Book Shop - Recommended reading

Introduction:

Flagstones, the official Pavingexpert Bookshop presents a range of books and other reading material that will appeal to those with a deeper interest in the paving, drainage and hard-landscaping trades. All of these books have been selected for their first class content and direct relevence to the industry, and by purchasing through the links provided, the few coppers of commission received in return will help fund further development of this website and possibly provide the occasional pint of throat lubrication for a knackered ex-contractor.

If you know of any books that ought to be added to this selection, please email me!

Paving and Roadworks

Brickwork & Paving for House & Garden

Guidebook to bricks and bricklaying, with a short section that looks at clay pavers. From the publishers of Tony's book

A Handbook of Segmental Paving

A little dated, now, but still a useful source of ideas

Specification for Highway Works

The road-builder's bible. Guaranteed cure for insomnia, but needed on every contract job in the land

Roadwork: Theory and Practice 6th ed.

The set text for roads and streetworks. A useful handbook but not as detailed as one might wish.

Highway Engineering

Design, construction, repair, renovation and replacement of highway infrastructure

Highways, 5th Edition

The leading text for highway engineers

New Roads And Streetworks Act (NRSWA)

Specification for the reinstatement of openings in highways: code of practice for England - The rule book for working on the highways

Safety at Street Works and Road Works

Essential guidance on the correct use of tactile paving

New Roads And Streetworks Act (NRSWA)

Code of practice for the co-ordination of street works and works for road purposes and related matters

Source Control Using Constructed Pervious Surfaces:

The title alone warns you that this is a serious academic tome, but it's essential reading for anyone wishing to understand the future of paving. Source control IS the paving technology of tomorrow

Sewers for adoption

The essential reference book for all sewer works.

External Works, Roads and Drainage

Nicely targeted between theory and practice. Very useful.

Civil Engineering Standard Methods of Measurement:

CESMM4 - measuring up or preparing BoQs - you need this.

Urban Drainage, Fourth Edition

Great guide to a subject of ever-growng importance

Spon's Pricing Books

Building and Gardening

Books for students and other layabouts

Landscape and Garden Design Sketchbook:

Loads of inspiration

Construction Detailing for Landscape and Garden Design:

US-ian in origin but so many fantastic detail drawings

A Dictionary of Construction, Surveying, and Civil Engineering

Should be on the desk of anyone involved in civils

Dictionary of Building

As with the CivEng dictionary - you'll never know how you managed without it

Classic reference books for landscape students and designers. Geared more towards the landscape side of the industry, rather than the construction gangs, but invaluable to both.

Landscape Detailing Volume 1:: Enclosures: 001

Landscape Detailing, Volume 2 : Surfaces

Landscape Detailing Volume 3: Structures v. 3

Landscape Detailing Volume 4: Water

Construction Detailing for Landscape and Garden Design: Surface, steps and margins

Construction Detailing for Landscape and Garden Design: Urban Water Features