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We have a load of spare paving blocks form when we got our patio done. Mrs Sinatra wants me to lay these in the garden to form path and 'decorative feature'. I can't think of a good reason not so so will probably have to crack on with it. Questions are
1 - Do I really need a a hardcore base and, if so, how thick? This will not be a intensively used path but I don't want the blocks to shift over time
2 - The path is curving quite a bit, how do I manage edging and is this even necessary?
3 - Do I really need to hire a compactor plate machine thing or can I just whack everything down by hand?
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Anyone...?
I think you know the answers to those questions already. Do it once, do it right
1. Yes...100mm minimum
2. Bed the edge blocks in mortar
3. A whacker plate makes it a whole lot easier
The hard work is in the preparation, get your sand bed level (50mm) and laying the blocks should be a piece of piss...
xcmtb has the answer, mine of information that site
Get up early one morning, load your car up with offending pavers, dump in a builders skip/fly tip, make wife tea/coffee in bed and say to her you're not gonna believe this, some ****ers pinched those pavers.....
You don't have to use a whacker plate or edging, you can just lay the paviers in a concrete screed mix (10 sand to 1 cement) and that will hold them in place fine for light use (my 2000 pavier patio is done that way as is my shed base). 100mm of sand on stable ground should be fine.