How do you put down paving stones?

**Gareth123** · 2nd October 2009, 18:25

Just bought myself a wee piece of NZ

Anyway its got this horrible garden that I want to rip out and pave so I can have a BBQ area.

What is the best way to do this?

Does anyone live out Rangiora way who wants to help in return for meat and beer?

**Molly** · 2nd October 2009, 19:06

How do you put down paving stones?

"See you paving stones.... You're a bunch of wankers"

That's how you do it.

**NDORFN** · 2nd October 2009, 19:09

It's pretty simple in theory and you can find out everything you need to know from a D.I.Y website. The best thing about it is if you fuck it up you can pull them up and start over.

**Gareth123** · 2nd October 2009, 19:09

Originally Posted by Molly

How do you put down paving stones?

"See you paving stones.... You're a bunch of wankers"

That's how you do it.

DOH! Now why didn't I think of that?

**RavenR44** · 2nd October 2009, 19:09

Originally Posted by Molly

How do you put down paving stones?

"See you paving stones.... You're a bunch of wankers"

That's how you do it.

*Snicker*...

**hutchy52** · 2nd October 2009, 19:10

This pretty much tells you all you need to know:
http://www.placemakers.co.nz/can-do/...ing_paving.pdf

**rainman** · 2nd October 2009, 19:13

Originally Posted by Gareth123

Just bought myself a wee piece of NZ

Anyway its got this horrible garden that I want to rip out and pave so I can have a BBQ area.

What is the best way to do this?

Does anyone live out Rangiora way who wants to help in return for meat and beer?

With Google:
http://www.bunnings.co.nz/diy-brochu...pdf?regionID=3
http://www.placemakers.co.nz/can-do/...ete_pavers.htm
http://www.mitre10.co.nz/how_to_guid...ing_paving.cfm
http://www.wikihow.com/Install-Pavers

Or, for the youtube generation:
http://video.google.com/videosearch?...+to+lay+pavers

See what I did there?

**Molly** · 2nd October 2009, 19:27

Our first piece of NZ was in Rangiora. Hope you're happy there. Sorry for the silly reply. I'm over-tired...

**Swoop** · 2nd October 2009, 19:49

Dig.
Compact.
Gap 7.
Compact.
Screed.
Lay pavers.
Have beer.

**Gareth123** · 3rd October 2009, 12:24

Originally Posted by Molly

Our first piece of NZ was in Rangiora. Hope you're happy there. Sorry for the silly reply. I'm over-tired...

I've lived here for a few years now and love it. Just close enough to CHCH but far enough away that life's a little slower.

Don't be sorry, you made me laugh with your "How to put down a brick"

**Usarka** · 3rd October 2009, 14:53

Don't ask me.... Ask them:

**Molly** · 3rd October 2009, 18:31

Originally Posted by Gareth123

I've lived here for a few years now and love it. Just close enough to CHCH but far enough away that life's a little slower.

Used to like to get home from work and take the back road to Oxford for a cuppa. Great way to unwind. Now live in ChCh for practical purposes but have one eye on moving out to a lifestyle block maybe near Cust at some point in the future. All depends on work I suppose.

**gwigs** · 3rd October 2009, 20:08

Originally Posted by Swoop

Dig.
Compact.
Gap 7.
Compact.
Screed.
Lay pavers.
Have beer.

As above ,just make sure you dig down to firm ground i.e clay.

**BMWST?** · 3rd October 2009, 20:11

Originally Posted by gwigs

As above ,just make sure you dig down to firm ground i.e clay.

if you have soft ground and or you want to pave an area where a car parks you might have to lay 150 mm of base course(biggish stones) compacted with a plate compactor from a hire place

**Gareth123** · 3rd October 2009, 20:48

Originally Posted by BMWST?

if you have soft ground and or you want to pave an area where a car parks you might have to lay 150 mm of base course(biggish stones) compacted with a plate compactor from a hire place

Nope, just doing a BBQ area. Is paving hard? Or can a complete beginner do it and pull off a good job?