Circular paver driveway

[txdon]

Good find Don. Are you going mix the Claymex bricks in with the Acme bricks.

Yes Ron. I'm waiting for the Claymex to arrive, the mix ratio will be 3 Acme to 1 Claymex. The Brown Claymix are almost a perfect match while the red are a bit brighter than the reds I have.

 

[Western]

Yes Ron. I'm waiting for the Claymex to arrive, the mix ratio will be 3 Acme to 1 Claymex. The Brown Claymix are almost a perfect match while the red are a bit brighter than the reds I have.

Don, I wonder if you could use a "bleach" bath to lighten the red some? Great find though, so now the "tunnel" looks shorter End of a prject is in sight!!

 

[EddieWalker]

Congrats on sticking with it and finding the pavers!!!

Red is the most famous color for fading. I wouldn't worry about it being a little brighter, it will fade fairly quickly.

Eddie

 

[jinman]

Now that you found the pavers, you need Ron to come back and help you finish.

 

[txdon]

Yep, that's the plan. But I need him to stay a week and then give me a month to recupe. I'm just now recovered from the fast paced Ron-get-r-done-work-week. I'm not limping anymore :thumbsup:

The pavers weigh 1900 pounds per pallet and I'm getting 6 pallets. I'm using a double axel trailer and a F150. The truck hauling/pulling/trailer weight is 10,000 lbs. The pavers are 100 miles away. Looks like two road trips, and the sad part is that my tractor will not pick up a pallet so I'll have to handle them one extra time.

 

[Ranger Rick]

Yep, that's the plan. But I need him to stay a week and then give me a month to recupe. I'm just now recovered from the fast paced Ron-get-r-done-work-week. I'm not limping anymore :thumbsup:

The pavers weigh 1900 pounds per pallet and I'm getting 6 pallets. I'm using a double axel trailer and a F150. The truck hauling/pulling/trailer weight is 10,000 lbs. The pavers are 100 miles away. Looks like two road trips, and the sad part is that my tractor will not pick up a pallet so I'll have to handle them one extra time.

Can your tractor pick up half a pallet? Maybe Claymex could put the bricks on twice as many pallets for you. Then maybe you could move them with your tractor. Rick

 

[txdon]

Can your tractor pick up half a pallet? Maybe Claymex could put the bricks on twice as many pallets for you. Then maybe you could move them with your tractor. Rick

The pavers are made and bundled in Monterey and they don't make half pallets.
The pavers are stacked and band tied and have thin pieces of wood every 3rd row. On the bottom several rows are left hollow for the forks. So there is no wood pallet that they actually set on. I've contacted a delivery Co. and they will deliver and unload for $575. Still thinking about it....... but for $475 (-$100 gas) it will be like a easy 2 day job.

 

[ronjhall]

Yep, that's the plan. But I need him to stay a week and then give me a month to recupe. I'm just now recovered from the fast paced Ron-get-r-done-work-week. I'm not limping anymore :thumbsup:

When you get to be my age. You will know better than to do the 3 miles run after a full day of work. It was enough for me to follow you in the golf cart.

 

[txdon]

When you get to be my age. You will know better than to do the 3 miles run after a full day of work. It was enough for me to follow you in the golf cart.

Wisdom comes with age. Limitations are sneaking up on me.

 

[txdon]

Later this week the next section will open. I'm dragging because of the heat and several other obstacles. My cousin sent me the following e-mail of a PARTY ON THE PAVERS. It enthused me to get a move on it!

"What a crazy, delightful ever changing world! Who could have thought that in 2012 young people in Moscow would put on a "flash mob" happening, dancing to an 83 year old American song written by a Russian born American Jew (Irving Berlin)? "

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