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Council Paving Slabs (600 x 600 x 50 mm) are a commercial grade concrete flag suitable for public paving for local authority public works and other commercial projects. They are light grey in colour and have a light-textured surface finish, with straight edges, so they can be laid with narrow joints if required. Because they are hydraulically-pressed and 50 mm thick, this makes them stronger and more durable than standard domestic concrete slabs, and why they are suitable as authority paving slabs for public projects.
See Full DescriptionCouncil Paving Slabs (600 x 600 x 50 mm) are a commercial grade concrete flag suitable for public paving for local authority public works and other commercial projects. They are light grey in colour and have a light-textured surface finish, with straight edges, so they can be laid with narrow joints if required. Because they are hydraulically-pressed and 50 mm thick, this makes them stronger and more durable than standard domestic concrete slabs, and why they are suitable as authority paving slabs for public projects.
See Full DescriptionCouncil Paving Slabs are designed to meet commercial standards for public paving. They are hydraulically-pressed, which gives this form of concrete flag improved strength. Additionally, being 50 mm thick, they have more inherent strength than thinner domestic paving slabs. Council Paving Slabs are available in two sizes:
These concrete flags are commonly referred to as "council paving slabs" or "authority paving slabs" as they are used by local authorities for public paving such as roadside pavement, pedestrianised areas, shopping precincts and other pathways or paved areas. In addition to public works, they can also be used for commercial and private projects where strength and durability are needed.
These are texture concrete slabs, with a pimpled/dotted surface pattern that is designed to provide improved grip.
Council Paving Slabs are light grey in colour, offering a neutral palette that works with most settings.
These slabs are manufactured using a hydraulic-press dry-cast method, meaning consequently that they possess greater strength and durability than alternative wet-cast decorative concrete slabs.
Whilst smaller 50 mm depth concrete flags (<450mm) can be laid unbound (see BS 7533-101), these larger format concrete flags should be laid bound on a full bed of mortar (laying course) of approximately 50 mm depth, which in-turn should sit on a compacted sub-base of suitable material (MOT Type-1 hardcore) which should be at least 150 mm in depth.
The paving slabs should be securely bonded to the laying course by adding a coat of priming slurry to the back of the slabs immediately prior to laying them.
Pointing your paving couldn’t be any easier! Gone are the days of time-consuming traditional pointing with sand and cement. Paving Direct recommends using a brush in compound such as Pavestone Pointfix. This is a two-part jointing compound. One pack contains epoxy resin within the compound and the other epoxy hardener. Mixing and applying Pointfix is much cleaner and easier than traditional sand and cement mortar, as you simply just mix the contents within the tub and brush it into the joints.
Pointfix is available to buy in two options. Either as a single tub with 7 m² coverage, or as a cost-saving triple-contractor pack with 21 m² coverage.
Concrete flags are not fully cured when you install them. The curing process can take many years to complete. Therefore, there are a few precautionary steps you need to take to ensure that differential curing (varying rates of curing) are avoided. Most of these step involve ensuring that water, moisture and damp are not adversely effecting the slabs.
By taking these steps, you can help avoid some of the potential causes of differential curing/weathering with concrete flags.
To install and lay concrete patio paving slabs, you'll need to do the following steps:
To calculate the areas of paving in square-metres (m2), the amount of sub-base hardcore or the amount of sand and cement you'll need for the mortar mix bedding course, please refer to our paving calculators.
For the full step-by-step guide with videos for each step, see our How to Lay Patio Paving Slabs article.
Concrete is a porous material and contains tiny capillaries and micro-fissures throughout its structure. Consequently, concrete paving is susceptible to water-based chemical erosion (acidic corrosion), physical erosion (frost action), and from staining from waterborne grime, salts and other mineral and particulate deposits. Therefore, as the UK has high winter humidity (generally 80-90%) and damp conditions are the norm, we recommend that you help protect and elongate the life of your paving by sealing the slabs against the water/damp based issues. Our impregnating sealers are designed to enter the capillaries and micro-fissures in the slabs, blocking those spaces to prevent water entering the paving.
In addition to sealing the slabs, we recommend ensuring you brush away leaves, dirt and other detritus regularly, especially in the autumn and winter when leaves, twigs, seeds and other windfall materials are likely to fall on your patio. If left on your paving, especially if damp, and worse still, allowed to rot down and become mulch-like, your paving will almost certainly acquire brown stains from the release of tannins from the windfall materials (think a used tea bag left on a kitchen counter for a model of what will happen).
As well as brushing off dirt and windfall materials, give your patio a hose down with water every so often. Use a low-pressure hose or keep any jet-wash far enough away from the slabs to ensure you don't damage them with the high-pressure water jet. For more stubborn stains and the build-up of grime, we recommend using a specialist non-acidic patio cleaner.
| No. of Pieces | 20 |
|---|---|
| Pack Coverage (m²) | 7.32 |
| Range | Utility Concrete |
| Prod Type | Concrete Paving Slabs |
| Mini/Split Available | Yes |
| Material | Concrete |
| Finish | Textured |
| Finish (Edge) | Straight Edge |
| Colour | Grey |
| Colour Group | Grey |
| Dimension (W) | 600 |
| Dimension (H) | 600 |
| Dimension (D) | 50 |
| Interior / Exterior | Exterior |
| Style | Contemporary |
| Pack Contents | 600 x 600 |
| Pack Sold As | Single Size Pack |
| Pack Description | 600 x 600 x 50 mm Qty 20 |
| Pieces Description | Paving Slabs |
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