Not like that :blushing: I mainly work as a carpenter, but also have a small painting and decorating firm, but my first job in the building game was as a landscape gardener. Haven't laid a patio in years but after doing some interior work for a customer they asked if i'd price a patio for them. Price agreed, this is the result.

 

BEFORE:

 

 

AFTER:

 

 

I'm well chuffed with it and the customer is over the moon. The one thing working in the building trade has going for it is job satisfaction. At the end of most weeks you can look at your work and think 'I did that'.

thats very nice mate

looks great:clap: nice job.:thumbup1:

 

dan.:biggrin:

You've made a huge difference to that mate, great work.:)

proberly will only last a couple of days :lol::lol:

and the customer is over the moon.

 

I bet they are, looks fantastic. :rockon:

proberly will only last a couple of days :lol::lol:

 

It's due to rain tonight, that'll sort it :lol:

Thanks for the positive comments guys. Not you Dave :tongue_smilie:

 

Unlike those programmes you see on the telly where they lay slabs on sharp sand directly on soil this is the 75mm concrete sub-base we put down before laying the paving on a screed mix.

 

that looks ace and very creative.

That is very nice job you have done there. Well done

done properly aswell, what sort of price was that then

 

my mate a builder has said the only way to stop drives from sinking is to put a concrete slab down first, im very jelous

Well done mate it looks brilliant:thumbup1:

I have a block paved driveway coming up and like your mate says, a concrete sub and then thin layer of sharpsand should stop any 'sinking'. Although if you get your levels wrong and have too deep a sand layer it will compact, even with a sub-base.

All prices are unique bud as no two jobs are the same.

Very nice job Daffy, I`m surprised they let you and Dave park your zed`s on the finished patio :wink:

Very nice job Daffy, I`m surprised they let you and Dave park your zed`s on the finished patio :wink:

 

My zed's a T top they're slicktops parked on the patio :lol:

Very nice job Daffy, I`m surprised they let you and Dave park your zed`s on the finished patio :wink:

 

I really am LOL. Love it!! :smartass::winkiss::cool3: I'm just off out and that's proper made me laugh. Good times.

made myself laugh too, I must be going mad :devil:

That is fantastic Daffy, absolutely brilliant work! :bow:

 

You should have seen the base I laid for my shed :lol:

Excellent work

Well done fella, looks great

very good matey

I'm impressed mate. Nice job.

Nice job you done there Daffy well done mate. Just got to make sure the wife dont see it on my computer screen lol.

Perfect job mate, love the two little tikes slicktops park up the side:thumbup1:

you did all that in an hour?!!?! (look at clock on wall) :rofl: nice work mate that looks great! :bow:

you did all that in an hour?!!?! (look at clock on wall) :rofl: nice work mate that looks great! :bow:

 

60 minute makeover lol :thumbup1: Thanks for the kind comments guys. Just wish I new the first thing about cars, I am clueless when it comes to anything apart from cleaning them!!