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For installation advice APC's product knowledge is professional & complete. Please down load one of the attached brochures or visit your nearest store & talk to one of our trained & experienced store managers. Free brochures & product samples are readily available to collect when you visit the store.

 

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Paving - Caclulate Materials Needed

 

Tips & Tricks For Paving

  • Use string lines where possible
  • Ensure you lay the grain running the same way:
  • Work off as many pallets as possible when laying, to blend the product
  • Blended product needs to be worked down the pallet not across. This will give it a more even blending
  • Imagine the finished product! Have all half cuts or full pavers at doorways & focal points, when setting out your paving
  • There is no such thing as too much drainage
  • When laying up hill, start at the bottom & sand in as you go. This helps avoid the lines moving with gravity
  • The rail & screed method of preparing sand for laying is the most effective
  • Compact sand, not the paver in all non-commercial paving
  • Always use washed river sand or similar for all paving projects

    • Ensure you order all you need at once & include an allowance for breakages & cutting.

    Retaining & Garden Walls
    You may find the following downloads useful when installing your retaining or garden wall:

    AB Aussie & AB Classic installation guide
    Allan Block Commercial Brochure
    Miniwall Installation Guide
    Wallstone Installation Guide

    Tips & Tricks For Retaining Walls

  • Start at the lowest point, or start from the corners & work out from there
  • Make sure all walls are locked in & pushed forward. Then fill & compact before gluing & applying capping units.
  • There is no such thing as too much drainage
  • Never cut corner units, always blocks when needed
  • Use short screed bars in your trench. This will make it easier & quicker to prepare base course.
    • Ensure you order all you need at once & include an allowance for breakages & cutting.