Niall,
We used a 40mm Aust granite paver in one of our town squares. It was laid on a 30mm 5:1 dry sand/cement mix. Pavers were pre and post laid sealed.
The paver was Austral Black with an exfoliated finish for grip. From memory they 65mpa and we have driven a fire truck on them.
Dont use sandstone because it is too porous and you will have ongoing stain problems regardless of sealing done at construction. You can seal sandstone every year, but that is a pretty big ask of your maintenance budget and also requires you to close the paved area to public access.
Been down for two years and no problenms.
Cheers Ben
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Ben Richards
Landscape Architect
City of Canada Bay Council
DRUMMOYNE NSW
Original Message:
Sent: 29-10-2015 01:44
From: Niall Simpson
Subject: Stone Paving
We are about to do a mall upgrade and are desiring to use stone flagstones as one of the paving materials.
Has anyone used stone pavers of nominally 400 x 400 in a public space situation subject to commercial vehicle loads (3 tonne axle load)?
What has been your experience?
What construction detail have you used?
Thanks
Niall
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Niall Simpson
City of Launceston
LAUNCESTON TAS
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