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Patterns and colours

The same block laid two different ways gives two different floors. Pick the bond first, then the shade — and tell us both when you order, because the bond decides how many cut blocks and border pieces you will need.

Laying patterns

Five bonds we supply for regularly. Each one changes the cutting at the edges, so the quantity works out slightly differently for the same area.

Herringbone laying pattern

Herringbone

Bricks set at 90° to each other. The strongest bond against turning and braking traffic, because no joint line runs in the direction of travel.

Best for driveways, roads, entrances
Basket weave laying pattern

Basket weave

Pairs of blocks alternating horizontal and vertical. Quiet, traditional, and the easiest to set out squarely on a small area.

Best for courtyards, verandas, paths
Straight running bond laying pattern

Straight & running bond

Blocks in straight courses, each offset by half. The least cutting and the fastest to lay over a large flat area.

Best for large yards, footpaths
Honeycomb hexagonal laying pattern

Honeycomb

Hexagon blocks in two or three shades. Reads as a pattern from a distance, which is the whole point of using it.

Best for gardens, temple grounds
Random cobble laying pattern

Random cobble

Two or three block sizes mixed so no joint runs straight for long. Looks settled rather than newly laid.

Best for farmhouses, resorts, landscaping
Zig-zag interlock laying pattern

Zig-zag interlock

The shaped block does the locking, so the bond is simply straight courses. Our most-ordered combination.

Best for society roads, parking

Colours

Cement colours are cast into the block, not painted on top, so they wear down with the surface instead of off it. Shades below are indicative — ask for a sample block before ordering, as cement colour varies slightly between batches of raw material.

Natural greyPlain cement
RedIron oxide
BlackCarbon
Ochre yellowIron oxide
GreenChrome oxide
ChocolateIron oxide
TerracottaIron oxide
IvoryWhite cement

Mixing shades

Most jobs use two shades — a field colour and a border. A red or black border two courses wide around a grey field is the combination we cast most often, and it hides edge cuts better than a single shade does.

For hexagon and cobble work, three shades mixed randomly through the field looks better than any regular arrangement, and it forgives small colour differences between batches.

Before you order

  • Ask for a sample block in the shade you want, and see it dry — wet cement always looks darker.
  • Order the whole job in one lot. A top-up cast three months later will not match exactly.
  • Add about 5% for cutting and breakage at the edges; more for herringbone and honeycomb.
  • Order kerb stones and edge restraint with the blocks. Paving without an edge spreads.

Working out your quantity

A rough figure you can check against any quotation, including ours.

  1. Measure the area in square feet

    Length × width of the surface to be paved. Break odd shapes into rectangles and add them up.

  2. Add wastage

    Add 5% for straight bonds, 8–10% for herringbone or honeycomb, where more blocks are cut at the edges.

  3. Pick the thickness by the load

    60 mm for foot traffic and cars, 80 mm for society roads and light trucks, 100 mm where loaded vehicles stand or turn.

  4. Add the edging

    Kerb stones or a concrete edge along every open side. Measure the running feet of open edge separately.