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Driveways & Paving

Replacing block paving with resin bound

Anonymous user 28/02/2024 - 3.50 PM

I have a block paved (disabled access so has a slight gradient outside front door, Total area approx 1 meter width by 2 meter in length and am currently looking Into replacing block pavers (120 In total ) with the Vuba resin bound kit. After the block work is removed and sharp sand stripped back to sub base , an idea was to use Post Crete Direct to sub base (mainly for convenience instead of mixing concrete by hand) just to raise level by approx two inches ( not sure how easy this would be to work with a trowel / float when achieving the gradient of the ramp ) then Once set , prep with Vuba epoxy bond before adding an additional 2 inches of Vuba poly Crete resin ready for the 15mm depth of resin bound to be laid. So my question is , would the post Crete be sufficient as a base or should I Just use the poly Crete resin which would be costly in coverage to gain the desired depth of 80mm or would this base be to overkill as it’s only used for light foot traffic and not for cars. Any advise would be much appreciated as not in the building trade.

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4 Answers

Resin works

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Fareham
Post Crete would be ok to use and the thickness would have to be 75-80mm Why don't you use small 25kg bags of ballast and cement mixed to make it cheaper.
Answered11 June 2020
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Anonymous user

Hi if you have stripped the sharp sand of back to sub base build the area back up with sub base and relay sharp sand then block to the required level ive never heard of using post crete for a base. Many thanks chris
Answered14 June 2020
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Matt Gallimore building services Limited

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Lincoln
You can't use Postcrete for this. The way Postcrete is used is to mix it in situ to a very wet slurry and then let it set which it does very quickly. Firstly as your paving is on a slope the slurry would just run to the bottom end and if you try and mix it thicker it would be hard before you could lay it down.
Answered20 June 2020
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Pete Johnson

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Ely
I wouldnt use postcrete at all says it all in the name you have next to no time to work with it id use a ballast mix like already said minus the post mix
Answered25 June 2020
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