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Premeable Granite Sett Paving?

Posted by The Perfumed Garden on February 1, 2009 at 10:53am in Landscaping
I am working with a garden designer next week and part of the front garden design is a 6m dia granite sett circle (100mm cubes). I would normally lay this on the dtp1 base and mortar bed. I would then add suitable drainage points if necessary to comply with suds.However the designer wants the area to be permeable using a steel edge, mortared in place, a pearmeable base, sharp sand bed and Romex permeable jointing to finish.I can not see the setts staying in place permanently.Any ideas or experience out there?
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  • Ofer El-hashahar February 1, 2009 at 11:27am
    I do not have much idea with hard landscaping but I do sell edging which is better quality and better price I would love to send a sample to you and the designer.
    It is made from heavy duty plastic. 15 c''m deep. can sell by size
    promise a spacial price too
    Please contact me- If it sounds relevant
    ofer
  • The Perfumed Garden February 1, 2009 at 6:42pm
    You're right and it has been discussed. I'm sure it's going to be ok though (well 99%) as I posted the same discussion on Paving Expert. The honourable Tony McCormack himself replied and said it should be ok as everything will be held in place by the Everedge and bound together by the Romex. Apparently this is quite a common pratice in Germany.

    I wish I had spelt Permeable correctly!
  • Jackson's Landscape Design February 1, 2009 at 8:01pm
    Concrete the steel edge and haunch in a respectable manner, the depth of the concrete will depend on the depth of your dig, the concrete must be seperate and not be laid on mot, geo grid the base and infill with 20mm washed aggregate (200mm max), TWO passes with the compactor, then infill 50mm of 6mm washed aggregate, do not consolidate the 6mm. screed or plastic float finish the surface , install setts about 40 at one time and semi fill the 10-12mm joints with 6mm washed, finish entire proect and top up joints with 6mm. One pass with a rubber matted compactor , brush away excess 6mm.

    You will have no defects as long as your concrete perimeter is solid and does not allow the sub-base stones to "leak"

    Ofer please may I have a sample of your product, contact me for address

    Kerry
  • The Perfumed Garden February 1, 2009 at 8:16pm
    Great advice Kerry

    Thanks

    Simon
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