ABOUT CONCRETE PAVING SLABS

Grey concrete paving slabs are manufactured from Portland cement mixes, with pigments added to produce the standard buff, pink and red colours. Standard sizes for concrete paving include 900mm x 600mm, 750mm x 600mm, and 600m x 600m, all 50mm thick. A wide range of smaller and thinner concrete paving units is available for the home improvement market, including 600m x 600mm, 600mm x 450mm, 450mm x 450mm and 400m x 400mm. These concrete paving slabs are 40mm or 30mm thick. Thicker concrete paving units (65mm and 70mm) are manufactured to withstand light vehicular traffic. Plain pressed slabs may have slightly textured surfaces, whilst cast concrete paving slabs are available with smooth, simulated riven stone, terrazzo or textured finishes.

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Tooled textured finished concrete paving slabs and associated products are available for use in visually sensitive locations. In addition to the standard square and rectangular concrete paving slabs, a wide range of decorative designs including hexagonal, simulated bricks and edging units is available.

Concrete tile paving tiles for roof terraces, balconies and external pedestrian areas in frost-resistant Portland cement concrete are manufactured to square and hexagonal designs in a range of standard red, brown and buff colours. These concrete paving tiles are suitable for laying on asphalt, built-up sheet roofing, inverted roofs and sand/cement screed. Typical sizes of concrete paving tiles are 305mm x 305mm and 457mm x 457mm with thicknesses ranging from 25mm to 50mm.

LEADING UK SUPPLIERS OF CONCRETE PAVING SLABS

Marshalls is a leading supplier of concrete paving slabs. Its range of concrete paving slabs includes fibre reinforced paving for occasional vehicle overrun; smooth ground and textured concrete paving; textured concrete paving with exposed aggregate finish; and decorative domestic concrete paving.

Grasscrete supplies perforated concrete slabs which permit grass to grow in the apertures. This provides a greener and softer surface than tarmac, which is strong enough to carry heavy traffic. It also has the advantage that water can drain through the grass, thus reducing run-off.

Other useful links relevant to concrete paving and suppliers:
Interpave
British Cement Association
Concrete Society
Interpave: Precast Concrete Paving and Kerb Association

DETAILED INFORMATION RESOURCES ON CONCRETE PAVING SLABS

We recommend the following websites, with building product information including manufacturers' specs, standard specifications, and CAD details: Barbour Compendium at www.barbourcompendium.co.uk, RIBA Product Selector Plus at ww.productselector.co.uk, ASC Bricsnet at www.ascinfo.co.uk, Building Products Index at www.bpindex.co.uk, British Board of Agrément at www.bbacerts.co.uk, British Standards Online at www.bsonline.bsi-global.com.

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