pavingexpert.com logo
  • Paving Types
    • Block Paving
      • Block Paving - An Introduction to Block and Brick Paving
      • Damp-looking Block Paving
      • Block Paving - Choosing a Block or Brick Paver
      • Clay Pavers
        • Clay Paving - Southport Pavers
        • Block paving construction flowchart
        • Step-by-Step Guide to Block Pavement Construction
        • Establishing Screed Depth - FAQ
      • Laying Flexible Block Paving
      • Block Paving - Rigid Block and Brick Pavements
      • Pavingexpert and Brett Paving - Machine Laying of Block Paving
      • Block Paving - Pavement and Carriageway Design
      • Block Paving Over Base Courses
      • Screeding a bedding layer
      • Setting Out Herringbone Paving
        • Setting Out 45° Herringbone
      • Block Paving - Detailing
      • Block Paving - Cutting-in
        • Making Mitres
        • Using off-cuts
      • Matching Existing Concrete Block Paving
      • Block Paving - Edge Courses
        • Edge Courses - First or Last?
        • Block Paving - Alternative Edge Restraints
    • Flags and Slabs
      • Pre Cast Concrete British Standard Flags
      • Patio Paving
      • Crazy Paving
      • How to Lay Flags and Slabs
      • Laying Flags to Free Edges
      • Rigid Laying of Granite Paving
      • Laying Stone Flags
      • Laying light-coloured flagstones
      • Pavingexpert and PaveStone - Flagstones for Driveways
      • Patterns and Layouts for Flags and Slabs
      • Flared-edge flagstones and jointing
      • Calibrated Paving
      • Project Packs
      • Paving Path Corners
        • Laying paving over an existing surface
        • FAQ - Flags laid upside-down?
      • Fixing Loose Flagstones
    • Natural Stone Flags
      • Natural Stone Paving
      • Slate Paving
      • Imported Stone Paving for Patios and Gardens
      • Installing a decorative circular patio feature
      • Completed decorative circular patio feature
      • The Curse of Black Limestone
      • Reflective Staining
    • Porcelain Paving
      • Porcelain or Ceramic?
      • Porcelain, Ceramic and Vitrified Paving
      • Identifying Quality Porcelain Paving
      • Installing Porcelain Paving Euro-Style
      • Cutting porcelain and ceramic paving
    • Setts, cubes and cobbles
      • Cobbles and Duckstone Paving
      • Laying a Cobble Pavement
      • An Introduction to Sett Laying Techniques
      • Laying Setts
      • Laying Setts - Flexible Construction
      • Laying Setts - Jointing Methods
        • Stone Block Pavers
        • Stone Block Pavers
      • Laying Reclaimed Setts
      • Setts, Cubes and Cobbles
    • Resin Surfacing and Paving
      • Resin Based Paving
      • StarScape - A Guide to Resin Surfacing from Star Uretech
      • Resin Bonded Surface Dressing
      • Pavingexpert and SureSet UK - Resin Bound Surfacing Course
      • SureSet UK and Pavingexpert - Permeable Resin Bound Paving
      • Pavingexpert and SureSet UK - Construction of a Resin Bound Surfacing Course
      • Pavingexpert and SureSet UK - FlexiSet Permeable Resin Bound Paving
      • Pavingexpert and SureSet UK - StepRise® Resin Bound Paving
      • Permeable Tree Pit Surfacing - Case Study
      • Pavingexpert and Addagrip - TerraBase® Resin Bound Surfacing
      • Easihold by Vuba - simple resin binder for decorative gravels
    • Plain Concrete Bases
      • Plain Concrete Hardstandings
      • Reinforcement for Concrete
      • Concrete Movement Joints
      • Formwork and Shuttering
    • Decorative Concrete Surfaces
      • Pattern Imprinted and other Decorative Concretes
      • Pattern Imprinted Concrete
      • PIC Construction
      • Decorative Concrete Stencilling
      • Exposed Aggregate Concretes
      • Decorative Concrete Surfacing Techniques
      • Polymer Modified Cementitious Overlays
    • Tarmacadam Surfacing
      • Tarmacadam, Bitmac and Asphalt
      • Tarmacadam, Bitmac and Asphalt - Construction Layers
      • Laying Tarmacadam Drives and Paths
      • FAQ - What's wrong with my tarmacadam?
      • FAQs - Repairing Tarmac Driveways
    • Gravels, Hoggin and Shingle
      • Gravel, Cinder and Hoggin Paths and Drives
      • Self-Binding Gravels
      • Decorative Aggregates
      • Gravel Gallery
        • Laying gravel over an existing surface
      • Breedon Self-Binding Gravels
    • Edgings, edge restraints and kerbs
      • Edgings & Kerbs
      • Edgings Galore!
      • Concrete Bedded Edgings & Kerbs
      • Laying a brick edge course
      • Edgings & Kerbs - Profiling and Alignment
      • Constructing Edge Courses for Pavements
      • Steel Edgings from Core Landscape Products
      • Edgings & Kerbs - Sawtooth Edging
      • Edgings & Kerbs - Road Kerbs
      • Bus Stop Kerb Installation - Case Study
      • Determining kerb line radius
      • Edgings & Kerbs - Mowing Strips
      • Edgings & Kerbs - Timber Edgings
    • Cellular Pavers and Ground Reinforcement
      • Cellular Grass and Gravel Ground Reinforcement Systems
      • Permeable Grass Surfacing - Case Study
      • Pavingexpert & GroundTrax - Cell Pavers for all applications
      • Reinforced Grass Paving
    • Permeable Modular Paving
      • Permeable Paving
      • The Development of Permeable Paving in Britain
      • Concrete Block Permeable Paving
      • Installing a permeable block pavement with Formpave
      • Concrete Block Permeable Pavement Installation
      • Permeable and Suds-compliant paving
    • Special Purpose Paving
    • Other Garden Paving
      • Bark Paths and Play Areas
      • Decorative Garden Paving
  • Installation Topics
    • Random Layout Design
      • Creating Random Layouts
      • Patterns and Layouts for Flags and Slabs - Pseudo_random Layouts
      • Custom Random Layout Design
      • Flags - Balancing Joint Width
    • Setting Out
      • Gradients and Falls
      • Geometry for Paving and Streetmasonry
      • Setting Out - Construction lines, Perpendiculars and Arcs
      • Setting Out - Boning Rods
      • Setting Out - Automatic and Laser Levels
      • Setting Out - Working Lines and Levels
      • Setting Out Obstructed Arcs
      • All About Damp Proof Courses
    • Ground Preparation
      • Pavement Layers - Sub-grades
      • Aggregates for Paving and Drainage
      • Sub-bases
        • Chalk and shallow sub-bases
        • FAQ for Sub-bases
        • FAQ - Is a concrete base better than a sub-base beneath block paving?
      • Geo-synthetics
      • Landscape Fabrics
        • Do I need a Membrane?
      • Sub-base Aggregates
      • Sodden Sub-Layers
    • Drainage for Paving and Gardens
      • Drainage for Paving and Gardens
      • Drainage for Pavements
      • Drainage-Channel - Drainage - Linear Drains
        • Aco Drive Drain - Case Study III
        • Aco Drive Drain - Case Study III
        • Aco Drive Drain - Case Study III
      • Drainage - A Guide to Installation
      • Drainage - Making Connections
      • Inserting an Inspection Chamber
      • Drainage - Manholes and Inspection Chambers
      • Drainage - Gullies, Gratings and Grids
      • Wet wells, sumps and pumps
      • Drainage - Testing
      • Drainage - Foul or Storm? Identifying the System
      • Threshold Drainage Solutions
      • Land Drainage - Fin Drains
      • Drainage - Land Drainage for Fields and Gardens
      • Installing a land drain
      • Drainage - Soakaways
      • Drainage - SUDS
      • SUDS - Drive and Patio Infiltration Drain
      • SUDS - Installing an attenuation cell
    • Mortars and Concretes for Paving
      • Mortars & Concretes
      • Laying Courses and Bedding Materials for Flags and Slabs
      • SteinTec Permeable Bedding Mortars
      • Prescribed Concrete Mixes
      • Designated concrete mixes
      • Mixing Granolithic Mortar
      • Concrete and Mortar - Slump
      • Bond Bridges and Slurry Primers
      • SBR for mortar and concrete
      • Fuga Pave System - Bedding, primer and Jointing
      • Paving Mortars and Primers from Steintec Tuffbau
    • Cutting Flags
      • Cutting-in for Flags and Slabs
      • Cutting Flags and Slabs II - Cutting Curves
      • Cutting Flags and Slabs III - Inboard Cuts
      • Cutting Flags and Slabs IV - Cutting Notches
      • Cutting Flags and Slabs V - Cutting a Radius
      • Cutting Flags and Slabs VIII - Cutting a Ring Radius
      • Cutting Flags and Slabs VI - Cutting a Fan Radius
      • Cutting Flags and Slabs - IX - Cutting a Skewed Radius
      • Cutting Flags and Slabs VII - Run-outs and New Town Corners
    • Hard Landscape Features
      • Hard Landscape Features - Steps
      • Hard Landscape Features - Splash Strips
      • Block paving step construction
      • Building a rectangular step
      • Stepping Stones
      • Hard Landscape Features - Flag-on-Edge Retainer
      • Hard Landscape Features - Terracing
      • Gabions, mattresses and baskets
      • Hard Landscape Features - Fences
      • Millboard Decking
    • Walls and Brickwork
      • Hard Landscape Features - Walls and Brickwork
      • Hard Landscape Features - Brickwork Basics
      • Regulating masonry
      • Stone Balustrading and Building Regulations
      • Lighting for Block Paving
        • Installing a Lighting Column
      • Hard Landscape Features - Building with Sleepers
      • Hard Landscape Features - Pergolas
      • Hard Landscape Features - Decking
      • Installing an artificial grass lawn
    • Recess Tray Covers
      • Recessed Tray Covers for Manholes and Inspection Chambers
      • Fitting a Recessed Tray Cover
      • Fitting a Recess Tray to a Circular Inspection Chamber
      • Jointing around recess tray covers
        • FAQ - Freeing jammed recess tray covers
      • Ducting
      • Jammed Recess Tray Handles
      • Paving for Recess Tray Covers
    • Jointing for Paving
      • Pointing and Jointing for Paving
      • Jointing Definitions
      • Pointing Styles
      • Polymer Sands and Modified Mortars
      • Jointing and Pointing for Stone Paving - Introduction
      • Jointing Paving with Steintec tufftop
    • Jointing with Cement Mortars
      • Jointing and Pointing for Stone Paving - Cement Mortars
      • Jointing and Pointing for Stone Paving - Hand Pointing
      • Jointing and Pointing for Stone Paving - Wet Grouting
      • Jointing and Pointing for Stone Paving - Dry Grouting
      • Jointing and Pointing for Stone Paving - Slurry Grouting
      • Jointing and Pointing for Stone Paving - Gun Injection Pointing
      • Jointing and Pointing for Stone Paving - Poured Proprietary Mortars
      • Pointing Riven or Stone Flags
    • Jointing with Resin Mortars
      • Jointing and Pointing for Stone Paving - Resin Jointing Mortars
      • Jointing and Pointing for Stone Paving - Polymeric Jointing Mortars
        • Jointex Polymeric Pavement Jointing Mortar
        • NCC Streetscape Polymeric Jointing Mortars for Patios
      • Jointing and Pointing for Stone Paving - Resin Slurry Jointing Grouts
        • NCC Streetscape - VDW 800 Epoxy Jointing Mortars for Pavings
        • NCC Streetscape - VDW 800 Epoxy Jointing Mortars for Patios
        • Resin Mortars - VDW 815+ - for narrow joints
        • NCC Streetscape Resin Jointing Mortars for Paving
        • 850 Resin Jointing Mortar - Update
        • Rompox Resin Jointing Mortars for Paving
        • FAQ - Is permeable jointing OK to use?
      • Re-Jointing a Patio or Driveway
      • Jointing and Pointing for Stone Paving - Pitch Jointing
      • Jointing and Pointing for Stone Paving - Loose Fill
        • Joint Stabilising for Paving
      • Alternative Jointing Materials
      • Pavingexpert and GapFast - Paving Spacers
      • A-Joint Resin Jointing Mortars
    • Repair, alteration and maintenance of paving
      • Maintenance and Repair of Paving
      • Maintenance and Repair - Repairing and Replacing Paving
      • Maintenance and Repair - Removing Stains
      • Maintenance and Repair - Power Washers
        • Circular Marks on Patio Paving
      • Paving maintenance and cleaning
        • Dealing with Lichens
        • FAQ: Fixing acid-stained flagstones, setts and other paving
        • Efflorescence
      • Maintaining Clean Paving using Biocides
      • Leachate Staining
      • Identifying Bad Workmanship
    • Refurbishment of a block paved driveway
      • Block Paving Refurbishment - Introduction
      • Block Paving Refurbishment - Surface Detritus
      • Block Paving Refurbishment - Oil Stain Removal
      • Block Paving Refurbishment - Power Wash Cleaning
      • Block Paving Refurbishment - Remedial Works
      • Block Paving Refurbishment - Replacing crumbling fillets
      • Block Paving Refurbishment - Re-jointing
      • Block Paving Refurbishment - Sealing
    • Sealants for Paving
      • Sealants for Paving
      • Sealants for Block Paving
      • Sealants for Stone Paving
      • FAQ - Recommend a Paving Sealant
      • FAQ - When paving sealants go wrong
      • FAQ - Fixing a Slippery Sealant
      • Sealant Trials
        • Sealant Trials - Advanced HD Sealant
        • Sealant Trials - Advanced Stone Seal
        • Sealant Trials - Dry Treat Intensifia
        • Sealant Trials - Dry Treat Metacreme
        • Sealant Trials - Dry Treat Stain Proof
        • Sealant Trials - Dry Treat Stain Proof v2
        • Sealant Trials - Easy Seal Colour Enhancer
        • Sealant Trials - Easy Seal Ultimate
        • Sealant Trials - Funcosil OFS
        • Sealant Trials - Hanafin Concrete Finisha
        • Sealant Trials - Kingfisher K-Seal
        • Sealant Trials - Larsen Impregnating Sealant
        • Sealant Trials - Lithofin Colour Intensifier
        • Sealant Trials - Lithofin Stain Stop Eco
        • Sealant Trials - Lithofin StainStop Plus
        • Sealant Trials - LTP Colour Enhancer
        • Sealant Trials - LTP Natural Finish
        • Sealant Trials - LTP Mattstone
        • Sealant Trials - Pavetuf Invisible
        • Sealant Trials - Resiblock Indian Stone Sealant (Invisible)
        • Sealant Trials - Romex Colour Enhancer
        • Sealant Trials - Vulcaseal 277
        • Sealant Trials - Vulcaseal 286
        • Sealant Trials - Weiss FT Plus
        • Sealant Trials - Weiss Stain Protect
        • Sealant Trials - Advanced HD Sealant
        • Sealant Trials - Advanced Stone Seal
        • Sealant Trials - Dry Treat Intensifia
        • Sealant Trials - Dry Treat Metacreme
        • Sealant Trials - Dry Treat Stain Proof
        • Sealant Trials - Dry Treat Stain Proof v2
        • Sealant Trials - Easy Seal Colour Enhancer
        • Sealant Trials - Easy Seal Ultimate
        • Sealant Trials - Funcosil OFS
        • Sealant Trials - Hanafin Concrete Finisha
        • Sealant Trials - Kingfisher K-Seal
        • Sealant Trials - Larsen Impregnating Sealant
        • Sealant Trials - Lithofin Colour Intensifier
        • Sealant Trials - Lithofin Stain Stop Eco
        • Sealant Trials - Lithofin StainStop Plus
        • Sealant Trials - LTP Colour Enhancer
        • Sealant Trials - LTP Natural Finish
        • Sealant Trials - LTP Mattstone
        • Sealant Trials - Pavetuf Invisible
        • Sealant Trials - Resiblock Indian Stone Sealant (Invisible)
        • Sealant Trials - Romex Colour Enhancer
        • Sealant Trials - Vulcaseal 277
        • Sealant Trials - Vulcaseal 286
        • Sealant Trials - Weiss FT Plus
        • Sealant Trials - Weiss Stain Protect
      • When Sealants Go Wrong - FAQ
      • Recommend A Sealant - FAQ
      • How to Remedy a Slippery Sealant - FAQ
    • Standards and Specs
      • British Standards and other approved documents used in Paving, Drainage and Landscaping projects
      • Typical Specifications
      • Pavement Traffic Categories
    • Paving Manufacture
      • Manufacturing Concrete Paving
      • Textures
      • Secondary Processes in Paving Manufacture
      • Producing Porcelain Paving
        • FAQ - Concrete for Manufacturing
      • Working Safely
    • Working Safely
    • Tools for Paving Installers
      • Tools of the Trade - Hand Tools
      • Cutting Tools and their Suitability
        • Tools: Saws for paving and hard landscaping
        • Block Splitters
        • Cutting with Diamond Blades
      • Cutting with hand Tools
      • Mixers for mortars, concrete and more
    • DIY Block Paving Projects
      • Block Paving - DIY IV
      • Block Paving - DIY III
      • Block Paving - DIY II
      • Block Paving - DIY I
    • DIY Patio Paving
      • DIY Flag Patios I
      • DIY Flag Patios II
      • DIY Flag Patios III
      • DIY Flag Patios IV
    • Calculators
    • FAQs
      • FAQs for Front Garden Paving
      • FAQ - Email enquiries
      • FAQ: Working in bad weather
      • Metric-Imperial Units
  • Buying & Contractor Advice
    • Purchasing Paving
      • Buying Paving
      • Buying Paving - Landscape World
      • Cowley Stone - See stone paving before you buy
      • UK Stone Direct - Buying Paving Online
    • Finding a Good Contractor
      • Employing a Contractor
      • The Various Types of Paving Contractor
      • Searching For A Good Paving Contractor
      • Interlay - The Trade Association for Paving Contractors
      • Manufacturer Approved Contractors
      • Brew Cabin Contractors
    • Listings of Suppliers
    • Which supplier should I use?
  • Our Services
    • Ask A Question
    • Quality Reports
    • Layouts
    • Bookshop
    • Design/Consult
    • Identify Paving
      • What's This Paving?
      • Matching Paving
    • For Contractors
    • For Manufacturers
    • Product Library
    • Design Library
    • Design Portfolio
    • Project Management
    • Build Portfolio
    • Training Group
  • About Us
    • History of AJ McCormack & Son
    • Tony's Book
    • Blogs
    • Comic Corner
    • The Visitor Book
    • News
      • Newsletter
      • Talasey Landscape Directory 2020
      • Global Stone 2020 Brochure Review
      • Bradstone 2020 Brochure Review
      • NCC StreetScape Training Workshops
      • FutureScape 2019
      • Landscape Event 2019
      • No News is Good News
      • Ethan Mason Paving win at RHS Malvern Spring Show
      • Castacrete 2019 Brochure
      • London Stone 2019 Brochure
      • Stone Paving Supplies 2019
      • Interlay Special Meeting - Report
      • Interlay Special General Meeting
      • Landscape World Brochure 2019
      • Brett Approved Installer Awards 2019
      • Pavestone 2019
      • Global Stone 2019
      • Bradstone 2019
      • Brett Brochure 2019
      • FutureScape 2018
      • Landscape Event 2018
      • RHS Tatton Show 2018
      • RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2018
      • Brett Approved Installer Awards 2018
      • Pavestone Brochure 2018
      • Global Stone 2018 Brochure
      • Brett Brochure 2018
      • Bradstone 2018 Brochure
      • Talasey & Natural Paving 2018
      • UK Construction Week
      • The Landscape Event 2017
      • Tatton RHS Flower Show 2017
      • NHSS30 Seminar
      • Castacrete 2017
      • Natural Stone Show 2017
      • Traffex 2017
      • Marshalls' Brochure 2017
      • Brett Approved Installer Awards 2017
      • Global Stone 2017
      • Bradstone 2017
      • Natural Paving 2017
      • Brett Gardens & Drives 2017
      • FutureScape 2016
      • If....you can do it with QuickSetts
      • Landscape 2016
      • South Africa 2016
      • Porcelain Paving that is 100% Recycled
      • London Stone 2016 Brochure
      • New Concrete BS
      • Stone Paving Supplies Brochure
      • Stonemarket 2016 Brochure
      • Natural Paving 2016 Brochure
      • EcoBuild 2016
      • CED launch project packs
      • London Stone Child Labour Campaign
      • Brett Installer Awards 2016
      • Global Stone 2016 Brochure
      • Brett 2016 Brochure
      • Landscape World 2015/16 Brochure
      • BS 8500 New Editions
      • Bradstone 2016 Brochure
      • Landscape Live 2015
      • Landscape Show 2015
      • ICCBP Conference 2015
      • Stone Show 2015
      • Traffex 2015
      • London Stone 2015 Brochure
      • Stonemarket 2015 Brochure
      • EcoBuild 2015
      • Brett Approved Installer Awards
      • Marshalls 2015 Brochure
      • Brett's 2015 Brochure
      • Exciting developments for stone paving
      • Stone Show 2015
      • Bradstone 2015 Brochure
      • H&S Level Playing Field
      • Stonemarket new products 2015
      • Landscape Event 2014
      • Tatton 2014
      • Chelsea 2014
      • Stonemarket 2014 Brochure
      • Brett 2014 Brochure
      • Natural Paving 2014 Brochure
      • London Stone Open Day
      • Global Stone 2014 Brochure
      • EcoBuild 2014
      • It's paving, Grim(sby), but not as we know it!
      • Brett Approved Installer Awards 2014
      • Marshalls 2014 Brochure
      • Bradstone 2014
      • Oooh Shoes!
      • London Stone heads out to Essex
      • 7533 re-written
      • Stonemarket New Products
      • Ethical Trading 2013
      • Tweet for resin bound surfacing
      • Glee 2013
      • RHS Tatton Show 2013
      • Joint It
      • Golden Trowel Awards 2013
      • Minster Paving 2013
      • Chelsea Flower Show 2013
      • Stonemarket 2013
      • Stone Show 2013
      • Global Stone 2013
      • Enterprising Ireland
      • Natural Paving 2013
      • Marshalls Register Awards
      • EcoBuild 2013
      • NHSS 30 - for better or worse?
      • Brett Awards 2013
      • Marshalls 2013 Collection
      • London Stone new showsite
      • Brett 2013 Brochure
      • Is it a bird, a plane, or SuperCEDEC®?
      • Highways Sector Scheme to be launched
      • Bradstone 2013
      • SureSet: You want what colour?
      • Brett Commercial Catalogue
      • McMonagle's new approach
      • Resiblock is Homeward Bound
      • Big Prize for Aco
      • Marshalls Suds Design Guide
      • BorderStone 2012/13 Collection
      • Glee 2012
      • Brett's Celebrity Total Washout
      • Forest Pennant Stone for Bristol Eco-Home
      • Kilsaran's push into Britain
      • GapFast – the next generation
      • RHS Tatton 2012
      • Althon SUDS and Source Control
      • The BGS Geological Walk
      • Westminster Stone 2012
      • Chelsea 2012
      • Formpave 2012 Collection
      • Bradstone 2012 Collection
      • Natural Paving 2012
      • Brett 2012 Brochure
      • Acheson & Glover 2012
      • EcoBuild 2012
      • Brett Awards 2012
      • Forest Pennant links up with Charcon
      • Marshalls' 2012 Brochure
      • Global Stone 2012 Collection
      • New boss at Brett Landscaping
      • Stonemarket 2012 brochure
      • Resiblock Ready for Winter
      • Stonemarket 2012 Preview
      • Marshalls 2012 Line-up
      • New Website for Althon
      • Borderstone 2012 Collection
      • Improving our trade
      • Glee 2011
      • Underground Surfacing
      • Forest Pennant to provide stone for Worcester Library
      • RHS Tatton 2011
      • Gapfast™ Launched by Resiblock
      • Formpave 2011
      • Ronacrete in Haven Pool
      • National Trust Collection
      • Chelsea 2011
      • Charcon 2011 Collection
      • Clean sweep for CSB Enviro
      • Online Concrete Ordering
      • StreetDesign 2011
      • Brett Approved Installer Awards 2011
      • Marshalls Water Management Solutions
      • Global Stone 2011 Collection
      • Romex 5 Year Guarantee
      • Bradstone 2011
      • Stonemarket 2011
      • BBA for Tobermore Secura
      • Marshalls Preview for 2011
      • Charcon land Durakerb
      • Marshalls Monopoly
      • Stoke goes permeable
      • Landscape & Amenity
      • Minster Paving 2010
      • Envirokerb launches video guide
      • Natural Stone Show 2011
      • Westminster Stone 2010
      • Charcon re-emerges
      • A whole new Avenida™ for Hanson Formpave
      • Glee 2010
      • Ronacrete Update
      • Natural Paving 2010
      • Chelsea Flower Show 2010
      • Hanson Formpave at World Cup Finals
      • Global's Chelsea Engraving
      • Tobermore's new vision
      • Formpave Product Directory
      • EcoBuild 2010
      • Bradstone & Stoneflair 2010
      • Lonstone 2010 Brochure
      • Global Stone 2010
      • Brett 2010 Brochure
      • Marshalls 2010 Collection
      • New Interpave Publications
      • Stonemarket 2010
      • World of Paving
      • The Best of Brettish
      • Marshalls' 2010 New Products
      • Soldiering on
      • R2 Patio Overlay System
      • ICCBP 2009
      • Joyless Glee 2009
      • Tameside trial alternative sand
      • Terram launch online ordering
      • Brett's busy summer
      • Troubled times for block makers
      • Not much fun at Glee?
      • More Stone
      • Tatton 2009
      • New website for NCC Streetscape
      • Germans score again
      • Chelsea Flower Show 2009
      • A SED Spectacle
      • HanseClean takes the stain
      • StreetDesign 2009
      • Tobermore's Driveway Masterclass
      • Hard Times and stony faced cheek!
      • Dust suppression alert
      • New Brochure from EverEdge
      • Water and Stone
      • World of Paving™ launched
      • CityScape 2009
      • Pavement Joint Seminar and Demonstration
      • Brett 2009 Brochure
      • Segmental Wall Training
      • Marshalls 2009
      • Global Stone 2009
      • Society of Garden Designers Conference
      • Marshalls to close Transformation Centres
      • Stonemarket 2009
      • Natural Paving 2009
      • Charcon's winning ways
      • Permeable paving: it's child's play!
      • New plant for Kilsaran Concrete
      • Plan Expo Dublin
      • Interbuild 08
      • Ireland reviews drainage plans
      • Reaction to Front Garden Paving rules
      • Marshalls' 2009 Newbies
      • Glee 2008 - Review - Page 1 of 4
      • Marshalls make a splash with permeable paving
      • Paving Front Gardens Guidance published
      • Global Stone's Glee extravaganza
      • StoneFlair extends choice
      • Better late than never and Glee No-Show
      • StoneMaster and USP
      • Tatton Flower Show 2008
      • The men in white suits?
      • GftK for Markets and Marinas
      • Tobermore Launch New Schools Booklet
      • Health and Safety Award for Durakerb
      • Brett ventures north
      • New lifting aids from Probst
      • New websites
      • Bradstone Briefing
      • Chelsea Flower Show 2008
      • Tobermore's Big Bash
      • Marshall's Snake heads for Chelsea
      • New Rules for Cutting Paving
      • Chelsea launch for Brett's new Concept
      • Harvesting rainwater with Bradstone
      • Durakerb gets HAPAS approval
      • Writtle College goes Global
      • SureSet graduates at Northumbria Uni
      • New kit from Exac-One
      • News Round-Up
      • Natural Stone Show 2008
      • Global Stone 2008
      • Cityscape 2008
      • Bradstone Brochure 2008
      • New website for Cemex
      • Brett's plans for Chelsea
      • UK Skills Landscape Finals
      • Stonemarket 2008
      • Bradstone named "Top Supplier"
      • Stone price warning
      • Mystery markings
      • The only Stone Show in Town
      • Civils 07
      • Machine-laid clays?
      • New website for Addagrip
      • Suds manual from AI
      • New website for SureSet
      • Glitter and Gold for Tobermore
      • Formpave brochure review
      • Glee 2007 - A Review - Page 1 of 4
      • Excavator kit demo
      • Fancy a crack at Hampton Court?
      • Busiest month ever!
      • Caveat Emptor - Cowboy alert
      • Tatton 2007
      • PlayPave from Marshalls
      • New investment for Acheson-Glover
      • Will it ever stop raining?
      • New website for Charcon
      • SED 2007
      • Chelsea Diggers
      • New look and new catalogue for Bradstone Ireland
      • Marshalls' green-fingered goings-on
      • Natural Paving 2007 Catalogue
      • Tobermore Contractor's Evening
      • External Works 2007
      • NCC to unveil jointing mortars at EWx
      • Clever Clark-Drain
      • An eye-opener from Ruscrete
      • A Passage to India
      • External Works in 5 weeks
      • Tobermore Designer Conference
      • New block mix offers environmental benefits, say Marshalls
      • Bradstone's 2007 Catalogue
      • Acheson-Glover at the Olympics
      • Marshalls 2007 Collection
      • Brett's Directory 2007
      • Permeable Paving - latest thinking
      • Draft NVQ/SVQ for Hard-Landscaping
      • Stonemarket 2007
      • The saddest announcement I'll ever make
      • Civils 2006 Review
      • It's a winner!
      • Block Paving in the USA
      • Permeable developments from Formpave
      • The block laying robot
      • New look for Marshalls
      • Lift off for the HLTG
      • Re-vamped website from Terram
      • GLEE 2006 - Page 1 of 4
      • Acheson-Glover get weaving at Linen Green
      • EJ Stone open Paving World in Stockton
      • HLTG Training Courses
      • Interlay Newsletter
      • Tatton 2006:Paving, plants & perspiration
      • Hard Landscape Training Group - Update
      • Acheson & Glover score national awards hat trick
      • Interlay Newsletter
      • Tobermore Contractor's Evening 2006
      • SED 2006
      • Interbuild 2006
      • Marshalls' Transformation Centre
      • Tobermore stake their claim
      • Charcon's new Product Portfolio
      • Paver Systems' new look
      • 7th Natural Stone Show
      • New Directory from Brett
      • Stone Crazy
      • Hard Landscaping Training Group Bulletin
      • Green Award for Acheson-Glover
      • Forticrete enters British Paving market
      • Marshalls' 2006 catalogue
      • SureSet spruces up Pompey
      • Stonemarket 2006 - Brochure Review
      • New length for steel edging
      • Formpave launches new catalogue
      • Civils 2005 - a review
      • New lightweight block splitter from Probst
      • Kitemark Award for Irish Paving Manufacturer
      • Karts and Cups for Tobermore
      • New facility for AggInd at Ashington
      • Cowboy Alert in Warrington
      • Glee 2005 - I
      • Massive Paving Sale
      • New Catalogue from Westminster
      • New Bradstone Display Area for Creagh Concrete
      • Specialist Paving at Tatton
      • Formpave launch new range of British Stone
      • A Brighter Barrow
      • Editorial Note:
      • A kerb you can pick up with one hand?
      • SED 2005 - Review Part I
      • Contractor's Evening at Tobermore
      • External Works 2005 - A Review - Part I
      • Great Spring for the Garden Studio
      • London Stone Show Review
      • New Guide and New Products from Tobermore
      • Acheson-Glover's Latest Catalogues
      • External Works Exhibition
      • Tobermore to the stars
      • Marshalls' 2005 Catalogue Review
      • London Stone Show - April 5-7th 2005
      • Marshalls' miracle makeover
      • New image for Brett
      • SureSet, Coal and Dragons
      • Stonemarket 2005
      • New Catalogue from TopPave
      • New "Duke" at Westminster
      • Formpave announce SUDS conference
      • Tobermore Training for Streetworks Gangs
      • Dublin Stone Show Review
      • Winning year for Global Stone
      • New Hepworth flexible couplings range
      • Al-Vac introduce handy vacuum lift
      • Dublin's first Stone Show
      • The Garden is now in Store
      • New format for Ecoblock
      • DecorDrive on TV
      • Tobermore and more and more
      • Glee 2004 - I
      • Formpave launch new website
      • The Irish are coming!
      • Trailer-mounted kerb layer
      • Formpave launch Deeside Paving
      • SED 2004 – Milton Keynes
      • New products from Westminster Stone
      • Civils 2004 - Review
      • New packs for Terram
      • Tracking down paving from yesteryear
      • Tobermore launch natural stone range
      • The Natural Stone Show
      • Stonemarket reveals garden for Chelsea
      • Marshalls reveal Fibre-reinforced paving
      • London Stone Show 2004
      • Bradstone Ireland launch new products
      • Stonemarket's 2004 catalogue
      • TopPave's new products for 2004
      • DIY and Garden Show 2004
      • New Home for Ronacrete
      • New Concrete Specs from December 1st 2003
      • 100% Detail - 2003
      • GLEE 2003
      • Stone & Style to Feature at GLEE
      • Glee 2008 - Review - Page 2 of 4
      • Glee 2008 - Review - Page 4 of 4
      • Glee 2008 - Review - Page 3 of 4
      • Glee 2007 - A Review - Page 2 of 4
      • Glee 2007 - A Review - Page 3 of 4
      • Glee 2007 - A Review - Page 4 of 4
      • External Works 2007
      • External Works 2007
      • GLEE 2006 - Page 2 of 4
      • GLEE 2006 - Page 3 of 4
      • GLEE 2006 - Page 4 of 4
      • Tatton 2006:Paving, plants & perspiration
      • Tobermore's 2006/07 Catalogue
      • Glee 2005 - Part II
      • Glee 2005 - Part III
      • SED 2005 - Review Part II
      • External Works 2005 - A Review - Part II
      • Glee 2004 - Part II
      • Glee 2004 - Part III
      • Pavestone Range for 2020
      • And after lockdown???
      • After a while...
      • Concrete Block Permeable Paving and the Clogging Myth
      • Steintec Utility Case Study - Participants Required
      • BS 7533 Revised - Your Views needed!
      • Stone Paving Supplies and SmartStone awards
      • Pavestone's futuristic brochure
      • Interlay no more
      • BS 7533 - Launch of Part 101
      • Landscape Event 2021
      • Futurescape 2021
      • MKM Landscaping Trade Days
      • Paving Stones Direct Brochure 2022
      • Bradstone Brochure 2022
      • BuildPave's New Outlet
      • Pavestone's 2022 Brochure
  • Paving Types
    • Block Paving
      • Block Paving - An Introduction to Block and Brick Paving
      • Damp-looking Block Paving
      • Block Paving - Choosing a Block or Brick Paver
      • Clay Pavers
        • Clay Paving - Southport Pavers
        • Block paving construction flowchart
        • Step-by-Step Guide to Block Pavement Construction
        • Establishing Screed Depth - FAQ
      • Laying Flexible Block Paving
      • Block Paving - Rigid Block and Brick Pavements
      • Pavingexpert and Brett Paving - Machine Laying of Block Paving
      • Block Paving - Pavement and Carriageway Design
      • Block Paving Over Base Courses
      • Screeding a bedding layer
      • Setting Out Herringbone Paving
        • Setting Out 45° Herringbone
      • Block Paving - Detailing
      • Block Paving - Cutting-in
        • Making Mitres
        • Using off-cuts
      • Matching Existing Concrete Block Paving
      • Block Paving - Edge Courses
        • Edge Courses - First or Last?
        • Block Paving - Alternative Edge Restraints
    • Flags and Slabs
      • Pre Cast Concrete British Standard Flags
      • Patio Paving
      • Crazy Paving
      • How to Lay Flags and Slabs
      • Laying Flags to Free Edges
      • Rigid Laying of Granite Paving
      • Laying Stone Flags
      • Laying light-coloured flagstones
      • Pavingexpert and PaveStone - Flagstones for Driveways
      • Patterns and Layouts for Flags and Slabs
      • Flared-edge flagstones and jointing
      • Calibrated Paving
      • Project Packs
      • Paving Path Corners
        • Laying paving over an existing surface
        • FAQ - Flags laid upside-down?
      • Fixing Loose Flagstones
    • Natural Stone Flags
      • Natural Stone Paving
      • Slate Paving
      • Imported Stone Paving for Patios and Gardens
      • Installing a decorative circular patio feature
      • Completed decorative circular patio feature
      • The Curse of Black Limestone
      • Reflective Staining
    • Porcelain Paving
      • Porcelain or Ceramic?
      • Porcelain, Ceramic and Vitrified Paving
      • Identifying Quality Porcelain Paving
      • Installing Porcelain Paving Euro-Style
      • Cutting porcelain and ceramic paving
    • Setts, cubes and cobbles
      • Cobbles and Duckstone Paving
      • Laying a Cobble Pavement
      • An Introduction to Sett Laying Techniques
      • Laying Setts
      • Laying Setts - Flexible Construction
      • Laying Setts - Jointing Methods
        • Stone Block Pavers
        • Stone Block Pavers
      • Laying Reclaimed Setts
      • Setts, Cubes and Cobbles
    • Resin Surfacing and Paving
      • Resin Based Paving
      • StarScape - A Guide to Resin Surfacing from Star Uretech
      • Resin Bonded Surface Dressing
      • Pavingexpert and SureSet UK - Resin Bound Surfacing Course
      • SureSet UK and Pavingexpert - Permeable Resin Bound Paving
      • Pavingexpert and SureSet UK - Construction of a Resin Bound Surfacing Course
      • Pavingexpert and SureSet UK - FlexiSet Permeable Resin Bound Paving
      • Pavingexpert and SureSet UK - StepRise® Resin Bound Paving
      • Permeable Tree Pit Surfacing - Case Study
      • Pavingexpert and Addagrip - TerraBase® Resin Bound Surfacing
      • Easihold by Vuba - simple resin binder for decorative gravels
    • Plain Concrete Bases
      • Plain Concrete Hardstandings
      • Reinforcement for Concrete
      • Concrete Movement Joints
      • Formwork and Shuttering
    • Decorative Concrete Surfaces
      • Pattern Imprinted and other Decorative Concretes
      • Pattern Imprinted Concrete
      • PIC Construction
      • Decorative Concrete Stencilling
      • Exposed Aggregate Concretes
      • Decorative Concrete Surfacing Techniques
      • Polymer Modified Cementitious Overlays
    • Tarmacadam Surfacing
      • Tarmacadam, Bitmac and Asphalt
      • Tarmacadam, Bitmac and Asphalt - Construction Layers
      • Laying Tarmacadam Drives and Paths
      • FAQ - What's wrong with my tarmacadam?
      • FAQs - Repairing Tarmac Driveways
    • Gravels, Hoggin and Shingle
      • Gravel, Cinder and Hoggin Paths and Drives
      • Self-Binding Gravels
      • Decorative Aggregates
      • Gravel Gallery
        • Laying gravel over an existing surface
      • Breedon Self-Binding Gravels
    • Edgings, edge restraints and kerbs
      • Edgings & Kerbs
      • Edgings Galore!
      • Concrete Bedded Edgings & Kerbs
      • Laying a brick edge course
      • Edgings & Kerbs - Profiling and Alignment
      • Constructing Edge Courses for Pavements
      • Steel Edgings from Core Landscape Products
      • Edgings & Kerbs - Sawtooth Edging
      • Edgings & Kerbs - Road Kerbs
      • Bus Stop Kerb Installation - Case Study
      • Determining kerb line radius
      • Edgings & Kerbs - Mowing Strips
      • Edgings & Kerbs - Timber Edgings
    • Cellular Pavers and Ground Reinforcement
      • Cellular Grass and Gravel Ground Reinforcement Systems
      • Permeable Grass Surfacing - Case Study
      • Pavingexpert & GroundTrax - Cell Pavers for all applications
      • Reinforced Grass Paving
    • Permeable Modular Paving
      • Permeable Paving
      • The Development of Permeable Paving in Britain
      • Concrete Block Permeable Paving
      • Installing a permeable block pavement with Formpave
      • Concrete Block Permeable Pavement Installation
      • Permeable and Suds-compliant paving
    • Special Purpose Paving
    • Other Garden Paving
      • Bark Paths and Play Areas
      • Decorative Garden Paving
  • Installation Topics
    • Random Layout Design
      • Creating Random Layouts
      • Patterns and Layouts for Flags and Slabs - Pseudo_random Layouts
      • Custom Random Layout Design
      • Flags - Balancing Joint Width
    • Setting Out
      • Gradients and Falls
      • Geometry for Paving and Streetmasonry
      • Setting Out - Construction lines, Perpendiculars and Arcs
      • Setting Out - Boning Rods
      • Setting Out - Automatic and Laser Levels
      • Setting Out - Working Lines and Levels
      • Setting Out Obstructed Arcs
      • All About Damp Proof Courses
    • Ground Preparation
      • Pavement Layers - Sub-grades
      • Aggregates for Paving and Drainage
      • Sub-bases
        • Chalk and shallow sub-bases
        • FAQ for Sub-bases
        • FAQ - Is a concrete base better than a sub-base beneath block paving?
      • Geo-synthetics
      • Landscape Fabrics
        • Do I need a Membrane?
      • Sub-base Aggregates
      • Sodden Sub-Layers
    • Drainage for Paving and Gardens
      • Drainage for Paving and Gardens
      • Drainage for Pavements
      • Drainage-Channel - Drainage - Linear Drains
        • Aco Drive Drain - Case Study III
        • Aco Drive Drain - Case Study III
        • Aco Drive Drain - Case Study III
      • Drainage - A Guide to Installation
      • Drainage - Making Connections
      • Inserting an Inspection Chamber
      • Drainage - Manholes and Inspection Chambers
      • Drainage - Gullies, Gratings and Grids
      • Wet wells, sumps and pumps
      • Drainage - Testing
      • Drainage - Foul or Storm? Identifying the System
      • Threshold Drainage Solutions
      • Land Drainage - Fin Drains
      • Drainage - Land Drainage for Fields and Gardens
      • Installing a land drain
      • Drainage - Soakaways
      • Drainage - SUDS
      • SUDS - Drive and Patio Infiltration Drain
      • SUDS - Installing an attenuation cell
    • Mortars and Concretes for Paving
      • Mortars & Concretes
      • Laying Courses and Bedding Materials for Flags and Slabs
      • SteinTec Permeable Bedding Mortars
      • Prescribed Concrete Mixes
      • Designated concrete mixes
      • Mixing Granolithic Mortar
      • Concrete and Mortar - Slump
      • Bond Bridges and Slurry Primers
      • SBR for mortar and concrete
      • Fuga Pave System - Bedding, primer and Jointing
      • Paving Mortars and Primers from Steintec Tuffbau
    • Cutting Flags
      • Cutting-in for Flags and Slabs
      • Cutting Flags and Slabs II - Cutting Curves
      • Cutting Flags and Slabs III - Inboard Cuts
      • Cutting Flags and Slabs IV - Cutting Notches
      • Cutting Flags and Slabs V - Cutting a Radius
      • Cutting Flags and Slabs VIII - Cutting a Ring Radius
      • Cutting Flags and Slabs VI - Cutting a Fan Radius
      • Cutting Flags and Slabs - IX - Cutting a Skewed Radius
      • Cutting Flags and Slabs VII - Run-outs and New Town Corners
    • Hard Landscape Features
      • Hard Landscape Features - Steps
      • Hard Landscape Features - Splash Strips
      • Block paving step construction
      • Building a rectangular step
      • Stepping Stones
      • Hard Landscape Features - Flag-on-Edge Retainer
      • Hard Landscape Features - Terracing
      • Gabions, mattresses and baskets
      • Hard Landscape Features - Fences
      • Millboard Decking
    • Walls and Brickwork
      • Hard Landscape Features - Walls and Brickwork
      • Hard Landscape Features - Brickwork Basics
      • Regulating masonry
      • Stone Balustrading and Building Regulations
      • Lighting for Block Paving
        • Installing a Lighting Column
      • Hard Landscape Features - Building with Sleepers
      • Hard Landscape Features - Pergolas
      • Hard Landscape Features - Decking
      • Installing an artificial grass lawn
    • Recess Tray Covers
      • Recessed Tray Covers for Manholes and Inspection Chambers
      • Fitting a Recessed Tray Cover
      • Fitting a Recess Tray to a Circular Inspection Chamber
      • Jointing around recess tray covers
        • FAQ - Freeing jammed recess tray covers
      • Ducting
      • Jammed Recess Tray Handles
      • Paving for Recess Tray Covers
    • Jointing for Paving
      • Pointing and Jointing for Paving
      • Jointing Definitions
      • Pointing Styles
      • Polymer Sands and Modified Mortars
      • Jointing and Pointing for Stone Paving - Introduction
      • Jointing Paving with Steintec tufftop
    • Jointing with Cement Mortars
      • Jointing and Pointing for Stone Paving - Cement Mortars
      • Jointing and Pointing for Stone Paving - Hand Pointing
      • Jointing and Pointing for Stone Paving - Wet Grouting
      • Jointing and Pointing for Stone Paving - Dry Grouting
      • Jointing and Pointing for Stone Paving - Slurry Grouting
      • Jointing and Pointing for Stone Paving - Gun Injection Pointing
      • Jointing and Pointing for Stone Paving - Poured Proprietary Mortars
      • Pointing Riven or Stone Flags
    • Jointing with Resin Mortars
      • Jointing and Pointing for Stone Paving - Resin Jointing Mortars
      • Jointing and Pointing for Stone Paving - Polymeric Jointing Mortars
        • Jointex Polymeric Pavement Jointing Mortar
        • NCC Streetscape Polymeric Jointing Mortars for Patios
      • Jointing and Pointing for Stone Paving - Resin Slurry Jointing Grouts
        • NCC Streetscape - VDW 800 Epoxy Jointing Mortars for Pavings
        • NCC Streetscape - VDW 800 Epoxy Jointing Mortars for Patios
        • Resin Mortars - VDW 815+ - for narrow joints
        • NCC Streetscape Resin Jointing Mortars for Paving
        • 850 Resin Jointing Mortar - Update
        • Rompox Resin Jointing Mortars for Paving
        • FAQ - Is permeable jointing OK to use?
      • Re-Jointing a Patio or Driveway
      • Jointing and Pointing for Stone Paving - Pitch Jointing
      • Jointing and Pointing for Stone Paving - Loose Fill
        • Joint Stabilising for Paving
      • Alternative Jointing Materials
      • Pavingexpert and GapFast - Paving Spacers
      • A-Joint Resin Jointing Mortars
    • Repair, alteration and maintenance of paving
      • Maintenance and Repair of Paving
      • Maintenance and Repair - Repairing and Replacing Paving
      • Maintenance and Repair - Removing Stains
      • Maintenance and Repair - Power Washers
        • Circular Marks on Patio Paving
      • Paving maintenance and cleaning
        • Dealing with Lichens
        • FAQ: Fixing acid-stained flagstones, setts and other paving
        • Efflorescence
      • Maintaining Clean Paving using Biocides
      • Leachate Staining
      • Identifying Bad Workmanship
    • Refurbishment of a block paved driveway
      • Block Paving Refurbishment - Introduction
      • Block Paving Refurbishment - Surface Detritus
      • Block Paving Refurbishment - Oil Stain Removal
      • Block Paving Refurbishment - Power Wash Cleaning
      • Block Paving Refurbishment - Remedial Works
      • Block Paving Refurbishment - Replacing crumbling fillets
      • Block Paving Refurbishment - Re-jointing
      • Block Paving Refurbishment - Sealing
    • Sealants for Paving
      • Sealants for Paving
      • Sealants for Block Paving
      • Sealants for Stone Paving
      • FAQ - Recommend a Paving Sealant
      • FAQ - When paving sealants go wrong
      • FAQ - Fixing a Slippery Sealant
      • Sealant Trials
        • Sealant Trials - Advanced HD Sealant
        • Sealant Trials - Advanced Stone Seal
        • Sealant Trials - Dry Treat Intensifia
        • Sealant Trials - Dry Treat Metacreme
        • Sealant Trials - Dry Treat Stain Proof
        • Sealant Trials - Dry Treat Stain Proof v2
        • Sealant Trials - Easy Seal Colour Enhancer
        • Sealant Trials - Easy Seal Ultimate
        • Sealant Trials - Funcosil OFS
        • Sealant Trials - Hanafin Concrete Finisha
        • Sealant Trials - Kingfisher K-Seal
        • Sealant Trials - Larsen Impregnating Sealant
        • Sealant Trials - Lithofin Colour Intensifier
        • Sealant Trials - Lithofin Stain Stop Eco
        • Sealant Trials - Lithofin StainStop Plus
        • Sealant Trials - LTP Colour Enhancer
        • Sealant Trials - LTP Natural Finish
        • Sealant Trials - LTP Mattstone
        • Sealant Trials - Pavetuf Invisible
        • Sealant Trials - Resiblock Indian Stone Sealant (Invisible)
        • Sealant Trials - Romex Colour Enhancer
        • Sealant Trials - Vulcaseal 277
        • Sealant Trials - Vulcaseal 286
        • Sealant Trials - Weiss FT Plus
        • Sealant Trials - Weiss Stain Protect
        • Sealant Trials - Advanced HD Sealant
        • Sealant Trials - Advanced Stone Seal
        • Sealant Trials - Dry Treat Intensifia
        • Sealant Trials - Dry Treat Metacreme
        • Sealant Trials - Dry Treat Stain Proof
        • Sealant Trials - Dry Treat Stain Proof v2
        • Sealant Trials - Easy Seal Colour Enhancer
        • Sealant Trials - Easy Seal Ultimate
        • Sealant Trials - Funcosil OFS
        • Sealant Trials - Hanafin Concrete Finisha
        • Sealant Trials - Kingfisher K-Seal
        • Sealant Trials - Larsen Impregnating Sealant
        • Sealant Trials - Lithofin Colour Intensifier
        • Sealant Trials - Lithofin Stain Stop Eco
        • Sealant Trials - Lithofin StainStop Plus
        • Sealant Trials - LTP Colour Enhancer
        • Sealant Trials - LTP Natural Finish
        • Sealant Trials - LTP Mattstone
        • Sealant Trials - Pavetuf Invisible
        • Sealant Trials - Resiblock Indian Stone Sealant (Invisible)
        • Sealant Trials - Romex Colour Enhancer
        • Sealant Trials - Vulcaseal 277
        • Sealant Trials - Vulcaseal 286
        • Sealant Trials - Weiss FT Plus
        • Sealant Trials - Weiss Stain Protect
      • When Sealants Go Wrong - FAQ
      • Recommend A Sealant - FAQ
      • How to Remedy a Slippery Sealant - FAQ
    • Standards and Specs
      • British Standards and other approved documents used in Paving, Drainage and Landscaping projects
      • Typical Specifications
      • Pavement Traffic Categories
    • Paving Manufacture
      • Manufacturing Concrete Paving
      • Textures
      • Secondary Processes in Paving Manufacture
      • Producing Porcelain Paving
        • FAQ - Concrete for Manufacturing
      • Working Safely
    • Tools for Paving Installers
      • Tools of the Trade - Hand Tools
      • Cutting Tools and their Suitability
        • Tools: Saws for paving and hard landscaping
        • Block Splitters
        • Cutting with Diamond Blades
      • Cutting with hand Tools
      • Mixers for mortars, concrete and more
    • DIY Block Paving Projects
      • Block Paving - DIY IV
      • Block Paving - DIY III
      • Block Paving - DIY I
    • DIY Patio Paving
      • DIY Flag Patios I
      • DIY Flag Patios II
      • DIY Flag Patios III
      • DIY Flag Patios IV
    • Calculators
    • FAQs
      • FAQs for Front Garden Paving
      • FAQ - Email enquiries
      • FAQ: Working in bad weather
      • Metric-Imperial Units
  • Buying & Contractor Advice
    • Purchasing Paving
      • Buying Paving
      • Buying Paving - Landscape World
      • Cowley Stone - See stone paving before you buy
      • UK Stone Direct - Buying Paving Online
    • Finding a Good Contractor
      • Employing a Contractor
      • The Various Types of Paving Contractor
      • Searching For A Good Paving Contractor
      • Interlay - The Trade Association for Paving Contractors
      • Manufacturer Approved Contractors
      • Brew Cabin Contractors
    • Listings of Suppliers
    • Which supplier should I use?
  • Our Services
    • Ask A Question
    • Quality Reports
    • Bookshop
    • Design/Consult
    • Identify Paving
      • What's This Paving?
      • Matching Paving
    • For Contractors
    • For Manufacturers
    • Product Library
    • Design Library
    • Design Portfolio
    • Project Management
    • Build Portfolio
    • Training Group
  • About Us
    • History of AJ McCormack & Son
    • Tony's Book
    • Blogs
    • Comic Corner
    • The Visitor Book
    • News
      • Newsletter
      • Talasey Landscape Directory 2020
      • Global Stone 2020 Brochure Review
      • Bradstone 2020 Brochure Review
      • NCC StreetScape Training Workshops
      • FutureScape 2019
      • Landscape Event 2019
      • No News is Good News
      • Ethan Mason Paving win at RHS Malvern Spring Show
      • Castacrete 2019 Brochure
      • London Stone 2019 Brochure
      • Stone Paving Supplies 2019
      • Interlay Special Meeting - Report
      • Interlay Special General Meeting
      • Landscape World Brochure 2019
      • Brett Approved Installer Awards 2019
      • Pavestone 2019
      • Global Stone 2019
      • Bradstone 2019
      • Brett Brochure 2019
      • FutureScape 2018
      • Landscape Event 2018
      • RHS Tatton Show 2018
      • RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2018
      • Brett Approved Installer Awards 2018
      • Pavestone Brochure 2018
      • Global Stone 2018 Brochure
      • Brett Brochure 2018
      • Bradstone 2018 Brochure
      • Talasey & Natural Paving 2018
      • UK Construction Week
      • The Landscape Event 2017
      • Tatton RHS Flower Show 2017
      • NHSS30 Seminar
      • Castacrete 2017
      • Natural Stone Show 2017
      • Traffex 2017
      • Marshalls' Brochure 2017
      • Brett Approved Installer Awards 2017
      • Global Stone 2017
      • Bradstone 2017
      • Natural Paving 2017
      • Brett Gardens & Drives 2017
      • FutureScape 2016
      • If....you can do it with QuickSetts
      • Landscape 2016
      • South Africa 2016
      • Porcelain Paving that is 100% Recycled
      • London Stone 2016 Brochure
      • New Concrete BS
      • Stone Paving Supplies Brochure
      • Stonemarket 2016 Brochure
      • Natural Paving 2016 Brochure
      • EcoBuild 2016
      • CED launch project packs
      • London Stone Child Labour Campaign
      • Brett Installer Awards 2016
      • Global Stone 2016 Brochure
      • Brett 2016 Brochure
      • Landscape World 2015/16 Brochure
      • BS 8500 New Editions
      • Bradstone 2016 Brochure
      • Landscape Live 2015
      • Landscape Show 2015
      • ICCBP Conference 2015
      • Stone Show 2015
      • Traffex 2015
      • London Stone 2015 Brochure
      • Stonemarket 2015 Brochure
      • EcoBuild 2015
      • Brett Approved Installer Awards
      • Marshalls 2015 Brochure
      • Brett's 2015 Brochure
      • Exciting developments for stone paving
      • Stone Show 2015
      • Bradstone 2015 Brochure
      • H&S Level Playing Field
      • Stonemarket new products 2015
      • Landscape Event 2014
      • Tatton 2014
      • Chelsea 2014
      • Stonemarket 2014 Brochure
      • Brett 2014 Brochure
      • Natural Paving 2014 Brochure
      • London Stone Open Day
      • Global Stone 2014 Brochure
      • EcoBuild 2014
      • It's paving, Grim(sby), but not as we know it!
      • Brett Approved Installer Awards 2014
      • Marshalls 2014 Brochure
      • Bradstone 2014
      • Oooh Shoes!
      • London Stone heads out to Essex
      • 7533 re-written
      • Stonemarket New Products
      • Ethical Trading 2013
      • Tweet for resin bound surfacing
      • Glee 2013
      • RHS Tatton Show 2013
      • Joint It
      • Golden Trowel Awards 2013
      • Minster Paving 2013
      • Chelsea Flower Show 2013
      • Stonemarket 2013
      • Stone Show 2013
      • Global Stone 2013
      • Enterprising Ireland
      • Natural Paving 2013
      • Marshalls Register Awards
      • EcoBuild 2013
      • NHSS 30 - for better or worse?
      • Brett Awards 2013
      • Marshalls 2013 Collection
      • London Stone new showsite
      • Brett 2013 Brochure
      • Is it a bird, a plane, or SuperCEDEC®?
      • Highways Sector Scheme to be launched
      • Bradstone 2013
      • SureSet: You want what colour?
      • Brett Commercial Catalogue
      • McMonagle's new approach
      • Resiblock is Homeward Bound
      • Big Prize for Aco
      • Marshalls Suds Design Guide
      • BorderStone 2012/13 Collection
      • Glee 2012
      • Brett's Celebrity Total Washout
      • Forest Pennant Stone for Bristol Eco-Home
      • Kilsaran's push into Britain
      • GapFast – the next generation
      • RHS Tatton 2012
      • Althon SUDS and Source Control
      • The BGS Geological Walk
      • Westminster Stone 2012
      • Chelsea 2012
      • Formpave 2012 Collection
      • Bradstone 2012 Collection
      • Natural Paving 2012
      • Brett 2012 Brochure
      • Acheson & Glover 2012
      • EcoBuild 2012
      • Brett Awards 2012
      • Forest Pennant links up with Charcon
      • Marshalls' 2012 Brochure
      • Global Stone 2012 Collection
      • New boss at Brett Landscaping
      • Stonemarket 2012 brochure
      • Resiblock Ready for Winter
      • Stonemarket 2012 Preview
      • Marshalls 2012 Line-up
      • New Website for Althon
      • Borderstone 2012 Collection
      • Improving our trade
      • Glee 2011
      • Underground Surfacing
      • Forest Pennant to provide stone for Worcester Library
      • RHS Tatton 2011
      • Gapfast™ Launched by Resiblock
      • Formpave 2011
      • Ronacrete in Haven Pool
      • National Trust Collection
      • Chelsea 2011
      • Charcon 2011 Collection
      • Clean sweep for CSB Enviro
      • Online Concrete Ordering
      • StreetDesign 2011
      • Brett Approved Installer Awards 2011
      • Marshalls Water Management Solutions
      • Global Stone 2011 Collection
      • Romex 5 Year Guarantee
      • Bradstone 2011
      • Stonemarket 2011
      • BBA for Tobermore Secura
      • Marshalls Preview for 2011
      • Charcon land Durakerb
      • Marshalls Monopoly
      • Stoke goes permeable
      • Landscape & Amenity
      • Minster Paving 2010
      • Envirokerb launches video guide
      • Natural Stone Show 2011
      • Westminster Stone 2010
      • Charcon re-emerges
      • A whole new Avenida™ for Hanson Formpave
      • Glee 2010
      • Ronacrete Update
      • Natural Paving 2010
      • Chelsea Flower Show 2010
      • Hanson Formpave at World Cup Finals
      • Global's Chelsea Engraving
      • Tobermore's new vision
      • Formpave Product Directory
      • EcoBuild 2010
      • Bradstone & Stoneflair 2010
      • Lonstone 2010 Brochure
      • Global Stone 2010
      • Brett 2010 Brochure
      • Marshalls 2010 Collection
      • New Interpave Publications
      • Stonemarket 2010
      • World of Paving
      • The Best of Brettish
      • Marshalls' 2010 New Products
      • Soldiering on
      • R2 Patio Overlay System
      • ICCBP 2009
      • Joyless Glee 2009
      • Tameside trial alternative sand
      • Terram launch online ordering
      • Brett's busy summer
      • Troubled times for block makers
      • Not much fun at Glee?
      • More Stone
      • Tatton 2009
      • New website for NCC Streetscape
      • Germans score again
      • Chelsea Flower Show 2009
      • A SED Spectacle
      • HanseClean takes the stain
      • StreetDesign 2009
      • Tobermore's Driveway Masterclass
      • Hard Times and stony faced cheek!
      • Dust suppression alert
      • New Brochure from EverEdge
      • Water and Stone
      • World of Paving™ launched
      • CityScape 2009
      • Pavement Joint Seminar and Demonstration
      • Brett 2009 Brochure
      • Segmental Wall Training
      • Marshalls 2009
      • Global Stone 2009
      • Society of Garden Designers Conference
      • Marshalls to close Transformation Centres
      • Stonemarket 2009
      • Natural Paving 2009
      • Charcon's winning ways
      • Permeable paving: it's child's play!
      • New plant for Kilsaran Concrete
      • Plan Expo Dublin
      • Interbuild 08
      • Ireland reviews drainage plans
      • Reaction to Front Garden Paving rules
      • Marshalls' 2009 Newbies
      • Glee 2008 - Review - Page 1 of 4
      • Marshalls make a splash with permeable paving
      • Paving Front Gardens Guidance published
      • Global Stone's Glee extravaganza
      • StoneFlair extends choice
      • Better late than never and Glee No-Show
      • StoneMaster and USP
      • Tatton Flower Show 2008
      • The men in white suits?
      • GftK for Markets and Marinas
      • Tobermore Launch New Schools Booklet
      • Health and Safety Award for Durakerb
      • Brett ventures north
      • New lifting aids from Probst
      • New websites
      • Bradstone Briefing
      • Chelsea Flower Show 2008
      • Tobermore's Big Bash
      • Marshall's Snake heads for Chelsea
      • New Rules for Cutting Paving
      • Chelsea launch for Brett's new Concept
      • Harvesting rainwater with Bradstone
      • Durakerb gets HAPAS approval
      • Writtle College goes Global
      • SureSet graduates at Northumbria Uni
      • New kit from Exac-One
      • News Round-Up
      • Natural Stone Show 2008
      • Global Stone 2008
      • Cityscape 2008
      • Bradstone Brochure 2008
      • New website for Cemex
      • Brett's plans for Chelsea
      • UK Skills Landscape Finals
      • Stonemarket 2008
      • Bradstone named "Top Supplier"
      • Stone price warning
      • Mystery markings
      • The only Stone Show in Town
      • Civils 07
      • Machine-laid clays?
      • New website for Addagrip
      • Suds manual from AI
      • New website for SureSet
      • Glitter and Gold for Tobermore
      • Formpave brochure review
      • Glee 2007 - A Review - Page 1 of 4
      • Excavator kit demo
      • Fancy a crack at Hampton Court?
      • Busiest month ever!
      • Caveat Emptor - Cowboy alert
      • Tatton 2007
      • PlayPave from Marshalls
      • New investment for Acheson-Glover
      • Will it ever stop raining?
      • New website for Charcon
      • SED 2007
      • Chelsea Diggers
      • New look and new catalogue for Bradstone Ireland
      • Marshalls' green-fingered goings-on
      • Natural Paving 2007 Catalogue
      • Tobermore Contractor's Evening
      • External Works 2007
      • NCC to unveil jointing mortars at EWx
      • Clever Clark-Drain
      • An eye-opener from Ruscrete
      • A Passage to India
      • External Works in 5 weeks
      • Tobermore Designer Conference
      • New block mix offers environmental benefits, say Marshalls
      • Bradstone's 2007 Catalogue
      • Acheson-Glover at the Olympics
      • Marshalls 2007 Collection
      • Brett's Directory 2007
      • Permeable Paving - latest thinking
      • Draft NVQ/SVQ for Hard-Landscaping
      • Stonemarket 2007
      • The saddest announcement I'll ever make
      • Civils 2006 Review
      • It's a winner!
      • Block Paving in the USA
      • Permeable developments from Formpave
      • The block laying robot
      • New look for Marshalls
      • Lift off for the HLTG
      • Re-vamped website from Terram
      • GLEE 2006 - Page 1 of 4
      • Acheson-Glover get weaving at Linen Green
      • EJ Stone open Paving World in Stockton
      • HLTG Training Courses
      • Interlay Newsletter
      • Tatton 2006:Paving, plants & perspiration
      • Hard Landscape Training Group - Update
      • Acheson & Glover score national awards hat trick
      • Interlay Newsletter
      • Tobermore Contractor's Evening 2006
      • SED 2006
      • Interbuild 2006
      • Marshalls' Transformation Centre
      • Tobermore stake their claim
      • Charcon's new Product Portfolio
      • Paver Systems' new look
      • 7th Natural Stone Show
      • New Directory from Brett
      • Stone Crazy
      • Hard Landscaping Training Group Bulletin
      • Green Award for Acheson-Glover
      • Forticrete enters British Paving market
      • Marshalls' 2006 catalogue
      • SureSet spruces up Pompey
      • Stonemarket 2006 - Brochure Review
      • New length for steel edging
      • Formpave launches new catalogue
      • Civils 2005 - a review
      • New lightweight block splitter from Probst
      • Kitemark Award for Irish Paving Manufacturer
      • Karts and Cups for Tobermore
      • New facility for AggInd at Ashington
      • Cowboy Alert in Warrington
      • Glee 2005 - I
      • Massive Paving Sale
      • New Catalogue from Westminster
      • New Bradstone Display Area for Creagh Concrete
      • Specialist Paving at Tatton
      • Formpave launch new range of British Stone
      • A Brighter Barrow
      • Editorial Note:
      • A kerb you can pick up with one hand?
      • SED 2005 - Review Part I
      • Contractor's Evening at Tobermore
      • External Works 2005 - A Review - Part I
      • Great Spring for the Garden Studio
      • London Stone Show Review
      • New Guide and New Products from Tobermore
      • Acheson-Glover's Latest Catalogues
      • External Works Exhibition
      • Tobermore to the stars
      • Marshalls' 2005 Catalogue Review
      • London Stone Show - April 5-7th 2005
      • Marshalls' miracle makeover
      • New image for Brett
      • SureSet, Coal and Dragons
      • Stonemarket 2005
      • New Catalogue from TopPave
      • New "Duke" at Westminster
      • Formpave announce SUDS conference
      • Tobermore Training for Streetworks Gangs
      • Dublin Stone Show Review
      • Winning year for Global Stone
      • New Hepworth flexible couplings range
      • Al-Vac introduce handy vacuum lift
      • Dublin's first Stone Show
      • The Garden is now in Store
      • New format for Ecoblock
      • DecorDrive on TV
      • Tobermore and more and more
      • Glee 2004 - I
      • Formpave launch new website
      • The Irish are coming!
      • Trailer-mounted kerb layer
      • Formpave launch Deeside Paving
      • SED 2004 – Milton Keynes
      • New products from Westminster Stone
      • Civils 2004 - Review
      • New packs for Terram
      • Tracking down paving from yesteryear
      • Tobermore launch natural stone range
      • The Natural Stone Show
      • Stonemarket reveals garden for Chelsea
      • Marshalls reveal Fibre-reinforced paving
      • London Stone Show 2004
      • Bradstone Ireland launch new products
      • Stonemarket's 2004 catalogue
      • TopPave's new products for 2004
      • DIY and Garden Show 2004
      • New Home for Ronacrete
      • New Concrete Specs from December 1st 2003
      • 100% Detail - 2003
      • GLEE 2003
      • Stone & Style to Feature at GLEE
      • Glee 2008 - Review - Page 2 of 4
      • Glee 2008 - Review - Page 4 of 4
      • Glee 2008 - Review - Page 3 of 4
      • Glee 2007 - A Review - Page 2 of 4
      • Glee 2007 - A Review - Page 3 of 4
      • Glee 2007 - A Review - Page 4 of 4
      • External Works 2007
      • External Works 2007
      • GLEE 2006 - Page 2 of 4
      • GLEE 2006 - Page 3 of 4
      • GLEE 2006 - Page 4 of 4
      • Tatton 2006:Paving, plants & perspiration
      • Tobermore's 2006/07 Catalogue
      • Glee 2005 - Part II
      • Glee 2005 - Part III
      • SED 2005 - Review Part II
      • External Works 2005 - A Review - Part II
      • Glee 2004 - Part II
      • Glee 2004 - Part III
      • Pavestone Range for 2020
      • And after lockdown???
      • After a while...
      • Concrete Block Permeable Paving and the Clogging Myth
      • Steintec Utility Case Study - Participants Required
      • BS 7533 Revised - Your Views needed!
      • Stone Paving Supplies and SmartStone awards
      • Pavestone's futuristic brochure
      • Interlay no more
      • BS 7533 - Launch of Part 101
      • Landscape Event 2021
      • MKM Landscaping Trade Days
      • Paving Stones Direct Brochure 2022
      • Bradstone Brochure 2022
      • BuildPave's New Outlet
      • Pavestone's 2022 Brochure
  • Paving Materials
    • Clay Pavior Manufacturers
    • Concrete Paving
    • Natural Stone Suppliers
    • Overseas Stone Suppliers
    • Pattern Imprinted and Decorative Concrete
    • Resin Paving Systems
    • Tarmacadam and Roadworks
    • Decorative Aggregates
    • Grass, Cellular and Ground Reinforcement Paving
  • Related Materials
    • Drainage
    • Edging Systems
    • General Building Materials
    • Mortars, concretes and cements
    • Geo-textiles
    • Sealants
    • Timber, Fencing, Sleepers & Decking
  • General Info
    • Street furniture and Lighting
    • Playground Equipment, Sports and Safer Surfaces
    • Retaining Wall Systems and Gabions
    • Tools
    • Trade Associations, Publications and Academic Institutes
    • Tony's Choices
    • International Sites
    • Manufacturing Machinery for Paving
  • Homepage
  • Paving Types
    • Block Paving
    • Flags and Slabs
    • Natural Stone Flags
    • Porcelain Paving
    • Permeable Modular Paving
    • Resin Surfacing and Paving
    • Setts, cubes and cobbles
    • Plain Concrete Bases
    • Decorative Concrete Surfaces
    • Tarmacadam Surfacing
    • Gravels, Hoggin and Shingle
    • Cellular Pavers and Ground Reinforcement
    • Special Purpose Paving
    • Other Garden Paving
    • Edgings, edge restraints and kerbs
  • Installation Topics
    • DIY Block Paving Projects
    • Random Layout Design
    • Cutting Flags
    • DIY Patio Paving
    • Setting Out
    • Ground Preparation
    • Drainage for Paving and Gardens
    • Hard Landscape Features
    • Walls and Brickwork
    • Recess Tray Covers
    • Mortars and Concretes for Paving
    • Jointing for Paving
    • Jointing with Cement Mortars
    • Jointing with Resin Mortars
    • Repair, alteration and maintenance of paving
    • Refurbishment of a block paved driveway
    • Sealants for Paving
    • Standards and Specs
    • Paving Manufacture
    • Working Safely
    • Tools for Paving Installers
    • Calculators
    • FAQs
  • Buying & Contractor Advice
    • Purchasing Paving
    • Finding a Good Contractor
    • Suppliers
  • Our Services
    • Ask a Question
    • Quality Reports
    • Layouts
    • For Contractors
    • For Manufacturers
    • Product Library
    • What's This Paving?
    • Bookshop
    • Design/Consult
    • Design Portfolio
    • Design Library
    • Project Management
    • Build Portfolio
    • Training Group
  • About Us
    • History of AJ McCormack & Son
    • Tony's Book
    • Blogs
    • Comic Corner
    • Visitor Book
    • News

AJ McCormack & Son

32, Newchurch Lane
Culcheth,
Nr. Warrington,
England
WA3 5RR

info@pavingexpert.com

Please read Email FAQ before sending
emails, questions, photos, etc.

Tel: Mon-Fri ONLY - 9:30am to 3pm
+44 (0) 1925 762 034
We DO NOT sell anything
We DO NOT price work

Skype: tony.mccormack.uk

Twitter YouTube
  • Index
  • Brew Cabin Forum
  • Videos
  • Mailout
  • Site Map
  • Privacy
  • T&C's

(c) pavingexpert.com 1997-2024.

Our Privacy Policy / Use of this website and its content implies acceptance and agreement to abide by the Terms & Conditions All information, specification and drawings used on this site are intended for guidance only. You are strongly advised to seek professional, onsite advice for your project.

Website by HV Digital
AJ McCormack and Son Logo