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Old Jan 31, 2010 | 09:40 AM
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I personally cannot stand imprinted concrete! Up close it looks what it is - false block paving.

A properly block paved drive on a properly done base imo is the best option. We always put concrete under our block pave drives so you dont get sinking as no matter how well the ground is compacted, it WILL sink if the car is runing in the same place time and time again - like a cart track kinda thing. Thing is now, to put concrete down you need planning permission because of the surface water run off - no natural soak. You can get the water running to an aco drain which then goes into a soakaway.

This is a block pave drive we did at a bungalow refurb we did last year. Sadly ive only got these two pics, my mate took ones of the main part of the drive but you get the idea. 210m2 all together as it went down the side too. We charge around £60 pee M2 for this type depending on whats already down etc.


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