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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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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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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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PS. It is York stone
"Pigling" wrote in message ... 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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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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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. -- Kay Easton Edward's earthworm page: http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm |
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"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. 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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