Laying crazy paving

Posted by Bob Bulmer on Thu 17th July 2008 at 06:00 AM, Filed in Construction

Crazy paving was a type of surface that became popular thirty or so years ago. Personally I think it’s appeal has waned but it does have it’s upsides.

For those who haven’t come across crazy paving - it is essentially lots of irregular shapes of slab fitted together on a bed of mortar.

The material usually comes in broken concrete slabs or stone bought by the ton. You can select your mixtures so that you get the affect you want. Obviously the smaller the pieces the more work involved in laying.

Sub base for driveway: 100 mm compacted hardcore covered by 125 mm of concrete.

Sub base for path: 100 mm of hardcore.

Advantages and disadvantages of crazy paving

• Can look interesting on a driveway.

• Relatively cheap and easy to lay.

• Difficult to lay if you’re trying to achieve a pattern.

• Maybe a little dated in terms of style.

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