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Old 11-06-2003, 10:32 PM
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Posted by a gardening novice!!!

Advice would be most welcome regarding my latest home improvement project. I
want to replace the stone flags in the lower half of my garden with turf
(what's the point of a garden without grass?!). So far, we have taken up the
flags and removed the large lumps of concrete/cement that have been left
behind. What now remains is a bomb site containing lots of hardcore and
bedding sand.

I would expect that the hardcore and sand will provide good drainage, so I
thought I would put a good 6" of topsoil down over it onto which I can then
lay my turf. Is this a bad idea? Am I really going to have to get rid of all
the hardcore & sand? Am I going to have to rotovate?

As an aside, if anybody has any good ideas as to what I can do with the
flags that I no longer need, I would also be interested to hear. Basically,
I want somebody to come and take it away. We only have a small car limiting
our ability to take it to the tip, and coupled with poor access to the road
and single yellow line outside our house, a skip wouldn't be ideal either.
Is it worth advertising it free to a good home providing they come and take
it away?

Thanks in advance, Pigling


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Old 11-06-2003, 10:56 PM
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Good drainage will encourage good root development. You may get a respose from
a local landscaper if you ring round offering your flags up, depending what
they're made of. Yorkstone should command a reasonable price. Research what
local suppliers are selling this for to get an idea what price you can command
(you'll be competing with wholesalers, not retailers remember). Anyone who
wants you to pay them for removal for Yorkstone Flags is probably having a
laugh, so to speak.

Hope this helps.

Dave.
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Old 12-06-2003, 12:44 AM
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In ,
DaveDay34 typed:
Good drainage will encourage good root development. You may get a
respose from a local landscaper if you ring round offering your flags
up, depending what they're made of. Yorkstone should command a
reasonable price.



trade price for good quality recovered yorkstone rectangular slabs is around
£100/m2

pk


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Old 13-06-2003, 12:08 AM
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PS. It is York stone

"Pigling" wrote in message
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Posted by a gardening novice!!!

Advice would be most welcome regarding my latest home improvement project.

I
want to replace the stone flags in the lower half of my garden with turf
(what's the point of a garden without grass?!). So far, we have taken up

the
flags and removed the large lumps of concrete/cement that have been left
behind. What now remains is a bomb site containing lots of hardcore and
bedding sand.

I would expect that the hardcore and sand will provide good drainage, so I
thought I would put a good 6" of topsoil down over it onto which I can

then
lay my turf. Is this a bad idea? Am I really going to have to get rid of

all
the hardcore & sand? Am I going to have to rotovate?

As an aside, if anybody has any good ideas as to what I can do with the
flags that I no longer need, I would also be interested to hear.

Basically,
I want somebody to come and take it away. We only have a small car

limiting
our ability to take it to the tip, and coupled with poor access to the

road
and single yellow line outside our house, a skip wouldn't be ideal

either.
Is it worth advertising it free to a good home providing they come and

take
it away?

Thanks in advance, Pigling




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Old 13-06-2003, 08:56 AM
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On Wed, 11 Jun 2003 22:38:31 +0000 (UTC), "Paul Kelly"
wrote:

In ,
DaveDay34 typed:
Good drainage will encourage good root development. You may get a
respose from a local landscaper if you ring round offering your flags
up, depending what they're made of. Yorkstone should command a
reasonable price.



trade price for good quality recovered yorkstone rectangular slabs is around
£100/m2

pk


I think at that rate the advertisement for em has already gone out. I
could probably excuse myself for a overnight trip for free Yorkstone
slabs!!!!

We don`t seem to have our own building material here in south lincs.




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Old 13-06-2003, 09:42 AM
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Pigling writes
PS. It is York stone


Well, if you're in Yorkshire, you don't need to do anything - the stone
thieves will relieve you of it. They'll be delighted that you've done
some of their work for them - usually they have to take up the flags
themselves.
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http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm
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Old 13-06-2003, 10:08 AM
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"Kay Easton" wrote in message
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In article ,
Pigling writes
PS. It is York stone


Well, if you're in Yorkshire, you don't need to do anything - the stone
thieves will relieve you of it. They'll be delighted that you've done
some of their work for them - usually they have to take up the flags
themselves.



I haven't heard tales of street of cobbles or pavements of Yorkstone
disappearing for quite a while. I presume it still happens but is no longer
news.

pk


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In article , Paul Kelly p.g.kelly@b
tinternetREMOVETHIS.com writes

"Kay Easton" wrote in message
...
In article ,
Pigling writes
PS. It is York stone


Well, if you're in Yorkshire, you don't need to do anything - the stone
thieves will relieve you of it. They'll be delighted that you've done
some of their work for them - usually they have to take up the flags
themselves.



I haven't heard tales of street of cobbles or pavements of Yorkstone
disappearing for quite a while. I presume it still happens but is no longer
news.

Big news round our area still. Not streets or pavements, but from
gardens. Two in the local paper this week, and last week a mill was
stripped of its stone roof tiles.

It's getting ridiculous - they are quite happy to go after small
quantities, so even a dozen slabs from a garden are fair game.

--
Kay Easton

Edward's earthworm page:
http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm
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