Timelapse Of Our Driveway Being Done by Abbey Paving
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ส.ค. 2024
- ***PLEASE NOTE THIS WAS UPLOADED IN 2014 AND THE DRIVEWAY IS STILL GOING STRONG***
So before commenting on a 5 year old video, try and take that in first lol
I love all the comments, makes me laugh, but it's getting a tad old now lol
Our old driveway was a disgrace and needed doing badly.
Got a couple of quotes and although Abbey Paving were not the cheapest, they came highly recommended and sometimes, cost isn't everything.
Sam came round and suggested a few things which we went for.
Here is a timelapse video of the whole build
If you need your drive doing,I suggest www.wokinghampaving.co.uk
It blows my mind how the OP has genuinely convinced himself anyone critical of this work is "jealous" of his driveway.
Matt Culler I think you need to look at the posts again, don't think I've said jealous too anyone, but if you're happy, then that's fine by me!
Shouldn't the surface water be made to drain towards the road and into a slotted metal covered gully and then to soak away?
Instablaster
Not if the garden falls towards the house. You just put one there @@thumperman8490
If customer is happy then he's happy!
Would quite like to see the drive now....
I don't know why this was in my recommendations but Im glad it was because this was pretty cool. Thanks for the video 👍🏻👍🏻
Two Fifty TH-cam got it right then lol. Thanks for the comment
Great to see professionals at work something very satisfying to watch great job lads.
What video you watching paddy ? No pros in sight m8
I'm a paver and membrane is to stop migration of sub grade into sub soils not just for weed prevention, membrane is pointless if your trying to stop weeds if it's dug out deep enough and 150mm of compact Mot , most people don't know this but most weeds come from the air seeds settling in gaps in the paving add sunlight & water and bingo , people overeacting about this job it's ok, the one thing I would say is your not meant to seal the job for 3 months to allow the salt (efflorescence) to shed out of the block otherwise the sealant wouldn't last 2 minutes
Exactly!
PEEK A BOO what do you mean exactly. Further down you left a comment saying don't use abbey flooring guys!
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Ever had that sinking feeling, well having watched this my heart sank.
Had my front garden 6x10 (I know, massive) and back garden redone (bit larger than the front). They were from a local community of certain people, impressed. They did a fantastic job. I am happy for the price paid as it came down by about £1500 (total) from the original quote when I mentioned their rivals in the business. A few of my neighbours have been round and are impressed by the work.
How much was this? - where are you located?
I'm sure there are many ways it could have been done and some better than others, I enjoyed the video and the comments from other pavers too. Thanks for sharing.
Looks pretty, but on the important part, the Base it's sat on, not enough excavation of soil levels or installation and compaction of type 1 crushed limestone, no aco drainage for pitch of driveway, edge bonding works? etc. Not criticism, observation with head knowledge. Check your guarantee term and conditions for later problems in these things. Kind regards
Appreciate the advice. No issues so far 👍
Just park a Range Rover on it for a week or two and see what happens, the sub-base was way too shallow....sad that people pay top dollar for a professional service and the guys doing the job / running the company have no appreciation for the engineering aspects involved. No water drainage allowed for, and the edging will more than likely fail as the edge stones are simply sitting on the sand substrate and held in place by the concrete on the edge.
@@thumperman8490 next door neighbour had there's done like 5 weeks ago and there's is already sinking lol
Not off the same company just a bunch of gypos lol
They left that trailer blocking the road for hours. Red chevrons too. Muppets
CMS Mokes maybe they did that to give themselves working room? Theres no room to park a truck in the yard to offload it like we have here.
anybody posting a comment that is a landscape gardener or paver saying this is a good job should be ashamed. shows how many cowboys are actually out there and why its so hard to find anyone decent with a reliable reputation.
Whatever
I like the step, simple yet looks fancy..
Baked Beans thanks
Very nice looking! 🙌
I’m a paving contractor of 20 years. Can’t really comment on subbase as it’s impossible to tell from here. Only complaint is improper edge restraint and crossover detail. Plate compactor is fine for domestic driveway use. Looks like a bomag of around 65kg.
Although this drive would be condemned by a building inspector, the customer is happy and with the light traffic it will endure the faults will not appear for a few years.
Mason Ringbinder condemned lol. You tell me why and I will contact them. So you are basically saying if I wanted to sell my property I couldn't because it's fine wrong lol
I have placed two links below which set out the minimum specification for the installation of this type of wearing surface. If you compare it to the work that was carried out you should see that it falls short of these specifications. Pay attention to the substrate depth and the total lack of concrete under the perimeter of the paving.
As to selling your property, I made no mention of it.
www.marshalls.co.uk/homeowners/assets/pdfs/driveway-garden-installation-instructions/standard-block-paving-installation-details.pdf
www.kilsaraninternational.co.uk/uploaded/53199bbbe60f19.58440664.pdf
Mason Ringbinder all you have done is supplied me with links to other companies that do the work. Show me something that actually has some clout or am I missing something? I mention selling my house because of as you say it could be condemned, then surveyors would see that moving forward if of course you are correct.
Yes you are missing something.
Lets start with "condemned"; this refers to work carried out on your drive not meeting the require minimum installation standards and not the house.
The link includes a PDF from Marshalls who manufacture paving blocks, although they are not the company who manufactured the blocks your contractor used, the code of practice for preparing the substrate will be the same. Forterra who manufactured the paving blocks you have in your drive (FORMPAVE) do not have such a PDF readily available.
A surveyor would be unable to assess the depth of substrate used and lack of concrete around and under the periphery, unless of course he digs a trial hole.
Your video reveals all of this and in that respect, has some "clout". Send it to Forterra and ask their considered opinion, especially if Abbey Paving is a Forterra approved contractor. It would be interesting to see if their opinion agrees with mine.
All the best
Mason
Mason Ringbinder but I'm not worried about it though lol
looks great to me.. thanks for sharing 😀
aja wylie thanks
+paul wilkinson your welcome
nice. i could not think of a song to put on in the back round. so i just watched it without it. still entertaining none the less
Shoddy driveway, it might look ok to someone who doesn’t have a clue but it’s a poor job, haunching edgings With no concrete underneath is a big no no, tipping wast from last job in sub base is wrong and there wasn’t much of a base laid,
Kieron Gibson and no ground stabilising fabric Doh!
Yeah I was thinking this. It's looks nice but for a driveway it had very little sub base and didn't see any membrane go under either?
Last jobs off cuts in the drive ain’t a bad thing I’ve seen us rip up an old drive way and use the old blocks as a sub base below the actual sub base it only adds strength to your ground works when wacked properly, a standard family car drive way should have a minimum 100 mm sub base for a heavier vehicle/commercial is a minimum of 200mm
@@JamieBhoy91 over here in germany we use 15cm gravel for footpath and 25 for a private garage driveway, public stuff starts at 35cms and then open end
hard core is usually used a layer down wack it then a second layer down whacked again then sand this was cutting corners at its finest
wow more experts in the comment section than at the landscape convention :)
Good of them to take time out from all the quoting they must be doing before their next perfect job 😂😂
It really does not bother me because they are commenting on an old video and the drive is still in very good condition other than the need for a clean.
If it keeps the kids off the street, they can comment all they like 👍
Brilliant comment, lol... and if you put any of them into a garden with a shovel in hand, they'd run home lol... expert tube...
Just walked past there and its sunk 10 inch underneath nextdoors drive, joking, looks like a good job😜 I really like time lapse video's
Well, with that kind of edge job, it won't last long. That is how you make a patio for people and a table, chairs. This was not built for the weight of vehicles. IMO. Pretty, for now.
A year on and still going strong
Well that's good. Hope it lasts for you.
Should of put the edge on concrete
I had this type of driveway. It lasted 25 years before it needed to be repaired.
Nice work ,I thought you were going to use the key kerbs I saw at the side .They are better I find ,stopping the drive spreading .
If only I could turn out driveways as quick ,but I go mental and include fabric ,concrete edgings with kerbs bedded .
I like the finish good on you .
Never thought people hating on a driveway was a thing, looks completely fine
Takes all sorts lol
I only have one question, why did they tear up all of that extra grass?
Jordan Duffy I asked them to, if was full of weeds and we returfed it.
paul wilkinson oh, ok! I gotcha
It's amazing that It's about 3 years old video and he still answers in a very short time.
김진수 that’s what I was thinking
김진수 people comment, so it's rude not to I suppose 👍
Thanks for sharing good timelapse dont know if it's a good job or bad job going by the comments but it certainly looks good to me
That was cool to watch thanks for posting that
Pasta Vender thank you
great work
Am I the only one thinking the dump truck looked like an adorable hungry animal eating that dirt 😂❤️
I think you are yes lol
Well mate how is the driveway holding up 😂?
I’d love an up to date video!😂😂😂
its nice to see they did a good job and in the mid they brush up the path out side :)
dan forbes thanks
Sorry to disappoint you all, but the driveway is still going strong with no weeds.
goodcat1982 it's exactly the point, whether your agree or not. The driveway is fine done the way they did it, not sure why you see it as a problem
paul wilkinson been doing this for a number of years now the driveway is fine and as for the edge it has a concrete haunch which will last a lifetime all drysanded and whacked as well nice drive bud
Yeah, not sure what all the hate is about, but hey ho, each to their own, thanks for the comment
goodcat1982 edge banding? How would you do it without haunching?
Nothing wrong with that job mate.
Looks great. You should also offer pressure washing. You could make an extra $400.00 at least on top of the job. Send a worker there the day before to prep it so the area is dry when you arrive.
Video needs Benny Hill theme tune.
Can't believe they screeded all that before the mono's were even delivered those cowboys were lucky the heavens didn't open Lol would've been hilarious 🤣
And a few babes in bikinis running around....now there's a thought.
2 ton of type 1 for that size area is terrible, wasn't dug out anywhere near deep enough, proper cowboys
I ran out of memory on my camera otherwise you would have seen them ride off on their horses 🤣
Nowhere near enough sub base, minimum 150mm overall that looked about half that.. Finished product looked good though 👌
I thought there's supposed to be about 4-6 inches of MOT type 1 roadstone as a base?
Andrew Hollis damn, you beat me too it, looks like they threw a barrow full of hard core down and then covered it, what a bodge ,
@@stgray35 glad I'm not on my own. I think similar has been done on my mother's drive as it's sinking where the car wheels sit and you can pick up the edging bricks as they've got no haunches/shoulders or whatever. Stone needs wackering down first then your sand does to then screed it level for the blocks then again when blocks have been laid before brushing with sand. I can't see where it meets the house whether there's a drain channel in
Andrew Hollis I grew up around this industry, my dad had his own civil engineering firm for 45 years, and often helped him out. A friend recently had a resin drive done, and what a fuck up, their drive slopes slightly towards their house, but the idiots put the drainage halfway down the drive and nothing up by the house, and used 2” of type 1 before laying it it freezing conditions. So now when it rains heavily, their drive floods by the front door and the resin is now sinking in places , like where the cars mark, he is now taking them to court for a refund so he can get it done properly.
I'm not an expert on block paving but I know the principles of good groundwork. Also researched this quite a lot as we are having our driveway done at the moment by a company who were given the job on the basis of reputation locally but also on the detailed information of how their drives were constructed. They also did next door's drive so we saw how that was done. Currently excavated to a depth of 9 inches and weed control membrane laid over the entire site. This looks really shoddy by comparison. It may be OK for a few years but will eventually start to move.
Chris Lennon so in other words you know fuck all about laying a driveway
Give it 2 or 3 years and you'll be crying for another one😂😂😂👌🏻👌🏻
josephine7782 I will enjoy my 2 or 3 years then
I also like the way they drove the machine on next doors drive.
Yes, they should have got the levitating machine.
Never seen so many experts in one comment section,most of them don’t know ass from elbow,looks like a top job to me,all drives will sink after years of use no matter what,it’s just life
its nice to see that they used the foundation of your driveway to dump bricks of another job.
It's called Recycling
Very nice drive! Most of the drives here in the US are concrete, but my smallish driveway is about 4 times the size of yours. I see some people are saying the driveway will slip and slide; I am unfamiliar with UK dirt, but the compaction on the underlayment seems adequate, and if the drainage is good everything will be ok.
Yes , once all depths and the use of Type 1 MOT is used, the Compacted with whacker plate it isnt going anywhere 👍🏻
Is it just me or is the guy in the light blue t-shirt not pulling his weight?
MichelleSmith1991 could do better would be on his school report🤣🤣
he is probably a new guy that doesnt know if he is doing it right, so he is trying small sections, while his co workers do majority, that way he watches and learns
yeah its tough when youre a new guy on the job. you want to take initiative but are afraid to do the wrong thing, so you just follow people's lead. he did stand around a lot though.
It’s called a spotter.
It’s pretty fucking normal
I don't care what any driveway experts say in the comments that's a lovely job and finish always some people saying they can do a better job
Nicely done, shame about all the experts commenting
Richie Hanley what, the probably out of work experts 🤣🤣
werenot experts... we just know how its done right ;)
Looks pretty pretty good 👍
I know nothing about driveways but it looks good to me, all the people who think the base is not good enough tell me what’s bad that’s gonna happen to it and in how long?
Well, let's put it this way, everyone that says it's a crap job have it a year or two and yet here we are nearly 5 years later and it's fine. I cleaned it for the first time the other day, just waiting for dry days so I can resand it. Unfortunately, the "pros" on here won't believe me and I don't care to be honest. It came with a 5 year warranty anyway so I'm covered.
paul wilkinson good for you man some people like to think they are experts when they’ve probably never laid a driveway themselves
@@paulwilko10 Nothing wrong with that mate. You wanna see crap look at some of my jobs. But hey im cheap.
Can't believe they didn't use any stringlines, they must have been pretty confident all the pavers would line up.
They're using batons in the sand set to level then screeding it with a flat edge pressed against both batons to get to level👍
Looks good man! Keep it up
Where's the membrane and concreting the boarder blocks in place?
David Parker what would you do on the soldier course then?
David Parker 7:46 edging boarder
Suggest you watch it again
Apparently, membranes are not needed in the vast majority of driveways:
www.pavingexpert.com/faqmembr.htm
_In the vast majority of light-use constructions (patios, driveways, footpaths, etc) there is absolutely no need for a membrane to be placed between sub-base and the bedding layer: it achieves almost nothing, as a well-selected sub-base material will have what we call a 'tight' or 'close' finish, that is, there will be very few, if any, significant voids. Further: when constructing a sub-base, the good contractor will 'blind' the surface with fines or grit sand to ensure that there are no nasty voids that could gobble up the bedding material._
2:30 they dump their rubbish pavers in as fill instead of taking it to the dump and paying to have it disposed of lol
I know, some people lol
This is a prime example of people talking shit about something they know nothing about..
internet at its finest, good one adam.
Called recycling that top idea I’d do same lol
whats wrong with putting hard core in??
Hard core is compacted to form a solid substrate. Brick rubble doesn't compact. Putting bricks is base has no consistent uniform .
No drainage for the water that will build up by the garage door
Goooood jarrrrb and to lay a drive in 9mins 51. 👌
Looks nice finished, as you had it on camera did you ask them why they dumped rubbish from another job under your drive, and are there bits missing off the video? As I saw 2 tonne(at most) of mot get dropped but on your drive that would only give 50mm which surely isn’t enough or is it because of the ground they needed less? just curious about the site prep as plan to get mine done soon and every quote I’ve had mention 150mm of mot sub base which you definitely didn’t have so hoping you could let me know what they said about that.
Looks nice though.
I think it’s a cowboy job
2:47, see a rodent, right there.
Lauden Clear its a bloody big rodent lol
Play at 0.25 speed, clearly it's a cat 😁
After reading these comments i thought id see how the drieways holding out ? 😂
Was it too much effort to park that trailer somewhere off the road? You brought so many people in difficulties and danger with all those overtake manouvres they had to do.
Had to? Gun to their heads was there? I missed that
why so many people jealous your driveway, it looks good . just ignore them. they are shit.
I find it amusing lol
william yang I like it when people are jealous!
Why dont people understand that if you dont like something that it doesnt mean that you are JEalous ?
ThePaint I don’t know, but you’re right. Just like they think of you like one thing it means you must not like the opposite. And that’s not true.
No people, a job done wrong is a job done wrong and that needs to be called out.
It's a shame they missed out a few vital preparation that would secure the Longevity of the driveway.
Good set of lads there. Bet they like a good drink after work
you folks are good
looks good.
Looks like its laid on dirt, what kind of gravel is that? 50mm with dirt? Has it sunk yet?
I wish my lads worked as fast as that 😳
a lot of experts in here x,)
Viktor yeah, bless them lol
Would be nice to see how it looks now. Particularly when it's wet.
Annette Hurley why when it's wet?
paul wilkinson well we saw no evidence of sufficient depth of type1 subbase and never saw on your video sufficient compacting off subbase. All off which are crucial to stop ground sinking. So that is why I am asking as after a good down pour puddles will form.
Don't get me wrong your drive looks ok. but the way it has been constructed defy all known tex books. And I assume your parking a car on driveway not a Sinclair C5.
Annette Hurley the only puddles that appear are by the door step, but only small and that is normally when the drain is full of leaves.
Hows it going in 2020 Paul have you got a Chinese sink hole for a driveway yet haha? Also do you know the reason for why he went around the edge with the stihl saw once it was all laid?
he went round with a saw to tidy the cuts up he done with a block cutter
about the only thing he done right
Beautiful Job
don't park your car there you might find it in plutonic
9pm: im gunna have alot of sleep today
2am:
Wretched Bones you enjoyed it then 👍🤣🤣
Great job.
I dont know that whats the point of criticism. this is their house. what ever they want to do, lets do them. and Abbey Paving has done a good job. whats the big deal
Wouldn't worry too much matey, I'm not lol
EVERYONE, this video was uploaded over 4 years ago. It's all good still. Don't stress about what you call bad workmanship, it's still standing in the same place or started lol
This seems like a good place to dispose of garbage from another job
I would call it a parking pad not a driveway. It’s barely the length of a car. A driveway kind of insinuates that you’re driving on it not just moving onto it and stopping :-)
I always select a tradesman from the You Tube comments section to ensure a top job😏
Great job
So, they tip material from another job into YOUR driveway. Not taken away and disposed of properly = COWBOYS.
They don't excavate deep enough to allow at least 6" (150mm) of MOT Sub-Base = COWBOYS.
They don't properly compact the sub-base with a suitable compactor plate or vibrating roller = COWBOYS
Abbey Paving don't lay your edging kerbs on concrete and thus prevent them moving = COWBOYS.
None of those guys had the appropriate Personal Protective Equipment required =COWBOYS.
The Local Authority path was not properly patched at the edge and materials were left on the public path with no regard for the general public = You get the drift.
All.- in- all those guys are cowboys and give proper, registered installers a bad name. I'd give that driveway a maximum of 1 year before it moves and loses it's structural integrity.
Finish looks good. However it's the method of construction was unusual.
I think he is very very good on the Late Late Show, I think his name is Smithy
This is like the SIMS build mode in real life haha
Edge blocks should be set in concrete not just butted up. Will slide very soon I think.
Gary Douglass when you say soon, it's been 3 years 😉
Mind if I ask what time lapse settings you used? Was it one image every 60 seconds?
its good you have no weeds. but didnt see them put any paving stones at the garden edge to stop it moving sideways
stephen borsbey they cemented in gray stones, is that what you mean? It can't move as far as I can see
Looks smart, the old key board warriors crack me sometimes read one page of instructions from google and are transformed into high and mighty experts. The proofs in the pudding check the posters reply.
cerb101 whatever floats their boat lol
Right because there are no pavers using youtube and looking at videos. Give me a break. As a PC tech, you better bet your ass I'd call someone out on shotty work. Stop pretending like people are just being combative for no reason. They may have a point.
teamhex they may have a point, but the issues I should be having, I'm simply not. So it does not back up their issues they mention, not yet anyway!
Dont use Abbey paving guys!!
PEEK A BOO why?
just read the other coments... and this comment is almost 1 year old btw
PotatoMasta Fish&Games its not good work, i bet the pavement starts sinking over the time
What the fuck do u know u prick
@@dennysmith2291 more than you obviously
1:55 xD Claw-machine
Not even put any hardcore down 😂 cowboy builders, bet that’s all over the place by now
Finish looks good but couple of points, edgings should be concreted in separately but know majority don't these days for speed.
What happened to the camera when stone and sand was going in? It did not look like enough stone went in, should be at least 100mm
Looks nice and if does not spread or sink over the years all good
As far as I can see, no dining yet and it's been a few years now. Also, camera just ran out of juice at that time 😕
Looks good
Why did they tear up your entire lawn? That just seems rather pointless unless you were planning on getting new sod...
Jordan Cleinman I turfed the area, all planned 👍
paul wilkinson Legit! Driveway looks really nice btw
What a nice driveway. Good job by abbey paving.
mettisha thx
Pefect spot to park a hummer on !
nice driveway mate
Wayne l thank you
Why didn't he move the car out the way
Why did they not just do it in creative mode?
Not good I carge
£100 m2 I bet thay charged £75 m2 its all in the ground work that Job will shift and sink decently where car wheels go
100m2 are you laying gold bars
@@carphooked9650 No pal I do work that is built to last. I put a lot off materials in to job paying special attention to the edging and making shure all bace layers are uniform.
Can lay a driveway but can’t use a keyboard mmmmmmmmmmmm
Makes a change to see something done properly for once on yt nice job.
kempo_uk thanks
Why did they dump bricks at the start
greatoutdoors Lawncare didn't know they did?
what the meter square they done ....and how much for that job thx