Paving Slabs

[Toms306]

Yep, it was free...also very shit.

So heres a guide of how NOT to lay paving slabs...

Firstly they're heavy and carrying them individually is a pain so find an old Peugeot to move them...



Lay them out in the right place.  500mm from the existing slabs (which aren't straight so forget that!).  And 850mm between the tracks.  Get the bottom one straight and the rest should follow.





Cut around the slab with an edging spade



Dig out the sod of earth and place it right in the way of the car.  And drop the tile in the hole, adding or removing earth to level as necessary, remembering the garden isn't level so the slabs haven't got a chance lol.



Realise that's f*cking hard work, just one slab has already caused a nosebleed, backache, reflux and a bruised thumb and the cold is causing an incessant runny nose - and you're out of effort already, how old people dig allotments I don't know!  Urgh, fed up already and noticed the hour I set aside for this has already gone, cant just leave it so have to rush it and make fails as with anything I do lol.

Trench for one run dug



But then it comes to the awkward ends.  The slabs are so old they have fracture lines and won't break on a score line, plus I broke 2 just standing on them (so that's looking good for car holding...).  So yeah, ended up with this abomination, fortunately I don't ave to look at it while theres a car parked there.





And the end result (don't get excited, its a massive anti-climax)




No idea how many haven't broken when I parked on them because I couldn't see a damn thing due to a snow blizzard...  Odd as it was sunny this morning! I'll add landscape gardener to the list of jobs I can't do.