Lazy Susan Furniture » Paving http://www.lazysusanfurniture.co.uk/blog News & Views from Lazy Susan | Aluminium & Iron Garden Furniture | Metal Garden Furniture | Rattan & Wicker Furniture Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:15:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 How to install a paver patio http://www.lazysusanfurniture.co.uk/blog/2011/07/how-to-install-a-paver-patio/ http://www.lazysusanfurniture.co.uk/blog/2011/07/how-to-install-a-paver-patio/#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 09:24:29 +0000 Lazy Susan http://www.lazysusanfurniture.co.uk/blog/?p=2709 In this great YouTube video, Lowe’s home improvement expert, Mike Kraft, demonstrates how to finish your patio by installing paving stones. Make sure you know the pattern you would like to use before starting. Even though the foundation should be level, double check after you lay down your bricks. For those odd areas that the paver won’t fit, cut and make adjustments. You can use chisels, brick hammers and grinders to make clean cuts and edges. Once all the pavers have been set, place sand over the blocks and dampen with a garden hose. Finally, you can seal the pavers and start planting around the patio edge.

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]]> http://www.lazysusanfurniture.co.uk/blog/2011/07/how-to-install-a-paver-patio/feed/ 0 How to lay the perfect slab patio http://www.lazysusanfurniture.co.uk/blog/2010/05/how-to-lay-a-perfect-slab-patio/ http://www.lazysusanfurniture.co.uk/blog/2010/05/how-to-lay-a-perfect-slab-patio/#comments Tue, 04 May 2010 14:18:30 +0000 Lazy Susan http://www.lazysusanfurniture.co.uk/blog/?p=226 If you want to lay the perfect slab patio, then this blog will hopefully help to guide you through the process. Once you’ve decided upon the design of your patio and selected the slab you want to use, then you’re ready for the the easy part – laying the patio! The two most common mistakes that spoil a patio, are uneven surfaces and poor foundations. This will result in your patio breaking up and sinking in sections. However, if you get the foundations right before you start to lay your patio slabs, then you won’t have any problems.

Preparing the foundations

If the area where the patio is to go has a hard well-compacted soil base, then huge quantities of hardcore are not really necessary. This type of compacted soil base is found in areas that have been well walked upon over the years, or have been subject to several passes by heavy plant machinery. If you can dig your heel into the surface, then it will need bolstering up with a layer of sub-base, compacted into the surface with a plate compactor that you can easily hire from the likes of A-plant and HSS.

If the area has been a flower bed…

]]> http://www.lazysusanfurniture.co.uk/blog/2010/05/how-to-lay-a-perfect-slab-patio/feed/ 0 Give your stone patio a spring clean http://www.lazysusanfurniture.co.uk/blog/2010/04/give-your-stone-patio-a-spring-clean/ http://www.lazysusanfurniture.co.uk/blog/2010/04/give-your-stone-patio-a-spring-clean/#comments Tue, 06 Apr 2010 07:44:43 +0000 Lazy Susan http://www.lazysusanfurniture.co.uk/blog/?p=160 Well spring was in the air for me last week… Bit of sunshine, fairly mild and things felt fresh. Trust the UK weather, this week as I write this blog the rain is lashing down. Nevermind, I’m sure the good weather will be with us soon enough and with that in mind I was thinking my stone patio could do with a bit of a spring clean ready for the summer.

Lazy Susan's Stone Patio

Generally, patio paving tends to be constructed from one of 3 main paving materials that homeowners can choose from. The popular materials used in the UK include brick paving, concrete paving and stone paving. Once the installation of paving is complete and the patio has been constructed, the next most important ongoing task is to have a regular maintainance schedule to keep it looking good as new.

The maintenance of paving is a relatively simple task, but one that is ignored by the majority. And while different types of pavers require different levels of maintenance (certain paving is more susceptible or resistant color fading for example), for most types of paving, removing grime and dirt is incredibly easy. A few tricks I’ve picked up over the years for…

]]> http://www.lazysusanfurniture.co.uk/blog/2010/04/give-your-stone-patio-a-spring-clean/feed/ 0 Are you thinking about a new patio? http://www.lazysusanfurniture.co.uk/blog/2010/03/are-you-thinking-about-a-new-patio/ http://www.lazysusanfurniture.co.uk/blog/2010/03/are-you-thinking-about-a-new-patio/#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 10:43:24 +0000 Lazy Susan http://www.lazysusanfurniture.co.uk/blog/?p=82 Your patio doesn’t need to be ‘the boring slab’ of dull concrete attached to the back of your home, as you now have a multitude of choices that look great and can add significant value to your home… There’s stones and paving along with loose materials, timber decking (which is another blog altogether) and the more formal look of tiles such as slate. Plus, you can ignore paving and flagstone patio designs altogether and go down the traditional route of poured concrete, but why not do it with a little twist and choose one of the various colored concretes/concrete with coloured stones mixed-in that can give that basic patio a bit of a lift.

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Patios are much like timber decks in the planning stages. You need to ask yourself some basic questions before you start, such as what purpose will my patio serve? This will help you to select the most appropriate patio design/materials for your garden. You must also take into consideration the summer and winter, airflow, and existing views from the patio area. Once you’ve answered all of your questions, you can begin the design process of your patio. This is easier than ever with landscaping software now available to…

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