished paving level (this comprises 100-150 mm sub-base, 40 mm sand bed and 50 mm block or brick). The ground should be excavated to a gradual slope to allow surface water to run away and not pool on the surface.

Is Marshalls standard block paving permeable?

Marshalls offer a range of blocks and paving flags that create permeable hard standing areas. The products themselves aren’t actually porous, they feature a special nib design which creates voids around the blocks/flags to allow water drain through.

Is tarmac a permeable surface?

Is Tarmac Permeable? No, it’s not. Tarmac is made up of small stones or tiny pieces of concrete that are bonded together with a tar-like surface. The small gaps between these small stones in tarmac combine to form a type of seal that would prevent water from seeping into the soil below.

What are Tegula blocks?

Vintage appearance block paving. Vintage themed Tegula is a popular and versatile block paving product that provides an antique appearance, evoking timeless style and elegance. Tegula block paving is perfect for both modern or period properties.

How do you keep weeds out of block paving?

White vinegar is readily available, cheap, and an effective weed killer for block paving. It dries out weeds on contact – you can use white vinegar on younger weeds or vinegar with a higher concentration for older weeds, such as weed killer vinegar, which can be picked up at any garden shop/supermarket.

What causes block paving to sink?

One of the main reasons why your block paving sunk is because the drive was not done properly. In most cases, the reason is ground preparation. Your company probably didn’t dig enough out. The reason why your block paving sunk is because there was not enough soft earth removed and hardcore type one metal put in.

What are the different types of Marshalls paving patterns?

Depending on the driveway product, a wide variety of designs are available, again the greater the number of block sizes used in the design, the greater the number of laying patterns there are to choose from. All Marshalls block paving laying patterns are categorised into 4 groups, as defined by the filters below.

What are the different colours of Tegula paving?

Available in range of popular colours, including the new Charcoal, you can choose from several block sizes to achieve multiple laying patterns and two depths to suit any range of trafficking requirements.

How big is a tegula driveway paving block?

Size and shape options: Create a truly unique drive with a combination of three Tegula block paving sizes, as well as circle and octant features Durable and long-lasting: The 50mm thickness gives these blocks the hard-wearing properties that ensure long life and maximum performance

What kind of blocks are used in Marshalls driveways?

Buff (B), Dark (DK) and Graphite (GR) are also available Drivesys Patented Driveway System P 136 / 137 It is recommended that Drivesys is installed by a Marshalls Register Member. Drivesys blocks have a patented base design which allows the products to be laid as you would traditional block paving, providing Drivesys Jointing Compound is used.