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Paving Slabs
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Paving slabs are just a finish to whatever you put underneath them. Put a good enough base under any material, and it will hold the weight you require.

I have laid sandstone driveways (sandstone is on average 20mm thick) this is still (somehow) intact to this day, 6 years on with daily traffic over it.

You can happily use pre cast concrete slabs for what you are after Tom. Use a good base (150mm of base ie scalpings or crushed hardcore, 20mm of lean mix, then your wearing course) and you will have no problems.
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Paving Slabs - by Toms306 - 27-01-2015, 10:37 AM
RE: Paving Slabs - by cully - 27-01-2015, 10:43 AM
RE: Paving Slabs - by 7057sam - 27-01-2015, 10:44 AM
RE: Paving Slabs - by Toms306 - 27-01-2015, 10:49 AM
RE: Paving Slabs - by cully - 27-01-2015, 10:52 AM
RE: Paving Slabs - by Toms306 - 27-01-2015, 10:52 AM
RE: Paving Slabs - by cully - 27-01-2015, 10:57 AM
RE: Paving Slabs - by Toms306 - 27-01-2015, 11:46 AM
RE: Paving Slabs - by Dum-Dum - 27-01-2015, 11:49 AM
RE: Paving Slabs - by bigcheez2k3 - 27-01-2015, 11:52 AM
RE: Paving Slabs - by Eeyore - 27-01-2015, 01:55 PM
RE: Paving Slabs - by Niall - 27-01-2015, 02:48 PM
RE: Paving Slabs - by Toms306 - 27-01-2015, 05:20 PM
RE: Paving Slabs - by WiNgNuTz - 27-01-2015, 06:18 PM
RE: Paving Slabs - by Toms306 - 27-01-2015, 09:41 PM
RE: Paving Slabs - by 306Dan - 27-01-2015, 06:29 PM
RE: Paving Slabs - by Grant - 27-01-2015, 10:29 PM
Paving Slabs - by Mole man - 27-01-2015, 10:36 PM
RE: Paving Slabs - by Toms306 - 28-01-2015, 10:42 AM
RE: Paving Slabs - by 7057sam - 28-01-2015, 11:09 AM
RE: Paving Slabs - by Toms306 - 29-01-2015, 05:47 PM
RE: Paving Slabs - by Danny Wideboy - 29-01-2015, 06:16 PM
RE: Paving Slabs - by 1616six - 29-01-2015, 06:18 PM
RE: Paving Slabs - by Toms306 - 29-01-2015, 06:21 PM
RE: Paving Slabs - by Tom - 29-01-2015, 06:22 PM
RE: Paving Slabs - by Niall - 29-01-2015, 06:24 PM
RE: Paving Slabs - by Dum-Dum - 29-01-2015, 06:32 PM
RE: Paving Slabs - by procta - 29-01-2015, 07:03 PM
RE: Paving Slabs - by Toms306 - 29-01-2015, 07:09 PM
RE: Paving Slabs - by procta - 29-01-2015, 07:12 PM
RE: Paving Slabs - by Toms306 - 29-01-2015, 07:14 PM
RE: Paving Slabs - by procta - 29-01-2015, 07:18 PM
RE: Paving Slabs - by 7057sam - 29-01-2015, 07:27 PM
RE: Paving Slabs - by Toms306 - 29-01-2015, 07:34 PM
RE: Paving Slabs - by procta - 29-01-2015, 07:41 PM
RE: Paving Slabs - by Grant - 29-01-2015, 10:04 PM

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