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Monoblocking over a garden... who would do it and how the hell do you get rid of it and re-instate the lawn?!

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LeSingeEstDansLarbre · 15/03/2010 21:58

house we're looking at, i can't believe the council lets people do that... strangely enough they've not had an offer in a year.

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86Pinkle · 15/03/2010 23:29

What is monoblocking? Have they just paved the whole garden? We had a rented house where it was paved and shingled - great and very low maintenance, can imagine it wouldn't look good in a large garden though.

LeSingeEstDansLarbre · 16/03/2010 09:01

monoblocking is that weirdy cobbled effect, i have no idea how they do it.

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callmeovercautious · 16/03/2010 09:08

Isn't it like patterned concrete? Would be good for a drive but the whole garden?

I suspect you would need to pay someone to remove it and lay new soil etc.

LeSingeEstDansLarbre · 16/03/2010 09:10

THE WHOLE GARDEN. it's unbelievable, front and back. quite upsetting, actually, if i was their neighbour i'd have been livid.

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yellowcircle · 16/03/2010 09:11

I imagine they did it so they didn't have to mow it all the time?

Still, bizarre.

rebl · 16/03/2010 09:20

I think its just like having to remove concrete. Hardwork. I would think you would have to pay someone with pheumatic tools to do that job.

LeSingeEstDansLarbre · 16/03/2010 09:22

it's an absolute disgrace, tbh, a hundred year old garden wiped out. people and their bloody cars, more important than grass i guess.

i'm just curious if anyone has an idea of how to restore it, though. i think there's a lot of sand underneath.

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yellowcircle · 16/03/2010 11:50

I would imagine you get a man with a digger and he digs the whole lot out, sticks a few tonnes of soil in the gaping holes left and then puts turf on top, which you then put a sprinkler on loads for the next 2-3 weeks. I think it's a question of whether you can get the digger into the space and additionally whether you can lay your hands on the required amount of cash.

GrendelsMum · 16/03/2010 12:24

I've been vaguely looking into this as we want to get rid of a former cow yard or something, and I agree with yellowcircle. Apparently it should be around a day's work for someone with a digger.

Don't forget that you have to arrange for the concrete to be disposed of as well.

On the other hand, I'm now thinking of keeping some of our concrete, putting a greenhouse on some of it, and paving over some of the rest with something more attractive. Is it worth keeping some of yours, even if just for a greenhouse / shed etc?

LeSingeEstDansLarbre · 16/03/2010 13:14

how much does it cost, do you think, to get the guy with the digger?

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jazzandh · 16/03/2010 14:39

Monoblocks should be able to be taken up individually and you could probably sell them on. They are expensive to buy.

Normally would be a bed of sand underneath and possibly hardcore beneath that. Dig down under a couple to see.

You could keep some to use as pathways in your garden etc - they can be relaid quite easily.

You may get someone to remove them and take them in payment?

LeSingeEstDansLarbre · 16/03/2010 16:47

ooooooh, really? do you mind me asking how you know all this stuff?

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